Marine Link
Thursday, November 28, 2024

LNG Bunker Supply Vessel Christened

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

February 11, 2019

  • Kairos at the pier (Photo: Nauticor)
  • Photo: Nauticor
  • Kairos at the pier (Photo: Nauticor) Kairos at the pier (Photo: Nauticor)
  • Photo: Nauticor Photo: Nauticor

On February 8, 2019, what is touted as the world’s largest LNG bunker supply vessel Kairos was christened in the port of Hamburg. 

With a tank capacity of 7,500 m³, Kairos is the world’s largest LNG bunker supply vessel. The ice class vessel has several other unique features, including the ballast-free design and installation of a CNG tank to store vapor return gas from customer vessels. The construction of the vessel started in 2016 and in February 2018, steel cutting took place at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in Ulsan, South Korea, from where the vessel was delivered in October 2018.

Subscribe for
Maritime Reporter E-News

Maritime Reporter E-News is the maritime industry's largest circulation and most authoritative ENews Service, delivered to your Email five times per week