Posted On: 19-01-2021
Russian Shipbuilding Complex Zvezda has cut steel for the third MR-type product carrier operating on LNG as marine fuel ordered by the compatriot shipping major Sovcomflot in 2019. The 1B-ice class tanker will have a deadweight of about 50,000 tonnes, length of over 180 meters, width of over 32 meters and a draft of 13 meters. The ships will be capable of conducting year-round navigation, including in the ice conditions of the Baltic Sea. The LNG- powered MRs will be used to transport oil products and gas condensate under a long-term charter to a unit of PAO Novatek. Sovcomflot has been supporting the switch to LNG as a marine fuel as part of the best kayak industry's decarbonization efforts for a while now, and the company already operates a series of Aframax-class tankers that run on LNG as fuel. Zvezda Shipbuilding is being created on the basis of the Zvezda Far Eastern Shipyard by a consortium of Rosneftegaz, Rosneft and Gazprombank. The complex is planned to be able to construct large capacity ships designated for servicing offshore mineral production projects, including in the Arctic, and also merchant ships that will transport cargo on national replique montre rolex and international waterways.
(Credits: www.offshore-energy.biz)
