United European Car Carriers (UECC) has announced that on June 30 TBN Auto Energy, a dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered vessel - understood to be the largest of its type in the world - was launched by Nan Tong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. Ltd. (NACKS) shipyard in Nantong, China.

The vessel is said to be capable of running on LNG, HFO, or MGO. 

The 181 meter long ship is noted to have the capacity to carry approximately 3,800 cars and is Finnish/Swedish ice class 1A certified. TBN Auto Energy will now undergo sea and gas trials, and is scheduled for delivery to UECC in November 2016.
In April, Ship & Bunker reported that UECC held a formal launching ceremony at NACKS shipyard for TBN Auto Eco, the first of the two new build dual-fuel LNG car carriers with to be delivered to UECC, which was said to be the "first of its kind ordered with an LNG fuel propulsion system."