Chemical tanker Imoiimax Stena Impression named in Singapore
The Imoiimax Stena Impression, a 50,000 dwt mr chemical tanker, was named in Singapore today. The Stena impression is owned by a joint venture of which Stena Bulk and Indonesian Golden Agri Resources each own 50 percent. The Stena impression is the first of ten vessels ordered by stena bulk for a total of usd 400 million with delivery to be completed by 2017, the company said in its press release.
The vessels will be operated by Stena Weco and will trade within the company's logistical systems, which now will include fleet of some 60 tankers. The IMOIIMAX tankers have been designed to transport both vegetable oils, chemicals as well as clean and dirty petroleum products.
Tomorrow, the Stena Impression will begin her maiden voyage with a cargo of palm oil and is expected to reach her destination in the US in about two months.
The concept has been developed by Stena Teknik together with the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou. The tanker has 18 tanks of the same size, each with a capacity of 3,000 m3, which allows for greater cargo flexibility. A large number of innovative technical solutions have been implemented, which together, when sailing at service speed, result in 10-20% lower fuel consumption compared with other vessels of the same size.
