French shipowner LD Armateurs Saturday launched into water a second of its three next-generation low‑emission RoRo vessels built in Wuhan City of central China's Hubei Province.
The wind-assisted methanol dual-fuel RoRo vessel named Spirit of Mobile was transferred into the water at Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd., where it will undergo functional tests on its equipment including engines and electric system.
With a volume of over 20,000 cubic meters, the vessel is powered by a combination of six 35-meter-tall rotor sails and two dual-fuel engines capable of running on e-methanol or marine diesel oil.
Equipped with routing software to optimize the route, the ship is able to maximize wind propulsion and minimize drag from adverse ocean conditions, according to LD Armateurs.
Scheduled to be delivered in November this year, it will mainly be used to carry aircraft components on a transatlantic route.
"Both the RoRo vessel's main engine and generator engine can run on methanol or diesel oil. If the shipowner uses green methanol during operation, the ship can basically achieve zero carbon emissions. The shipowner ordered three such vessels, and the number of such customized ship orders will increase in the future," said Cao Guoqiang, a technical manager with Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co., Ltd.
LD Armateurs launched into water the Spirit of Toulouse, the first of the three orders, in February.
French shipowner launches wind-assisted methanol dual-fuel RoRo vessel built in China
People in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre recalled the horrible scenes of an air strike on Thursday night, saying that the civilians suffer the most in the war.
After the Lebanese and Israeli governments announced a conditional ceasefire, the Israeli military carried out rounds of airstrikes in southern Lebanon, as unresolved disagreements between Israel and Hezbollah continued to stall ceasefire efforts.
Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported on Friday that Israeli airstrikes hit several locations in southern Lebanon, killing at least 13 people and wounding 15 others.
Ahmad al-Hsein, who runs a restaurant in Tyre, was on the scene when the strike came. He said all the civilian facilities in the area were severely damaged.
"We were here during the air strike, carrying out our humanitarian work, which is a small thing compared with what's happening. We were providing food to the people here, and during the air strike we were here in the restaurant. A civilian facility, a bank, was targeted, and the restaurant, which is also a civilian facility, was affected. There's nothing else. The entire impact was on the area around Jabal Amel Hospital. We don't know what the target was, there’s nothing there. All the wounded are civilians, and the casualties are civilian," he said.
Mahmoud Srour, a displaced from Teir Harfa, helped clear up the debris on the street following the strike.
"The air strike took place at around 22:30. As you can see, the scale of the destruction is immense. They targeted Bank Audi; there's nothing left here, they targeted a bank. The damage is very extensive. This is a civilian area; there are shops and a restaurant, and the bank is located here. Thank God, we were in the shop when the air strike happened, and chaos ensued. Thank God we were not hurt. There were no fatalities here, but there are wounded," he said.
Civilians recall horrible air strike in southern Lebanon
