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Ships of 2020

Seri Everest

World’s Largest Ethane Carrier

Seri Everest, the ? rst in a series of is powered by a MAN B&W 7G60ME- (S) Pte. Ltd. As the second generation three 98,000 cbm Very Large Ethane C9.5-GIE Gas Injection Ethane engine, VLEC, Seri Everest and the other ? ve

Carriers (VLECs) built at Samsung complemented with the latest Pump Va- VLECs are the largest vessels of its kind

Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) and porizer Unit (PVU), making it one of the in the world. The VLEC’s serve as a delivered to MISC Berhad on October very few vessels in the world with eth- 30, 2020. Seri Everest is the ? rst from ane burning capability. Seri Everest was a series of six VLECs that MISC pur- also delivered with LNG Ready notation chased in July 2020. As a second gen- by ABS, proving the robustness of the eration VLEC, Seri Everest is one of the vessel. Staying true to the owner’s agen- largest vessels of its kind in the world. da towards a decarbonized future, Seri

With the delivery of MISC’s ? rst Everest was built with green technology

VLEC – Seri Everest, she has set a new features which include energy ef? cien- benchmark in the ethane market. Seri cy, emission reductions and biodiver-

Everest has the capacity of transporting sity management. These features also ethane in large volumes over long dis- include the installation of the Selective tances, while ensuring the highest level Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system for of safety and reliability. At present, Seri the main engine and diesel generator to

Everest is the largest VLEC operating in comply with the latest IMO Tier III re- the market, and MISC will be the largest quirements. The VLEC is also equipped transporter of Ethane in the world upon with IMO and USCG approved, Elec- delivery of all her sister vessels, in this trolysis indirect type, ballast water treat- series. Seri Everest incorporates the lat- ment plant complying with the require- est state-of-the art technologies in vari- ment of IMO MEPC 169(57) & 174(58 ous forms including multi-gas deep well and built in accordance with Interna- pumps, reliqui? cation plants, and Boil- tional Convention for Sea and Environ- off gas (BOG) compressors that increas- mentally Sound Recycling of Ships to es the ef? ciency of the GTT’s Mark III ensure proper end-of-life disposal.

Membrane Type cargo containment sys- Seri Everest is chartered to STL for tem and effectively reduces the vapor a ? rm period of 15 years and is man- pressure in the cargo tanks. This VLEC aged by Eaglestar Shipmanagement Gas 34 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • December 2020

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