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Sirius Shipping orders two LNG-ready tankers at Avic Dingheng

Sweden’s Sirius Shipping has placed an order for two fuel-efficient, LNG-ready 7,999-dwt chemical tankers at China’s Avic Dingheng Shipyard.

Lee Hong Liang, Asia Correspondent

September 26, 2016

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The newbuildings are scheduled for delivery in 2018. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

The new ships are based on the EVOlution series design, developed in cooperation between Sirius and FKAB, based on a prove hull design and fuel consumption.

“The development of the EVOlution series begun in 2012 with focus on fuel economy. With the knowledge built up in Sirius since then, we are now confident and ready to order two units,” said Jonas Backman, managing director of Sirius Shipping.

The vessels are designed with two-stroke main engines compatible to be converted to run on LNG, the deck strength and stability is designed so that two LNG tanks can be mounted on deck.

The engines onboard will be equipped with exhaust gas cleaning, High Pressure Selective Catalytic Reduction (HPSCR) for the main engine and a catamizer for the auxiliary engines. These features allow the ships to comply with IMO regulations such as Tier III on controlling nitrogen oxide emissions.

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About the Author

Lee Hong Liang

Asia Correspondent

Singapore-based Lee Hong Liang provides a significant boost to daily coverage of the Asian shipping markets, as well as bringing with him an in-depth specialist knowledge of the bunkering markets.

Throughout Hong Liang’s 14-year career as a maritime journalist, he has reported ‘live’ news from conferences, conducted one-on-one interviews with top officials, and had the ability to write hard news and featured stories.

 

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