Iran orders construction of first domestically built hybrid tanker

CEO of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) Hossein Shiva announced that his company has ordered construction of an Aframax tanker to domestic companies.

Shiva pointed to the company's new round of support for domestic industries and companies. "In line with the emphasis of the Supreme Leader and the realization of domestic support, the order to build an Aframax tanker has been given to the Iranian Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex (ISOICO) in Bandar Abbas and its contract will be signed soon," Shana  cited him as saying.

Shiva announced the capacity of the tanker as 113,000 tons. "According to the order of NITC, this tanker will be the first domestically built hybrid vessel fueled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and low sulfur fuel oil (less than 0.5%)," he added.

"This Aframax tanker, which is environmentally friendly and is designed and built according to the latest standards of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), will comply with phase three of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)," the CEO of the National Iranian Tanker Company continued.

Shiva stated that by ordering and building this tanker, "we will see the creation of several thousand jobs in the shipbuilding industry and the prosperity of ancillary and related industries in this industry."