The Isla Bella has a container capacity of 3,100 TEU . 20-foot, 30-foot, 40-foot, 45-foot and 53-foot containers can be loaded and transported. The Isla Bella was baptized on April 18, 2015. The name is Spanish and means "beautiful island". The Isla Bella travels between Florida and Puerto Rico .
Engine and LNG fuel
The Isla Bella is powered by a slow-running two - stroke engine of the type MAN B&W 8L70ME-GI Dual Fuel and runs at a nominal output of around 25,000 kW 22 knots . The engine works with methane , which is injected under high pressure at pressures of over 400 bar and ignited with a small amount of diesel oil (1–5%). The diesel oil is therefore called ignition oil. The advantage of LNG operation compared to heavy fuel oil is a reduction in sulfur oxides of 97 percent, nitrogen oxide emissions by 98% and around 25% less CO 2 in the exhaust gas.
The LNG is located behind the deckhouse in two 26-meter-long insulated tanks with 900 m³, which have a total weight of 760 tons. This results in a loss of space of 50 to 55 TEU. The IMO requirements for environmental protection and the emission control zones in many coastal areas ( Emission Control Areas ) as well as in the Caribbean force shipowners to install sulfur scrubbers or to use diesel oil instead of heavy oil.
