Naming Ceremony Held for S. Korea’s First LNG-powered Twin Ore Carriers
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HL Eco, South Korea’s first LNG-powered ore carrier (image: Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) South Korea has developed the nation’s first-of-its-kind eco-friendly oceangoing vessel that can reduce the generation of fine dust, one of the main culprits of environmental pollution, by up to 99 percent.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries held a naming ceremony for the nation’s first liquefied national gas (LNG)-powered twin oceangoing ore carriers HL Eco and HL Green at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. compound in Youngnam County, South Jeolla Province on Friday.