Tanker delivering business AET on Thursday called its latest vessel, Eagle Crato, the last of 3 Suezmax Dynamic Positioning (DP2) shuttle bus vessels purpose-built for long-lasting charter to Petr óleo Brasileiro S.A.– Petrobras, based upon the contract checked in February 2020.
The Eagle Crato was revealed at a calling event held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Shipyard in Geoje,South Korea Eagle Crato will certainly be provided to AET on Friday, and also ultimately to Petrobras to begin her procedures in the Brazilian Basin in a couple of weeks, joining her siblings, Eagle Colatina and also Eagle Cambe, plus 6 various other DPSTs which AET currently runs for Petrobras.
The 155,000 DWT shuttle bus vessel was developed to Petrobras’ technological needs and also will certainly run to IMO NOx Tier 3 and also SOx exhaust needs. Eagle Crato is classified with abdominal and also furnished with electrical-driven Variable Frequency Drive freight pumps and also high-power thrusters for boosted gas effectiveness. Eagle Crato is additionally totally with the ability of running in climate condition anticipated for her course. The eco-efficient vessel is fitted with energy-saving tools such as Saver Fins and also Savor Stator for enhanced propulsion effectiveness and also is roughly 6% extra effective than the EEDI Phase 2 needs.
Rafael Noac Feldman, Executive Manager of Logistics, Petrobras stated,“Petrobras is very pleased to participate in this ceremony, which represents another step towards increasing the capacity and strength of our logistics resources, making Petrobras prepared for its future challenges. We are happy to see that Eagle Crato is designed in accordance with the sustainability concepts that Petrobras is committed to.”
Capt Rajalingam Subramaniam, AET President & & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER and also MISC Group COO stated, “Eagle Crato is another highly specialized DP2 shuttle tanker that signifies a further step forward in our contribution to building a more sustainable maritime ecosystem. Through our close collaboration with our partners, we will continually invest in innovation to lower the industry’s carbon footprint. All part of AET’s commitment to meeting the IMO’s 2030 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) intensity reduction ambition and our commitment across the MISC Group to net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.”
Eagle Crato is the 8th vessel and also the 6th DPST that AET will certainly be taking shipment of in 2022.
With this latest DPST, AET is expanding its international DPST fleet to 17. AET will certainly run 9 DPSTs for Petrobras and also in overall 13 overseas Brazil, with one more 4 operating in the North Sea consisting of 2 dual-fuel DPSTs.
