The next generation shuttle tanker

摘要

As specialised ships transporting crude oil from offshore terminals, the Dynamic Positioning (DP) mode of shuttle tankers is critical in enabling them to load cargo in rough seas, where waves can reach anything up to 5.5m. Since the deployment of the first shuttle tanker over three decades ago, DP vessel design has evolved significantly in terms of ship performance, operability, safety, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.AET, a leading tanker owner and operator, has now taken the design of shuttle tankers to a new level by applying novel and state-of-the-art technologies in two newbuild 123,100dwt LNG dual-fuel Dynamic Positioning Shuttle Tankers (DPSTs) that will make them among the most advanced of their type in the world, with maximum efficiency and minimum emissions.