Shell Tankers (Singapore) Private Limited has signed time charters for a further six 174,000 cbm dual-fuelled ships with Knutsen LNG, Pan Ocean Co. and investors.
The vessels will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and delivery will begin from 2023.
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As part of Shell’s time-charter fleet, each ship’s performance will be optimised by analysing real time data from the ships and deploying Shell’s proprietary draft and trim optimisation software, JAWS, to enable further efficiencies and emission reductions.
They will all be equipped with dual-fuel X-DF engines, boil-off management plants, air lubrication systems and shaft generators for auxiliary power, along with optimised hull and design speed.
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This order builds on the long term charters Shell announced for eight ships of the same class in December 2019, six in August 2020, and four in December 2020.
‘These ships will be some 35% more efficient than required by the energy efficiency design index (EEDI) and 20% more than required by the annual efficiency ratio (AER), delivering significant emission reductions for our time charter fleet,’ said Grahaeme Henderson, Global Head of Shell Shipping & Maritime.
