JMU hands over new eco-conscious 158,954 dwt Suezmax tanker

Yokohama-based shipbuilding major Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) has handed over an environmentally friendly 158,954 dwt Suezmax tanker to Marshall Islands-headquartered Ambroisie Shipping.

As informed, the vessel, christened as Aesop, was delivered on April 4 at the shipbuilder’s Tsu shipyard, located in Mie prefecture. The Bahamas-flagged newbuild boasts a length of 274.3 meters, a breadth of 48 meters and a depth of 23.15 meters. It possesses a gross tonnage of 83,175 GT.

It is understood that the tanker is the inaugural unit of a newly developed series centered around ‘enhanced’ fuel efficiency. According to JMU, the newbuilding was fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCSs), or scrubbers, which are pollution control devices designed to remove sulfur oxides (SOx) from the ship’s exhaust gases before they are released into the atmosphere.

In addition to this, Aesop is said to be compliant with the Tier III nitrogen oxide (NOx) standards as well as with the Phase 3 requirements of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI).

Per Japan Marine United Corporation, the tanker has been equipped with an array of the company’s proprietary technological solutions that are