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AET Takes Delivery of Second Eco-VLCC
Petroleum tanker operator AET Tanker Holdings Sdn Bhd (AET) said Friday it has taken delivery of a second "eco-design" very large crude carrier (VLCC) that is fully compliant with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)'s Ballast Water Management Convention, and has an Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) "significantly less" than the IMO base line.
In the emailed press release, AET said the 320,000 dwt Eagle Varna also has a number of features that "significantly reduces" the vessel's bunker consumption and associated emissions, including a pre-swirl stator, rudder bulb, and propeller boss cap fins, but it did not provide specific figures for the savings.
The vessel is fitted with the Techcross Ballast Water Management (BWM) system that disinfects ballast water using electrolysis, and AET said it has been awarded the ENVIRO and the Green Passport notation by class society ABS.
Speaking at the naming ceremony at South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard, AET President and CEO, Hor Weng Yew said:
"Investing in eco-technology is a given for operators who seek to stay ahead of the curve and who have a passion for delivering optimum solutions to their customers. This new vessel reinforces AET's position as a world leading tanker operator and also as a company that takes its environmental responsibilities extremely seriously."
The announcement follows the delivery of the VLCC Eagle Vancouver earlier this year.
Later this year AET is scheduled to take delivery of two additional VLCCs, also from the DSME yard, which it said will have super long-stroke electronically controlled main engines that deliver more power using less fuel, together with a DSME duct.
