Tokyo - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. delivered today the TATESHINA (Kawasaki hull no. 8061, NACKS hull no. NE325), a very large crude oil carrier (VLCC), for WILLOW SHIPHOLDING S.A.

The vessel was delivered at the Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) shipyard, which is located in Nantong, China and operated jointly with China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited.

Principal particulars and features of the vessel are as described below.

Principal Particulars

Length overall 	339.50 m
Molded breadth 	60.00 m
Molded depth 	28.90 m
Molded draft 	21.03 m
Gross tonnage 	162,218 t
Hold capacity 	352,104 m3
Deadweight 	311,979 t
Main engine 	One set of WinGD 7X82-B diesel engine
Complement 	34 people
Classification 	Class NK
Country of registration 	Liberia
Delivery 	November 8, 2021

Features

Kawasaki's new VLCC replaces the conventional bulbous bow with a newly designed bow form that extends the vessel's length at the waterline. This new design greatly reduces wave-making resistance from bow waves during navigation, enabling greater propulsive performance.

The use of a low-speed, ultra-long-stroke main engine together with a high-efficiency, large-diameter propeller provides low fuel consumption.

The main engine and generator are equipped with a Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) System, an exhaust gas purification system to reduce NOx, which allows the ship to navigate in Emission Control Area (ECA).

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