Hyundai to build four LNG-fuelled Aframax tankers for Sovcomflot

Published by David Rowlands, Editor
LNG Industry, Tuesday, 28 March 2017 09:45

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) – the shipbuilding affiliate of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) – has announced that it has won an order to construct four 114 000 DWT Ice-Class IA Aframax tankers from Russia’s state-owned shipping company, Sovcomflot.

The vessels will be 250 m long, 44 m wide and 21 m in height. They will be the first LNG-fuelled Aframax tankers in the world, and are scheduled for delivery in 3Q18.

An HSHI official said: “We believe the winning of the world’s first LNG-fuelled Aframax tankers is the proof of our world’s leading eco-friendly shipbuilding technology. As the demand for eco-ships increases with tightening environmental regulations, we will further accelerate our efforts to win eco-ship orders.”

HSHI claims that, by operating on LNG, the tankers will be capable of emitting 90% less SO_x, 80% less NO_x, 15% less CO₂, and 50% less engine noise.

Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/small-scale-lng/28032017/hyundai-to-build-four-lng-fuelled-aframax-tankers-for-sovcomflot/

ORION SPIRIT to set sail as Korea's 500th LNG carrier exported since 1994

Wednesday 24 April 2024 12:00

Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy Minister, Dukgeun Ahn, attended the naming ceremony for the LNG carrier ORION SPIRIT on 18 April 2024 at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje Shipyard, marking the 30th anniversary of Korea's first LNG carrier built in 1994.

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