Greece's Maran Tankers Receives Sixth Dual-Fuel Suezmax Tanker

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 11, Greece-based Maran Tankers Management took delivery in China of the 155,500 dwt dual-fuel Suezmax crude oil tanker Maran Myron, built by New Times Shipbuilding. The vessel features a dual-fuel propulsion system capable of running on LNG and conventional fuel. It is the sixth of eight sister ships ordered by the shipowner in 2023 and will fly the Greek flag upon delivery.

Maran Myron features an optimized hull form and is equipped with energy-saving devices and a shaft generator. The shaft generator uses the main propulsion system to generate electricity, reducing the fuel consumption of auxiliary generating equipment. Both the main engine and boilers are capable of dual-fuel operation, running on LNG or conventional marine fuel.

The vessel is also equipped with an integrated boil-off gas (BOG) management system that uses Stirling cryogenic technology to control the pressure in the LNG tanks. The system manages the boil-off gas generated during LNG storage and operates in conjunction with the dual-fuel main engine and boilers.

This delivery is part of Maran Tankers' program to build eight dual-fuel Suezmax tankers, launched in 2023. The company initially ordered four vessels from China's New Times Shipbuilding and subsequently exercised options to increase the order to eight. Maran Myron is the sixth vessel delivered in the series, with the first five already having entered the fleet.