A 300,000-deadweight ton very large crude carrier (VLCC) was officially named NEW ADEN and delivered to China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd on Sept 24.
A view of NEW ADEN, a 300,000-deadweight ton very large crude carrier (VLCC) officially named and delivered to China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd on Sept 24 [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
Jointly built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC) and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd., both subsidiaries of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the newly-delivered ship is 333 meters long and 60 meters wide. It has a molded depth of 30 meters and a designed draft of 20.5 meters.
Already registered in the China Classification Society, the ship is the latest type of energy-conserving and environmentally-friendly very-large crude oil carrier equipped with second-generation sailing facilities and is the 100th VLCC built by DSIC.
Compared to previous types, NEW ADEN consumes less fuel and has better navigation capacity against strong wind and large waves.
Meanwhile, the ship has outstanding safe and environmentally-protective performance, meeting requirements of the Harmonized Common Structural Rules, the latest oxynitride and oxysulfide emission standards, the Energy Efficiency Design Index and Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index, and the EU Inventory of Hazardous Materials, as well as the latest requirements of some major oil giants.
It's worth noting that as a cooperative result of DSIC and China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd.'s efforts in supporting China's "dual carbon" goals of peaking carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, NEW ADEN is equipped with two pairs of new-generation large airfoil-shaped sails.
Taking the Middle East-Far East route as an example, NEW ADEN can save more than 9.8 percent fuel than other ships of its kind to navigate through the route, a reduction of over 2,900 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
DSIC and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. also reached agreement with China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd on building of two 175,000-cubic-meter large-scale liquefied natural gas tankers on the same day.
The newly-inked tankers are expected to be 295 meters long and 46.4 meters wide, with a molded depth of 26.2 meters and a designed draft of 11.5 meters. They will have a service speed of 19.5 knots and be able to carry as much as 175,000 cubic meters of freight. What's more, the newly-signed tankers are expected to match the LNG reception port with LNG storage capacity of 160,000 cubic meters.
Last but not least, the new tankers will reach a balance in economic efficiency, flexibility and compatibility, and be capable of berthing at most large LNG reception ports around the world.
(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)
