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Feature

Great Vessels of 2022

The Pasha Group

Owner: The Pasha Group

Builder: Keppel AmFELS

GEORGE III

Designer: Keppel AmFELS awaii-based The Pasha Group this summer welcomed vessel surpasses the International Maritime Organization

H the newest addition to its containership ? eet with the (IMO) 2030 emission standards for ocean vessels. LNG- arrival of George III, the ? rst lique? ed natural gas (LNG) powered ships achieve a 99.9% reduction in diesel particu- powered vessel to serve Hawaii. late matter and sulfur oxide emissions, 90% less nitrogen

The 774-foot, 2,525 TEU containership was built in oxides and a 25% reduction in carbon dioxide compared

Brownsville, Texas by Keppel AmFELS as the ? rst of two to ships running on traditional fuels. And while George new ‘Ohana class vessels built to service the Hawaii-U.S. II has been operating on LNG fuel from day one, the ves- mainland trade for operator Pasha Hawaii, a wholly owned sel’s dual-fuel 30,000-kW MAN B&W 7S80 ME-GI slow subsidiary of the family-owned The Pasha Group, one of speed, two stroke, direct drive engine is also able to burn the nation’s leading Jones Act shipping and integrated lo- VLSFO and/or ULSFO. The ship is capable of sailing gistics companies. speeds around 23 knots.

Prior to commencing its maiden voyage to homeport Auxiliary engines include three MAN B&W 6L35/44

Honolulu this summer, George III became the ? rst LNG dual-fueled generating sets. George III is equipped with vessel to fuel on the U.S. West Coast when it bunkered at two 1,200 cubic meter LNG C-type cylindrical tanks the Port of Long Beach in California. with episoidal head ends located on deck at the aft of the

As the most technologically advanced and environmen- vessel. Its engine room is equipped with Kongsberg inte- tally friendly vessel to serve Hawaii, the new Jones Act grated control and monitoring system, and the vessel also 52 | MN November 2022