ADNOC Logistics and Services (ADNOC L&S) has taken delivery of Hafeet, the first of four new dual-fuel engine VLCCs, which can also run on LNG, that will be delivered this year to support the company’s growth strategy. ADNOC L&S has committed approximately $2 billion to building more environmentally efficient vessels and has successfully reduced the carbon intensity of its owned fleet by more than 20% since 2018.
Captain Abdulkareem Al Masabi, CEO of ADNOC L&S, added: “Our strategic investment in new, environmentally efficient vessels reinforces our commitment to more sustainable shipping and to decreasing the carbon intensity of our operations, as we continue to work towards meeting the International Maritime Organization’s decarbonisation targets of halving annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping by 2050.”
The 300,000 d wt, 336m long Hafeet, designed for long-haul voyages to ship crude to customers worldwide, is capable of carrying approximately 2 million barrels of crude oil per voyage.
The company’s second newbuild VLCC will be delivered shortly, with the third and fourth vessels scheduled for delivery in the third and fourth quarters of 2023 respectively. The vessels, built by Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, at its Okpo Shipyard in Geoje Island, South Korea, are anticipated to trade on the spot market.
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