Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders up to 12 LNG dual-fuel car carriers

· Shipping · Norway · China

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has ordered four LNG dual-fuel Pure Car and Truck Carriers from China's Jinling Shipyard and secured options for eight additional vessels, in a fleet expansion potentially valued at $1.5 billion. Each Shaper Class vessel will have capacity for 9,900 car equivalent units, and delivery of the four firm ships is scheduled to begin in mid-2030. The options cover the additional units. The order expands the company's fleet renewal program at a time when the car-carrier segment is under pressure over fuel transition and U.S. port fee proposals for foreign-built vessels.

Why it matters：Continued ordering of dual-fuel car carriers signals that large operators are committing to LNG as a transition fuel despite regulatory uncertainty, locking in yard slots and shaping future capacity on vehicle trade routes.

Key points

  • The order covers four firm ships plus eight options
  • Each vessel can carry 9,900 car equivalent units
  • Deliveries of the firm ships begin in mid-2030

Sources (original reporting)

More stories from this day