LNG dual-fuel container ship delivered to Eastern Pacific Shipping

Tue 15 Sep 2026, 04:30 GMT | Updated: Tue 15 Sep 2026, 04:33 GMT | Bunker Index Staff

LNG dual-fuel container ship delivered to Eastern Pacific Shipping

8,400-TEU vessel handed over in ceremony held at yard in Jingjiang.

Closing ceremony of vessel with builder's hull no. 0208122.

Jiangsu New Times Shipbuilding has delivered its 22nd 8,400-TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel to owner Eastern Pacific Shipping. Pictured from left to right: Zhang Yuyong, Executive Deputy General Manager at New Times Shipbuilding, and Ni Jie, owner’s representative, during the closing ceremony of an 8,400-TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel bearing builder’s hull no. 0208122, held on 11 September. Image credit: New Times Shipbuilding

New Times Shipbuilding held a closing ceremony on 11 September for its 22nd 8,400-TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel, with the ship — bearing the builder's hull number 0208122 — formally handed over to owner Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS).

The ceremony took place on the 8th floor of the New Times Office Building at the yard's facility and was attended by the company's executive deputy general manager, Zhang Yuyong, and the owner's representative, Ni Jie.

The event follows a closing ceremony held earlier this month for handover of the 21st vessel in the same series — assigned hull number 0208121 — to EPS.

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) is a Singapore-headquartered shipowner and ship-management company that operates and manages a large, diversified international fleet in the containership, dry-bulk, gas-carrier and tanker sectors.

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