MISC Takes Delivery of New Carrier
Malaysian shipping firm MISC Group April 30 announced it has taken delivery of Seri Cemara, the final edition to its series of five Moss-type LNG carriers.
The 150,200 m3 Seri Cemara was built for MISC by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries; its delivery brings the current number of Petronas-run MISC's LNG fleet to 29 vessels.
It joins Seri Camellia, Seri Cenderawasih, Seri Cempaka and Seri Camar on long-term charter to Petronas. The new generation of Seri C Class LNG carriers are part of MISC’s long term fleet expansion programme to cater to the needs of Petronas. They have been designed for worldwide trading capability to enable them to call at all major LNG terminals in the world as well as loading capability at floating LNG units.
Unlike other LNG carriers, the Moss type vessels have been built with an Integrated Hull Structure (IHS), whereby a continuous cover encloses and shields four separate spherical tanks, MISC said. The IHS provides additional protection for the temperature-sensitive cargoes as well as a more robust and superior cargo containment system, ensuring a higher degree of operational flexibility for MISC to operate in harsh meteorological conditions. Each of the LNG carriers complied with and will carry ECO Notation in recognition of their environmental credentials, and are expected to operate on around 4% less energy.
The vessels can operate on extended low-load gas mode, meaning that they can operate entirely on LNG for full compliance with existing and impending Sulphur Emissions Control Area (SECA) regulations.