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The delivery and Naming Ceremony of the vessel ‘T300K-100’ of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd (DSIC) was held on September 24,2022. Mr. Fan Qiang , vice present of China Classification Society , attended the ceremony on behalf of CCS.
New generation M/V “NEW ADEN” featured with energy-conserving and environmentally-protective very large crude carrier (VLCC) was built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd.(DSIC) for China Merchant Energy Shipping Co., Ltd (CMES). Comparing with the VLCCs built before, it has outstanding overall performance such as optimization of operational performance of ship, reduction of fuel consumption, enhancement of sailing performance in wind and waves, which contribute well to safety and environment protection. The vessel has an overall Length of about 333 meters, a moulded width of 60 meters and a moulded depth of 30 meters. The designed draft is 20.5 meters. This VLCC is classified into CCS meeting the requirements of Harmonized Common Structural Rules (HCSR), the latest oxynitride and oxysulfide emission standards, Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI), the EU Inventory of Hazardous Materials and ship recycling and the latest requirements that given by major oil giants etc.