Ship&Offshore | Issue 08/2024
Wind-ready chemical tankers ordered
GEFO | Two 7,900dwt chemical carriers with stainless steel tanks have been ordered by Hamburg-based GEFO Shipping Group at Nantong Xianhyu Shipyard in China. The two vessels have been designed ‘ready’ for the installation of Flettner rotor wind sails and possible conversion to methanol propulsion in the future. The shipyard contract contains options for two more vessels. The chemical tankers will have ice class 1A, with hulls optimised for the demanding weather conditions that often prevail in the North and Baltic Seas....