GÖTEBORG, Sweden, August 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Yesterday, the Stena Imperator side by side with her
sister the Stena Imprimis were named at the Chinese shipyard
GSI (Guangzhou Shipbuilding International) in Guangzhou in southeast China. The two vessels are nos. 11 and 12, in
a series of 13 identical IMOIIMAX tankers all ordered by Stena
Bulk. The 13th and last IMOIIMAX tanker will be delivered in
January next year. Both the now named vessels are owned by Stena
Bulk.
It was a hot summer day when the hundred or so guests from all
over the world gathered on the quayside for the solemn double
naming ceremony. The two proud godmothers – for the Stena
Imperator , Ylva Syrén Carlsson and for the Stena
Imprimis , Denise Baum – as
tradition dictates, wished the vessels, their captains and crews
fortune and prosperity on the seven seas and swung the bottles of
champagne against the tankers' bows.
"It was a spectacular sight with the two sister tankers beside
each other and the somewhat unusual situation as such made the
naming ceremony a bit special and extra festive. We are now
approaching the final delivery of our large order consisting of 13
IMOIIMAX tankers. We are very proud of and satisfied with our
fleet, which now consists of ten units in operation. Both the
technical and the commercial concept have proved to be very
successful", says Erik Hånell, President & CEO, Stena Bulk.
The captain on board the Stena Imperator is Mikhail
Kutuzov and Alexey Vaganov will
serve as captain on board the Stena Imprimis. The Stena
Imperator will be delivered next week and the delivery of the
Stena Imprimis is expected to take place in about two
months. On her maiden voyage, the Stena Imperator will sail
with a cargo of vegetable oil to Papa New Guinea and then to
Rotterdam. The two tankers will be
operated by Stena Bulk's Product and Chemical Operation and will
sail in its global logistics system, which currently employs some
60 vessels.
Traditionally, the shipowner, in conjunction with the naming
ceremony, makes a donation to the shipyard to be used in a suitable
project. In this case, USD 15,000
were donated to GSI's shipyard workers as well as USD 15,000, half of which was donated to a
nursing home and half to a Kindergarten, both related to GSI.
Facts - the IMOIIMAX concept
IMOIIMAX is a further development of an already well-established
concept and the innovative technical design was developed by Stena
Teknik together with the Chinese shipyard GSI. It offers several
advantages such as extra large cargo flexibility, a high level of
safety and economical fuel consumption – 10-20% lower than that of
equivalent vessels when sailing at service speed.
The tankers have a length of 183 metres, a beam of 32 metres and
a deadweight of 50,000 tons.
With offices in six countries, Stena Bulk is one of the
world's leading tanker shipping companies. The company controls a
combined fleet of around 100 vessels. Stena Bulk is part of the
Stena Sphere, which has more than 20,000 employees and sales of
SEK 60 billion. www.stenabulk.com
For further information, please contact:
Erik Hånell
President & CEO
Stena Bulk AB
Mobile: +46-704-855-002
erik.hanell@stenabulk.com
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Stena Imperator and
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Godmother Ylva Syrén
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Godmother Denise
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Stena Imperator with
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Stena Imperator with
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