Mostraum Delivered to Utkilen

Bergen-headquartered shipping company Utkilen said it has taken delivery of Mostraum, the LNG-ready 10,500 DWT chemical tanker.

The vessel is stainless steel tanker and is a very environmentally friendly design with focus on low fuel consumption, reduced NOx emissions and to prepare her for possible future upgrades of fuel with the installed LNG ready engine, claimed a press release.

Shore power is installed with a capacity enough to handle loading and unloading. The high loading and unloading pump capacity in combination with great tank cleaning efficiency will reduce time in port.

The vessel is prepared for a battery pack installation to be used either as UPS or for Peak shaving.

The vessel is designed by FKAB Marine Design in close and very good cooperation with both the owner Utkilen A/S and the Shipyard Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

The Utkilen T32 design is an ice class chemical tanker with cargo tanks in duplex stainless steel.