Dorian LPG takes over newbuild dual-fuel LPG and ammonia gas carrier
LPG shipping company Dorian LPG has taken delivery of its dual-fuel LPG and ammonia very large gas carrier (VLGC/AC) carrier from a South Korean shipbuilder.
The 93,000 cubic meter (cbm) dual-fuel newbuild Areion, an LPG and ammonia VLGC/AC, was delivered from Hanwha Ocean Heavy Industries at the Okpo Shipyard in South Korea.
The vessel will begin employment on charter under the Helios LPG Pool, an entity jointly controlled by Dorian LPG and MOL Energia, with offices in Copenhagen and Singapore.
It represents the second wholly owned LPG dual-fuel ship being added to the company’s fleet, along with the four chartered-in LPG dual-fuel ships, raising the percentage of low-emissions alternative fuel ships to over 20% of its fleet.
Areion, which can run on LPG and fuel oil, is equipped with a hybrid scrubber, which can operate in closed loop in ports or ECAs where emissions and effluent must either be very low or prohibited. The ship’s main engine also operates on LPG as fuel which reduces CO2 emissions by approximately 20%, sulphur oxides, particulate matter (PM), and other pollutants,
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