Everllence has signed an engineering design agreement (EDA) with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd, a major Chinese state owned company based in Shanghai, regarding the development of a 180 000 m3 class LNG carrier featuring an Everllence Dual-Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) propulsion system.
The partners see the potential to enable and promote more environmentally-friendly and efficient LNG shipping, especially in light of ever-stricter IMO CII emission requirements. Previously, Hudong and Everllence have collaborated on the delivery of 10 conventional dual-fuel diesel electric (DFDE) LNG carriers.
The EDA was signed on 5 June 2026 by Yang Chunhua, Technical Centre Deputy Director of Hudong-Zhonghua, and Pan Ke, Head of Sales & Projects, Four-Stroke China, Everllence.
Song Wei, Chief Technical Engineer of Hudong-Zhonghua, said: “Decarbonisation is an obvious development trend in the shipping industry. Ship owners are currently faced with unprecedented challenges and uncertainties as they are fighting to achieve the GHG net-zero emissions by 2050. We are very glad to work together with Everllence to develop the hybrid-electric propulsion solution with high efficiency on LNG carriers, which shall provide more options for ship owners.”
Dominik Thoma, Global Manager LNG Cargo, Everllence added: “Nowadays, individual technology providers can only achieve marginal efficiency improvements. Accordingly, for bigger gains, shipyards and engine manufacturers need to work closely together. Hudong-Zhonghua – as a market leader within the construction of LNG carriers – and Everllence – as market leader in the design and manufacture of four-stroke engines – possess the joint capabilities to bring propulsion systems to the next level.”