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man Shipping Company (OSC) recently per- formed a naming ceremony for two new prod-

Ouct and chemical tankers – the Muscat Silver and Rustaq Silver at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in

Ulsan, South Korea. The delivery is signi? cant as it is the ? rst delivery for OSC in a series of 10 MR tank- ers to be built over the next year. All vessels will be chartered to Shell International Trading and Shipping

Company Ltd. for its Project Silver, which consists of

Shell’s ‘Project Silver’: 50 new-builds. The ships will each operate worldwide with 20-strong crews - including a number of Omani of? cers. The Muscat Silver and Rustaq Silver are both 183 x 32.2 x 19.1 m, with capacity of 37,900 metric

Oman Shipping’s Muscat Silver tonnes at the design draft and 49,800 metric tonnes at the scantling draft. They both have a gross tonnage of 29,354 tonnes and net tonnage of 12,195.

“The delivery of the Muscat Silver boosts OSC’s ? eet to 44 ships,” said OSC General Manager Wasam Al Naj- jar. “This is just the beginning of our expansion too with the next nine ships due to be delivered within 12 months, which is testament to OSC’s capacity and ambition.”

Incorporated in 2003, OSC is owned by the Omani

Government through the Ministry of Finance (80%) and Oman Oil Company (20%). Launched with the ac- quisition of six LNG Vessels, OSC has since diversi? ed into the crude oil, chemical, LPG, dry bulk, container and general cargo markets.

OHIO First of Four

Jones Act Tanker from Aker Philadelphia rowley Maritime took delivery of Ohio the ? rst of

Cfour Jones Act product tankers from Aker Philadel- phia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), earlier this year. The new- build is signi? cant as it signi? es the ? rst time a product tanker has been constructed with consideration for the future use of LNG for propulsion. The remaining three product tankers being built by APSI for Crowley are currently under construction and have planned deliver- ies through 2016.

“We are excited to offer our customers cutting-edge technology available in these new tankers, which not only embraces operational excellence and top safety, but also offers the potential to be powered by environ- mentally friendly LNG in the future,” said Crowley’s

Rob Grune, SVP and general manager, petroleum and chemical transportation.

The new 50,000 dwt product tankers are based on a Hyundai Mipo Dockyards (HMD) design which in- corporates numerous fuel ef? ciency features, ? exible cargo capability, and the latest regulatory requirements.

The vessel is 600 ft. long and is capable of carrying crude oil or re? ned petroleum products.

Crowley’s Seattle-based, naval architecture and marine engineering subsidiary Jensen Maritime provided con- struction management services for the product tankers.

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