- New boat reduces emissions of air pollutants, including sulfur oxides, by more than 90 percent through LNG use
- High energy efficiency enables a 38 percent reduction in operating cost, catching the attention of northern European shippers

The July issue of "Cruise & Ferry Info," the world's most prestigious monthly passenger boat magazine (published in Sweden), reported that Samsung Heavy Industries had developed an eco-friendly large passenger boat that uses LNG as its fuel, unlike existing passenger boats that use heavy oil or light oil.

Samsung Heavy Industries completed its development of the passenger boat in early 2009 following two years of R&D, in order to meet the needs of Northern European passenger shippers for eco-friendly passenger boats due to the tightening of environmental regulations. The remarkable new boat reduces emissions of nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxides during operation by more than 90 percent.

In addition, CO₂ emission was also reduced by more than 20 percent, in response to the controversial new regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. The boat is also economically efficient, as it is capable of reducing operating cost by up to 38 percent by recycling the heat generated by the engine.

Samsung Heavy Industries held a tech briefing for Northern European shippers to promote the new boat, which is 225m long and 31m wide, and can sail at 40km per hour with 300 trailers. The Company announced that shippers are actively making inquiries for order placement.

The Company also announced that Maersk Dunkerque, the passenger boat delivered to Netherland in 2006, was selected as the Best Passenger Boat for its "invisible smoke" design, which makes emitted gases invisible. The Company is achieving global recognition for its eco-friendly shipbuilding technology, which is keeping pace with the latest trends in the shipbuilding industry, and won the eco-friendly ship award for the oil tanker it entered in Nor-Shipping, the world’s largest ship fair held in June of 2009, a first for a Korean shipbuilder.

Vice Chairman&CEO Kim Jing-wan of Samsung Heavy Industries said, "We developed the eco-friendly passenger boat to comply with the IMO standards for pollutant emissions that will take effect in 2015. We are working on diverse eco-friendly technologies that will give us an edge with European businesses, as part of our plan to enter the cruise ship market."