Four Eco-Tankers Launched Ready for 2025 CO2 Limits

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Friday January 17, 2014

The d'Amico Group launched four new tankers that produce 20 percent less carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions than their conventional counterparts in South Korea Thursday, industry news site the Maritime Executive reports.

The eco-ships were designed in anticipation of new CO2 emission limits set to be implemented in 2025 and reduce fuel use by six tonnes per day.

"We are proud to open the year with the launch of the first four vessels built in collaboration with the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard," said Paolo d'Amico, president of the d'Amico Group.

"This collaboration has enabled the creation of what we may define [as] the latest generation of eco-ship vessels, that will allow us to further increase our competitiveness and leadership in the international shipping industry."

D'Amico said the company will launch more new vessels in the dry cargo business this year.

The ships, ordered in 2012, cost a total of $127 million, and they are all 183 meters long and 32 meters wide, with a design that reduces motion resistance and increases efficiency.

D'Amico said in 2012 that it has a clear strategy of upgrading its fleet with eco-designs, something it said is "set to be the future of our industry."

International Maritime Organisation (IMO) rules call for a 30 percent reduction in CO2 emissions for many ships, from a baseline of measurements between 2000 and 2010, starting in 2025, according to the IMO website.

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