Japanese operator Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) recently took delivery of a new LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built by Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding.
Tethys Highway belongs to a series of LNG-powered PCTCs that were built in compliance with ClassNK requirements.
Like her sisters, the newbuild has an LOA of 199.99 metres, a beam of 38 metres, a draught of nine metres, a gross tonnage of over 75,000, and space for 7,000 vehicles.
Power is provided by a dual-fuel main engine that can operate on either diesel or LNG to deliver a service speed of 19 knots. Providing the LNG supply to the engine is a fuel tank with a total capacity of 2,439 cubic metres.
The engine is also capable of reducing emissions of methane slip and is fitted with an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system.
Tethys Highway's earlier sisters in the K Line fleet include the 2021-built Century Highway Green, the 2024-built Nereus Highway and Poseidon Highway, and the 2025-built Oceanus Highway.