Less than seven months after taking delivery of an 18,000 dwt tanker completed by the Chinese shipyard Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. of Fujian and christened Primo M, Augusta Due, a Roman shipping company belonging to the Brullo family specialized in the transport of liquid bulk products including petrochemicals and bio, has also finalized the purchase of a second, nearly sister ship, equipped like the first with the most advanced features in terms of emission reduction and fuel consumption reduction.
“This is also a unit for the transport of petrochemical products recently completed at the same Chinese shipyard in Fujian. Having set off on its first voyage, the new ship, renamed Ginostra M with an overall length of 149 meters and 18,590 dwt, will, as soon as it arrives in the Mediterranean, join on charter the fleet of one of the major oil companies,” explained a company note.
The Ginostra M is dual fuel methanol ready; it is in fact a new-concept tanker that meets the most advanced technological requirements and is capable, with equal performance, (thanks to particular propulsion efficiency) of halving the fuel consumption of a ship of the same size built even just 5 years ago, while also meeting the most stringent international regulations. And precisely thanks to these technological features on emissions, it will be able to operate in ECA areas (Northern Europe, USA and from May 2025 also the Mediterranean). The new tanker is also equipped with a shore power connection system, thus being able to perform commercial operations with the main engine and generators switched off.
“With a fleet of 18 ships our group – stated Raffaele and Gabriele Brullo – is now able to impart a sharp acceleration by anticipating the investments foreseen in the enhancement plan developed thanks to the complete financial recovery. The goal is to achieve a total renewal of the fleet within the next five years, thus responding with concrete facts to the trust that major charterers place in our reliability.”
