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Swedish tanker operator banks on novel hybrids

01 Dec 2022 - by Staff reporter
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Swedish tanker operator Terntank has announced that it has ordered a new wind and methane hybrid-powered tanker as it moves to cut the burning of dirty energy in its operations.

The firm, which operates 10 chemical/product tankers, announced in a statement on Wednesday that it had placed an order for two new 15 000-dwt tankers equipped with a hybrid power plant as well as methanol and wind assist readiness.

China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou is building the vessels, which have been designed by Kongsberg. They will be delivered with a power plant that uses MGO or biofuel and be methanol ready, able to use wind propulsion assistance, and be equipped for shore power. The vessels are expected to be delivered in 2025

“With these methanol and wind assistance-ready vessels, we are taking a big step forward in our journey as the forerunner in environmentally efficient and safe shipping,” Tryggve Möller, vice chairman of Terntank, told Maritime Executive.

“With methanol’s low carbon and potential in decarbonisation, we are accelerating our pathway to net zero. The efficient design results in an EEDI of 16-40% below the 2025 Phase 3 requirements,” Möller said.

The vessels will also be capable of operating on new advanced fuels such as green methanol and e-methanol.

According to Terntank, the vessels will cut CO2 emissions by 40% compared to its previous vessels, while wind assistance will further cut emissions by 8%.

The vessels will be built with 14 segregations tailor-made to optimally transport bio feedstocks to customers’ refineries and load finished goods at customers' depots.

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