Taiwan state-owned CPC Corporation Monday introduced two 1,999 dwt diesel electric powered newbuild bunkering tankers, Chung Yu No. 21 and Chung Yu No. 22, to the maritime market.
Construction of the mass flowmeter (MFM) equipped vessels was contracted to Singapore shipyard Triyards in 2016 and the vessels were transported to a Vietnam facility for trial tests in July 2017, it says.
The double-hulled vessels, which will be based at Kaohsiung port, each cost NTD $367 million ($12.4 million) and are the first domestic diesel electric powered ships in Taiwan with a hull capacity of over 500 metric tonnes (mt).
In a speech, Chairman Dai Qian noted CPC Corporation currently operating a total of nine traditionally fuelled bunkering vessels in Taiwan with the biggest ship having an oil carrying capacity of 1,550 mt.
The Chung Yu No. 21 and Chung Yu No. 22 each has an oil storage capacity of 2,700 mt and feature a propeller system that is able to reduce fuel consumption by up to 29% and carbon emissions by up to 313 mt per year.
They are expected make a “positive impact” to improve the efficiency of bunkering operations at Kaohsiung Port, he notes.
Photo credit: CPC Corporation
Published: 24 April, 2018
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ENGINE’s physical pricing for HSFO, VLSFO and LSMGO fuel oil in Rotterdam, Singapore, Houston and Fujairah will be available on the FIS Live platform.
Buyers can nominate deliveries on platform and plan operations together with suppliers following ‘one single truth’ concept with all players aware of what has been agreed when and by whom, says DNV spokesman.
Rotterdam’s intention to mandate the usage of MFMs goes down well with licensed bunker supplier VT Group; MFM providers supportive of move but stressed continuous monitoring is needed for optimum performance.
Cost of alternative bunker fuels, bunker operations and technology advancement are some considerations to be examined by the maritime industry, says Neo, director of SDE International Pte Ltd.
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