China's New Generation of Green and Environmentally Friendly Afra Type Crude Oil Ship "Kemeng" Named Delivery
The 115,000-ton crude oil tanker No. 4 "Kaimeng", built by China Shipbuilding and Shipbuilding Union for China Shipping Trade, is named and delivered in Dalian, Liaoning province, March 4.
The ship is five 115,000 tons of new Afra type crude oil bow ships built by Dalian Shipbuilding for China Merchants Steamship. The ship is a conventional fuel vessel with a total length of about 243 meters, a width of 44 meters, a design draft of 13.5 meters, a structural draft of 15 meters, a design speed of 14.5 knots, and can carry about 800,000 barrels of crude oil. The ship is classified into the China Classification Society (CCS) and the American Classification Society (ABS).
The ship is a green and energy-saving Afra type crude oil carrier, the ship meets the latest regulations, meets the highest standards of nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides emissions, meets the latest environmental emission standards of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Ship Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), meets the requirements of the European Union ship breaking Convention, etc. It has the characteristics of safety and environmental protection, good harbor suitability, green ecology and so on.
Li Jiming, project manager of China Shipbuilding Dalian, introduced that the main engine and generator of the ship are equipped with SCR(selective catalytic reduction method) nitrogen removal equipment and open desulfurization scrubber equipment, which can maximize energy efficiency and economy. The overall performance of the ship is very excellent, its handling performance, economic performance, energy saving and green environmental protection performance are better than the same type of ships, with strong market competitiveness.
At the same time, the ship has designed a soilless vegetable cultivation ecosystem for the first time, and the crew can independently grow fresh vegetables to make life greener and healthier.
