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Höegh Borealis

Ship type
PCTC
Ship owner
Höegh Autoliners
Shipyard
China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co. Ltd.
Project type
Newbuild
Ship status
Delivered
Design scope
Concept, Basic, Detail
Delivery year
2024
Höegh Borealis
Copyright: BAIRD Maritime

Commission for the Ship Owner

Concept development, including

  • Feasibility studies
  • Outline (tender) design
  • Contract design

Commission for the Shipyard

  • Complete basic and detail design package

Project Features

  • The Aurora class will be the world's largest car carriers at the time of their delivery
  • Designed to carry up to 9,100 cars, the multi-fuel and zero carbon ready PCTC vessels will be the first in the PCTC segment to operate on zero carbon ammonia, while also being LNG DF and multifuel (NH2, MeOH) ready
  • The vessels feature 1,500 m² of solar panels
  • The second vessel in the Aurora class, 'Höegh Borealis', was delivered in 2024

Main dimensions

  • Dwt 16 250
  • GT 83 687
  • Capacity 9100 CEU
  • LoA 199,9
  • Beam 37,6
  • Draught 10,8

Additional Information

  • IMO Number 9962689
  • Technologies LNG DF, Multifuel (NH2 and MeOH) ready, Solar
  • Sister vessels Höegh Aurora, Aurora Class #3 (CMHI-269-3), Aurora Class #4 (CMHI-269-4), Aurora Class #5 (CMHI-269-5), Aurora Class #7 (CMHI-269-7), Aurora Class #8 (CMHI-269-8), Aurora Class #9 (CMHI-269-9), Aurora Class #10 (CMHI-269-10), Aurora Class #11 (CMHI-269-11), Aurora Class #12 (CMHI-269-12)

For more information, please contact:

Vesa Hamarila Deltamarin
Vesa Hamarila
Senior Advisor
+358 9 4788 4445
+358 40 5927 463
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