LNG Carrier Seri Camar Delivered to MISC

Owned by MISC, the Malaysian-flagged Seri Camar joins sister vessels Seri Cenderawasih, Seri Camellia and Seri Cempaka on long-term charter to PETRONAS. The delivery brings the current number of MISC’s LNG fleet to 28 vessels.

The vessel was delivered at a naming ceremony held at the HHI yard in Ulsan, South Korea, attended by PETRONAS Executive Vice President & CEO Upstream, Y. Bhg. Datuk Mohd Anuar Taib and his wife, Lady Sponsor to the vessel, Y. Bhg. Datin Mariani Ibrahim. Also in attendance were MISC’s Chairman, Y. Bhg. Dato’ Ab. Halim Mohyiddin, MISC’s President/Group CEO, Yee Yang Chien, the President & CEO of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) Hwan-Goo Kang as well as management and representatives from PETRONAS, MISC and HHI.

According to MISC, the MOSS-Type newbuilds are part of its long-term fleet expansion program and have been designed for worldwide trading capability to enable them to call at over 80 LNG receiving terminals and more than 26 liquefaction terminals in operation worldwide. The vessels’ robust and superior cargo containment systems allow a higher degree of flexibility for MISC to accommodate cargo loading operation at Floating LNG (FLNG) unit, MISC added.

Along with the Integrated Hull Structure (IHS) with four spherical tanks shielded by a continuous cover, the MOSS-Type vessels have been designed to minimize hull resistance, increase propulsion efficiency, reduce power requirements and reduce CO2 emissions, the ship owner noted. Energy saving devices include pre-swirl duct and propeller boss cap fins, providing around 4 percent energy savings at design draft, along with an X-twister rudder for improved maneuvering performance.

The vessels have been awarded the Green Passport Notification, and with an 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.