LNG dual fuel powered very large crude carrier (VLCC) Antonis I. Angelicoussis is now certified by the Green Award Foundation. The Greek-flagged ship is the first LNG dual fuel VLCC to join the Green Award programme. The certification includes the Green Award greenhouse gas labels CO2 (level 1) and CH4. The 330-meter-long and 60-meter-wide tanker, with a DWT of 320,916 tons, sets a course in its sector towards energy transition.
The Antonis I. Angelicoussis is managed by Maran Tankers Management, the oil shipping arm of Greece’s Angelicoussis Group. Earlier this year the Antonis I. Angelicoussis was delivered to Maran Tankers Management, followed by sisterships Maria A. Angelicoussis, Maran Danae and Maran Dione in recent months. All four LNG dual fuel ships, built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, are part of Maran Tanker’s fleet expansion programme, which also includes eight new build LNG dual fuel Suezmax tankers on order. It is worth noting that these four VLCCs are the lowest emission most environmentally friendly in the world today.
The four LNG dual-fuel VLCCs are powered by the latest generation of dual-fuel MAN ES 7G80 ME-GI Tier III main engines, modern diesel generators, dual-fuel auxiliary boilers, and shaft-type generators (PTOs) for improved energy efficiency, providing reliability, efficiency and operational flexibility.
They are capable of running on both liquid fuels and liquefied natural gas (LNG), and are equipped with IMO C-type high-pressure LNG storage tanks with a total capacity of 7,500 cbm, as well as redundant fuel-gas supply systems made by well-known manufacturers.
Source：Green Award