The ship was christened by CapitalGas’ technical director Alexandra Xystra
South Korean shipbuilding major Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has delivered the 7th LNG carrier to Greece-based shipowner Capital Product Partners (CPLP).
The 174,000 cbm LNG carrier Asterix I has already secured a long-term time charter with Hartree Partners for a firm period of five years.
The dual-fuel vessel was named and delivered at a ceremony held at the yard on 16 February 2023.
The godmother of the vessel was Alexandra Xystra, Technical Director of Capital Gas Ship Management Corp.
In his message the CEO of the Capital Product Partners, Jerry Kalogiratos said: “an exceptional job in supervising this vessel incorporating the latest technological advances in energy efficiency and greenhouse gases emissions abatement.”
The LNG carrier is classed by ABS. It features two Hyundai-WinGD 5X72DF dual-fuel main engines enabling it to sail on marine diesel and gas. The ship comes equipped with HHI’s self-developed Hi-ALS air lubrication system, which can cut fuel consumption by up to eight percent. The LNG carrier is fitted with energy-saving fin and rudder, also developed by Hyundai. It has been outfitted with GTT’s Mark III Flex tank containment systems which offer a guaranteed boil-off rate of 0.07% V/day, according to GTT.
The vessel is 299 meters long overall, has a breadth of 46.4 meters, and a depth of 26.5 meters.
The company’s previous six LNG carriers of the same size, Aristos I, Aristidis I, Aristarchos, Attalos, Adamastos,and Asklipios were delivered in 2020 and 2021. All six LNG carriers have been chartered out to energy majors such as BP, Hartree, Cheniere, and Engie.
Overall, the CPLP fleet currently consists of 20 vessels, which also include ten Neo-Panamax container vessels, three Panamax container vessels, and one Capesize bulk carrier vessel.
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