
Built by Dalian Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, for Malaysian AET
The world's first 113,000-ton liquid ammonia dual-fuel powered Aframax tanker, built by Dalian Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, for AET, a subsidiary of Malaysia's MISC Group, officially started construction in Dalian, Liaoning on the 4th, marking an important breakthrough in China's green ship manufacturing field.
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Liquid ammonia fuel is one of the key technical paths for the zero-carbon transformation of the global shipping industry.
China News Service, Dalian, November 4 (Reporter Yang Yi) The world's first 113,000-ton liquid ammonia dual-fuel powered Aframax oil tanker built by Dalian Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, for AET, a tanker company of Malaysian International Shipping Company MISC Group, officially started construction in Dalian, Liaoning on the 4th.
As a key technology path for the zero-carbon transformation of the global shipping industry, the excellent low-carbon performance of liquid ammonia fuel has attracted much attention from the shipping industry. AET is a world-renowned maritime, energy and logistics company, occupying a leading position in the global Aframax tanker and shuttle tanker fields. In 2024, the two parties signed a construction contract for three liquid ammonia dual-fuel powered Aframax tankers; in 2026, the two parties worked together again to sign a construction contract for the world's first hybrid Suezmax shuttle tanker.
The liquid ammonia dual-fuel powered Aframax oil tanker started this time has a total length of 249.8 meters, a molded width of 44 meters, and a molded depth of 21.2 meters. It adopts the latest independently developed ship design and has better energy consumption indicators, cargo carrying capacity, adaptability and other performances.
The ship is equipped with a Win-GD (Winterthur engine) liquid ammonia dual-fuel power main engine. The ship uses liquid ammonia as the main fuel, which can effectively reduce carbon oxide and sulfur oxide emissions and meet the third stage standards of the Ship Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tier III emission requirements.
Dalian Shipbuilding stated that the start of construction of the ship will set a new benchmark for the green development of the global shipbuilding industry and mark China's important breakthrough in the field of green shipbuilding.

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