Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. has delivered an innovative Aframax tanker "TEMPERA" to Finnish energy group Fortum Oil and Gas Oy incorporating the following distinguished features. This vessel is the first new-building in the world to be operated in the commercial trades utilizing the Double Acting Tanker (DAT) concept developed by Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Helsinki, Finland. TEMPERA is operated by an azimuthing podded propulsion unit installed at stern of the vessel and is designed to navigate stern first in severe ice conditions utilizing bow propeller effect and to sail with bow ahead in open water and in moderate ice conditions.
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