Stena Bulk conducted a digital naming ceremony for its IMOIIMAX tanker ‘Stena Immortal’ at the company’s new office in Hellerup in the north of Copenhagen. When the ship was named, it was not physically present in Copenhagen, but in Houston where it is already in service.
The vessel’s Danish presence was solved with modern technology and in Houston, a drone filmed and zoomed in when the classic bottle of champagne hit the tanker’s bows.
“This ship naming ceremony using available technology is a sign of the times. Our goal is greater efficiency in everything we do and, accordingly, a digital naming ceremony symbolises a measure of sustainability, efficiency and new technology,” comments Erik Hånell, President and CEO of Stena Bulk.
The tanker was built at the Chinese shipyard GSI (Guangzhou Shipbuilding International) in southeast China and is jointly owned on a 50-50 basis by Stena Bulk and Indonesian Golden Agri Resources (GAR). The vessel is the eighth in a series of 13 IMOIIMAX tankers ordered in 2012, the last of which will be delivered at the beginning of February this year. Several advantages of the IMOIIMAX type include extra large cargo flexibility, a high level of safety and economical fuel consumption.
