New Aden is provided with two pairs of latest technology inflexible wing sails
With IMO’s CII and EEXI laws looming, extra homeowners are opting so as to add sails of 1 sort or one other to ships in a bid to scale back CO2 emissions. In one instance of this pattern, the New Aden, a subsequent technology 307,000 dwt VLCC constructed by China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC), is fitted with 4 40 meter excessive inflexible wing sails.
Built for China Merchants Group, the 333 meter lengthy vessel was constructed to China Classification Society (CCS) class.
Hailing the New Aden as “one of the most advanced VLCCs ever built in China,” CCS vp Fan Qiang mentioned the sails are anticipated to slash common gas consumption by almost 10% on the Middle East to the Far East route chopping an estimated 2,900 tons of CO2 emissions a yr.
“The New Aden is an outstanding vessel which embraces the very latest design techniques as we work towards meeting the IMO GHG targets,” he mentioned. “China Merchants, Dalian Shipbuilding’s R & D team and Guangwei Composite Materials have undertaken great work in developing the ship and this new generation of rigid wing sail. The sails have a combined surface of around 1,200 square meters and are a true innovation. They are made of a low weight carbon fiber composite supported by high strength corrosion resistance and a state-of-the-art autonomous control system. This system maximizes efficiency in complex operating conditions. The technology monitors power supply and self-inspects to ensure the hydraulic lifting and electric rotation is optimized to ensure peak performance.”
Fan mentioned the New Aden units new requirements in VLCC efficiency.
“Together with China Merchants and Dailian Shipbuilding we have looked at every aspect of design to deliver the best possible result in fuel reduction, sailing performance in wind and waves through optimized hull design as well as safety and environmental protection,” he mentioned. “The New Aden further meets the requirements of Harmonized Common Structural Rules (HCSR), the latest oxynitride and oxysulfide emission standards, the update phase requirements of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI). It further meets the EU Inventory of Hazardous Materials and ship recycling rules in line with the latest oil major requirements.”
