Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Company hands over an AFRAMAX Tanker to CLIO MARINE INC.
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Company, TSUNEISHI Holdings Corporation (Head Office: 1083 Tsuneishi Numakuma-cho Fukuyama-city, Hiroshima, CEO: Takao Kawamoto) handed over a crude oil tanker with a capacity of 107,500 MT deadweight (AFRAMAX tanker*) to CLIO MARINE INC. at the Tsuneishi factory.
Class: | 107,000 MT crude oil tanker (AFRAMAX tanker) |
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Name: | “TH SOUND” |
L×W×D: | 243.8m × 42m × 21.3m |
Deadweight tonnage: | 107,687MT |
Gross tonnage: | 60,205 |
Main engine: | MAN-B&W 6S60MC-C (MARK7) |
Horse power: | 13,560kw |
Service speed: | About 15.40 knots |
*What’s an Aframax Tanker?
“AFRA” stands for Average Freight Rate Assessment, a tanker freight rating system used by tanker brokers in London since April, 1954. Ships fall into one of six classes, depending on their size and capacity.
Today, tankers of approximately 80,000 to 120,000 deadweight tons are called AFRAMAX Class Tankers.