By Mark Edward Nero
On March 1, Southern California-based shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the Liberty, the third and final ship to be constructed for SEA-Vista LLC as part of a larger eight-ship ECO Class tanker program.
The Liberty is the seventh vessel in an eight-ship ECO Class tanker program for two separate customers, SEA-Vista LLC and American Petroleum Tankers. The eighth ship of the program, the Palmetto State, is scheduled to be christened and launched on March 25 at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego.
In 2013, NASSCO entered into an agreement with SEA-Vista to design and build three 50,000 deadweight-ton, LNG-conversion-ready product carriers to include a 330,000-barrel cargo capacity each. The 610-foot-long tankers are a new “ECO” design, offering improved fuel efficiency and cleaner shipping options.
Construction of the first of the three ships began in November 2014. The first two ships, the Independence and the Constitution, have been delivered and are servicing the Jones Act trade.
In the past decade, NASSCO has delivered 29 ocean-going ships to government and commercial customers, including the world’s first LNG-powered containerships. In 2015 and 2016, it processed a record 60,000 tons of steel annually, NASSCO says.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
NASSCO Delivers ECO Tanker
By Mark Edward Nero
On April 28, San Diego-based General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the first ship in a series of three ECO-class tankers currently under construction for Florida-based vessel operator SEA-Vista.
“The new tanker symbolizes the emerging direction of the US shipping industry toward cleaner, more fuel-efficient modes of transporting product between American ports,” NASSCO said in a statement.
The ship, Independence, is a 610-foot, 50,000-deadweight-ton, LNG-conversion-ready product tanker with a 330,000-barrel capacity. Designed by DSEC – a subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea – the ship design incorporates fuel-efficiency concepts through several features, including a G-series MAN Diesel & Turbo ME slow-speed main engine and an optimized hull form.
The vessel includes a ballast water treatment system and is also designed to accommodate future installation of a liquefied natural gas fuel-gas system.
It was just five days earlier, on April 23, that General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a christening ceremony for ECO-class tanker Magnolia State for American Petroleum Tankers under construction at the company’s shipyard in San Diego.
The construction and operation of the Independence and its two planned sister ships are aligned with the Jones Act, which requires that ships carrying cargo between US ports be built in US shipyards.
On April 28, San Diego-based General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the first ship in a series of three ECO-class tankers currently under construction for Florida-based vessel operator SEA-Vista.
“The new tanker symbolizes the emerging direction of the US shipping industry toward cleaner, more fuel-efficient modes of transporting product between American ports,” NASSCO said in a statement.
The ship, Independence, is a 610-foot, 50,000-deadweight-ton, LNG-conversion-ready product tanker with a 330,000-barrel capacity. Designed by DSEC – a subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea – the ship design incorporates fuel-efficiency concepts through several features, including a G-series MAN Diesel & Turbo ME slow-speed main engine and an optimized hull form.
The vessel includes a ballast water treatment system and is also designed to accommodate future installation of a liquefied natural gas fuel-gas system.
It was just five days earlier, on April 23, that General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a christening ceremony for ECO-class tanker Magnolia State for American Petroleum Tankers under construction at the company’s shipyard in San Diego.
The construction and operation of the Independence and its two planned sister ships are aligned with the Jones Act, which requires that ships carrying cargo between US ports be built in US shipyards.
