DNV names Tsakos Energy Navigation’s “Paris 24” as vessel of the month

The Norwegian classification society DNV has described the newbuild shuttle tanker “Paris 24” of Tsakos Energy Navigation arsenic “state of the art”.

The vessel was delivered successful April past year to TEN, together with “Athens 04”, by the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard successful South Korea, and was selected by DNV arsenic Vessel of the Month. Naftemporiki besides travelled with TEN past year for the transportation of the two tankers.

Nikolas Tsakos, CEO of the company, stated exclusively to Naftemporiki: “Shipping is progressively moving towards highly specialised vessels. As lipid extraction from offshore platforms takes spot successful deeper waters, these types of vessels are required — they correspond the cutting borderline of maritime technology. They are equipped with systems that let them to stay stable, adjacent successful dense seas, alongside offshore platforms. This is simply a marketplace with continuous growth, which I judge will not slow down, driven by regions such arsenic the North Sea, followed by Brazil and Africa.”

TEN is 1 of the world’s largest autarkic operators of shuttle tankers. These vessels are susceptible of loading crude lipid from offshore accumulation platforms located 120 to 180 nautical miles from the coast. They are designed to stay highly stable (with deviation of up to two metres), adjacent successful unsmooth oversea conditions, to guarantee harmless lipid transfer operations.

Vessel of the Month

According to DNV, the vessel is equipped with a DP2 (Dynamic Positioning Class 2) system, enabling harmless and precise station-keeping during offshore loading operations. It has been specifically designed for shuttle tanker operations, such arsenic transporting cargo from Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units to onshore terminals, placing it successful a highly specialised conception of the tanker marketplace alternatively than accepted long-haul shipping.

It is besides LNG-ready, with built-in capableness for aboriginal conversion to lower-carbon fuels, while its naming pays tribute to the Olympic spirit, reflecting halfway values such arsenic teamwork, excellence and semipermanent commitment.