Three 20,000 cubic meter capacity bunkering vessels under construction at the Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co. shipyard in China will each have a full Schottel propulsion package. Two of the
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Three 20,000 cubic meter capacity bunkering vessels under construction at the Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co. shipyard in China will each have a full Schottel propulsion package.
Two of the vessels have been ordered by U.K.-based LNG bunkering provider Avenir LNG Ltd and one by Singapore-based Vitol International Shipping Ltd. In addition, Vitol has signed a time charter agreement for one of the two vessels ordered by Avenir, starting in fourth quarter 2026 and lasting for a period of seven years with options to extend up to ten years in total.
Each of the 159.9 x 25 meter vessels will be equipped with a Schottel type SCP 119 4-X, controllable pitch propeller with an input power of 5,800 kW and a propeller diameter of 6,000 mm. With this main propulsion unit, the vessels will achieve a free sailing speed of up to
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