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Astomos Takes Delivery of Bunker-Saving LPG Carrier from Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Kawasaki Heavy industries, Ltd. (Kawasaki) has announced the delivery of the Crystal River - a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier with a number of bunker-saving features - to Astomos Energy Corporation (Astomos).
"The main engine powering the vessel is an energy-efficient, electronically-controlled, ultra-long-stroke, two-stroke low-speed diesel engine. In addition, the Kawasaki rudder bulb system with fins (RBS-F) and the semi-duct system with contra fins (SDS-F) contribute to reducing fuel consumption," explained Kawasaki of the Crystal River, which was delivered in June.
"This vessel adopts Kawasaki's uniquely developed bow shape called SEA-Arrow, which significantly improves propulsion performance by minimising bow wave resistance."
Kawasaki notes that the newbuild vessel is the sixth such LPG vessel to be built by the company.
In June, Ship & Bunker reported that Astomos had agreed with Statoil ASA (Statoil) to conclude a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for further study of the application of LPG as bunkers.
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| Rotterdam | 602.00 | 0.50 | 748.00 | 6.00 |
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| Fujairah | 649.50 | 2.00 | 898.00 | 3.00 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 662.00 | 2.00 | 855.00 | 1.50 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 631.00 | 1.00 | 804.00 | 0.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 717.50 | 0.50 | 913.50 | 1.00 |
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