en.Wedoany.com Reported - On May 6, China's Zhoushan COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry signed and delivered the 8th 154,000 DWT shuttle tanker, "JANEIRO KNUTSEN," built for the Norwegian company KNOT. The previous seven vessels of the same type have been delivered and are operating globally, demonstrating excellent operational performance.

The "JANEIRO KNUTSEN" is a new generation 154,000 DWT shuttle tanker independently researched, designed, and built by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry. The vessel has an overall length of 279 meters, a molded breadth of 48 meters, a molded depth of 23.8 meters, a design draft of 16 meters, and is classed by the Norwegian classification society DNV.

The vessel is equipped with an advanced DP2 dynamic positioning system and a bow loading system to accommodate complex offshore crude oil loading and unloading operations; its Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) meets the highest standards of Phase III set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Crucially, the vessel innovatively adopts a power solution combining a medium-voltage closed busbar with variable frequency drive thrusters, effectively optimizing power station management and reducing operational energy consumption, highlighting its technological advancement.

The cooperation between Zhoushan COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry and the Norwegian company KNOT began in 2012, marking a 14-year history of collaboration.

Based on their long-term friendly cooperative relationship, in March 2026, KNOT placed an additional order with Zhoushan COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry for one 154,000 DWT shuttle tanker, bringing the total number of vessels built under their cooperation to 14.

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