This year will see another vessel chosen by the Next Generation Ship Award Jury as the winner of the prestigious prize presented by Nor-Shipping. “We have already detailed ten entries and here we showcase a further five”, say the event organizers.
Entry to the award is open to all vessels that have either been delivered or which have undergone major conversion since the 2017 Nor-Shipping Exhibition, or that are scheduled for delivery within three years of the 2019 event. Nor-Shipping’s expert jury will look to identify the project demonstrating the greatest advances and innovation in design, assessed with respect to energy efficiency, innovation, suitability and flexibility, technology utilisation, safety and security and environmental sustainability. All ship types will be given equal consideration, regardless of size or segment. The jury will soon begin drawing up its shortlist and will be meeting in April to decide the eventual winner.
Ships are long term assets and in a fast moving world of technological innovation keeping ahead of the pack means either integrating the advances in newbuildings or giving existing ships a new edge by retrofit or conversion. ShipInsight is showcasing all of the entries for this year’s award in a series of articles. They are presented in the order of entry date and thus nothing about their chances of success in the awards should be inferred.
Samsung is building two of the world’s first LNG Dual-Fuel Dynamic Positioning Shuttle Tankers (DPSTs) for leading shipowner AET. Described as exceptionally fuel-efficient, the twin-screw vessels will feature low pressure two-stroke WinGD main engines and Wartsila DF auxiliaries. In addition to running on LNG, an onboard Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Recovery Systems will also capture and convert liquid VOCs from oil cargoes for reuse as a supplementary fuel for propulsion and power generation.