Keel laying ceremony held at AVIC Dingheng shipyard for Sirius Shipping’s first of two Evolution vessels
On the 1st of February in 2018, the keel was laid for Sirius Shipping’s new vessel with hull no: AD0030, this marks another milestone for the company. Sirius Shipping says the vessel is the first in the series of two newbuildings with the EVOLUTION design that has been developed to fit its customers’ demands, something that already have been proven. At delivery, ESSO Norway have taken this newbuilding on a time charter.
Sirius have ordered two new Ice Class 1A, 7999 DWT oil/chemical tankers at AVIC Dingheng shipyard in China.
The design is born from Sirius long experience of building and rebuilding vessels to the standard, what we call “Sirius Standard”. During the past years, Sirius has built and rebuilt numerous vessels, that experience has been combined into a high-performing new design: EVOLUTION.
The 9 700 m3, TIER III Oil Product Tanker for Chemicals (IMO II) and Oil products is designed for low maintenance, low fuel consumption and High performance to the customer. It is constructed for high cargo intake with a density of 1,54 ton/m3 and for SECA area trade. The hull form is designed for good performance in harsh weather conditions.
