HGK Shipping names new diesel-electric gas carrier

German shipping and logistics company Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK Shipping) has named its latest diesel-electric, future-fuel-ready gas tanker in Rotterdam.

The vessel, Gas 96, was named in Rotterdam on October 9, 2025. After the hull was first completed at Severnav in Romania, the superstructure work was recently carried out at De Gerlien van Tiem in the Netherlands.

As explained, this is the third gas tanker that combines optimization for operations in shallow waters with a diesel-electric “future-fuel-ready” drive system for the inland waterway shipping company.

The newbuilding will operate on the Rhine routes between Rotterdam, Antwerp and Cologne with immediate effect. Transport gases have been liquefied under pressure for the chemicals group LyondellBasell (LYB), based on the long-term charter agreement.

The GAS 96 provides four tanks with a total cargo volume of 3,256 cubic meters for transport operations.

Developed at HGK Shipping’s Design Center, the vessel is 110 meters long and 15 meters wide. Thanks to its rudder propellers, the large tanker can also safely maneuver in extreme water level conditions. Even if the draught is only 1.20