As the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) named its new containership the MV Barzan, the company joined the big ship league.
Built at the Hyundai yard in South Korea, the liquid natural gas (LNG)-ready ultra-large containership has a loading capacity of 18 800 TEU, and will be the largest in UASC’s fleet to date.
She is designed to set new standards for fuel and energy efficiency, with her optimised vessel design and an array of propulsion and equipment efficiency technologies.
Preliminary calculations indicate an energy efficiency design index (EEDI) value that is close to 50% below the 2025 limit set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
UASC’s eleven newbuild 15 000 TEU and six 18 800 TEU vessels are scheduled to be fully delivered by 2016. This year, UASC will receive a total of 10 new vessels.
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