H-Line Shipping of South Korea recently took delivery of a new pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).
Glovis Trinity belongs to a series of PCTCs built for H-Line by China State Shipbuilding Corporation subsidiary Guangzhou Shipyard International. The ships are being operated under charter by Glovis Corporation.
As with earlier sisters Glovis Trust and Glovis Treasure, Glovis Trinity is an improved variant of an earlier series of 7,000CEU PCTCs with similar LOAs but with greater vehicle transport capacities, thus permitting more freight to be carried on each voyage.
The newbuild has an LOA of 200 metres, a beam of 38 metres, a draught of 9.2 metres, and 14 vehicle decks that can accommodate a total of 8,600 CEUs. Five of the decks on each ship are liftable to permit the transport of taller vehicle cargo such as trailers and buses as well as other types of freight like heavy construction equipment.
An IMO Tier III dual-fuel propulsion system that can also run on LNG will enable the ship to sail at speeds of up to 19 knots.
The PCTC is equipped with systems that enable intelligent management of the navigation systems, the engine room, and the cargo decks, thus improving operational efficiency and safety.