Hafnia has taken delivery of Hafnia Lillesand, a 110,000-dwt LNG dual-fuel crude oil and product tanker
Hafnia Lillesand is the final vessel in a series of four LNG-powered Aframax-type LR2 vessels ordered by Hafnia through its Vista Shipping joint venture with CSSC Shipping.
The first two tankers were delivered during 2023, to serve long-term charters with France’s TotalEnergies.
2023-delivered Hafnia Larvik and the latest delivery, Hafnia Lillesand, serve Norway’s Equinor under charter deals.
Hafnia chief executive Mikael Skov stated, “We are delighted to take delivery of Hafnia Lillesand, the fourth and final vessel in our dual-fuel LNG newbuild series. This milestone underlines our commitment to sustainability and innovation in the shipping industry and we especially thank our partners at GSI and CSSC for their collaboration during this project in constructing and delivering these newbuilds”.
The naming ceremony for Hafnia Lillesand took place 29 February 2024, at GSI Shipyard in Guangzhou, China.
Hafnia is also collaborating with GSI to construct four 49,800-dwt methanol dual-fuel IMOII MR2 chemical and product tankers with French joint venture partner Socatra, which are set to be delivered 2025 and 2026.
Also on the books is a collaboration with Mercuria Shipping Sarl with the Hanfia pool, Hafnia Pools Pte, to commercially operate Panamax tankers in the new Hafnia Panamax Pool.
Mercuria is initially committing 10 vessels with an average age of 13 years to bridge the gap across a rapidly ageing segment.
This partnership will launch March 2024, and aims to capitalise on the extensive expertise and resources of Hafnia and Mercuria.
Hafnia vice president, commercial Søren Skibdal Winther said, “With this venture, we look forward to leveraging our combined expertise, and are confident that customers and partners will see immediate and obvious advantages.”
Mercuria global head of freight and shipping Larry Johnson added, “As charterers ourselves, we have noticed a deficit of modern tonnage in this segment, and we are delighted to team up with industry-leading tanker owner and pool operator Hafnia in our efforts to service this need.”
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