VESSEL REVIEW | Padma Leader – NYK's new LNG dual-fuel car carrier boasts 7,000CEU capacity

The ship’s Mitsui-MAN B&W 6S60ME-C10.5-GI dual-fuel main engine produces 12,500 kW (16,800 hp) at 100 rpm and can also run on LNG. The engine delivers a maximum speed of just over 21 knots and a service speed of 18 knots.

Fuel oil and freshwater tank capacities are 1,689 cubic metres (371,500 gallons) and 681 cubic metres (150,000 gallons), respectively.

Imabari Shipbuilding said that compared to conventional heavy fuel oil-powered PCTCs, Padma Leader reduces CO₂ emissions by up to 30 per cent, produces virtually no SOx emissions, and cuts NOx emissions by 80 to 90 per cent thanks to her exhaust gas recirculation system.