In two separate ceremonies at South Korean shipyards this week, tanker owner, ‘AET’, has named four newbuild tankers into its fleet. Namely it named two 113,400 dwt Aframax tankers “Eagle Barcelona” and “Eagle Brisbane” and two 157,512 dwt Suezmax twins, “Eagle San Francisco” and “Eagle San Jose”.
All four ships incorporate environmental innovations to deliver energy related maritime solutions and efficient tonnage. The vessels comply with incoming regulations, such as ballast water management, sulphur emission control and the requirement for carbon monitoring, reporting and verification.
Each one will qualify for the Green Passport notation and will have energy efficient engines and machinery. The propeller design and innovation as well as the use of high specification hull coatings will help reduce fuel consumption further.
In addition to these ships, AET will receive two further Aframax tankers later this year and two DPII shuttle tankers in 2019.
The vessels are expected to be delivered later this year and will be two of the world’s first LNG dual-fuelled Aframax tankers.
“The company has been working on a Green Sustainability Agenda to control the emission of “particulate matters” (PM), sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon (CO2). AET is confident that these LNG dual-fuelled ships are the sustainable solution, both in the mid and long term. The two DPII shuttle tankers scheduled to join AET in 2019 will also be LNG dual-fuel. When in operation from 2019, these two ships are expected to be the world’s first LNG dual-fuelled DPSTs and the most energy efficient,” AET informed.