The first steel cut marked the start of construction on Terntank’s second 15,000 dwt hybrid tanker at the China Merchants Jinling shipyard on Wednesday, November 15.
The new hybrid tanker is one of three being constructed utlising wind and methanol power, slashing emissions by at least 40 per cent and exceed current legislation to meet the 2040 targets.
The new vessels will significantly reduce the carbon footprint and environmental impacts with methanol-powered engines, wind-assisted propulsion, hybrid battery system, and on-shore power.
In a statement the company said: “The Hybrid Solution Plus vessels will be developed from the experience of the previous six Avic Series vessels with additional innovative improvements to reduce environmental impacts.
“In addition to the 40 percent of CO2 reductions, we made on previous vessels the wind assistance will further reduce the emissions by 8 percent, and with methanol’s low-carbon and potential in decarbonization, we accelerate our pathway to net zero.
“The vessels are built with 14 segregations and are tailor-made to transport bio feedstocks to our customer’s refineries and load the finished goods to our customers’ depots.” The first of vessel, which began construction in August, will be delivered in March 2025.
Tryggve Möller, Owner at Terntank said: “By adding sails and operation with methanol to further reduce emissions and thus successfully meet current and future requirements in the EU and IMO and our Net Zero by 2040 target.”
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