It will be followed by three sister vessels, all from STX in Korea and all equipped with Waste Heat Recovery Systems, enabling significant fuel savings.
As Maersk states, no diesel generators are used at all when in open sea, even when slow steaming at 13 knots with 50-65% main engine load. Other energy saving initiatives include natural air intake to main engine eliminating electric driven fans, integral low-sulphur fuel operation in Emission Control Areas and 3-stage steam turbines for cargo pumps saving 15 % energy compared to 2-stage turbines.
The four fuel efficient VLCCS will also be equipped with Nadiro drop-in balls for life boats, the system of a Danish-based company (shareholders, A.P. Moller-Maersk (80%) and SH Group (20%)).
The remaining three VLCCs will be delivered over the next 12 months. With the addition of the last of the four supertankers Maersk Tankers' VLCC fleet will have reached 20 vessels by 2013.
The four fuel efficient VLCCS will also be equipped with Nadiro drop-in balls for life boats, the system of a Danish-based company (shareholders, A.P. Moller-Maersk (80%) and SH Group (20%)).
The remaining three VLCCs will be delivered over the next 12 months. With the addition of the last of the four supertankers Maersk Tankers' VLCC fleet will have reached 20 vessels by 2013.
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