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VLCC sails east but North Sea crude is still floating

A tanker carrying North Sea Forties crude is headed to Asia-Pacific, having floated offshore UK for the last month, but the level of crude effectively in floating storage remains high. The 2mn bl very large crude carrier (VLCC) Sara – which initially loaded its Forties cargo at Hound Point, Scotland, on 19 June — signalled late yesterday for ‘Rizhao for orders’, and is scheduled to arrive in China on 10 September. The Sara was initially fixed by Shell to take Forties east on 20 June. But while the tanker signalled ‘China for orders’ on 19 June, it changed course and instead sailed to England’s south coast, where it has since been floating offshore Falmouth — still signalling for orders. The Sara is the first tanker to depart the region for Asia-Pacific in July, despite several other similarly-sized vessels being provisionally fixed to make the voyage. http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/vlcc-sails-east-but-north-sea-crude-is-still-floating/

Tanker with advanced Waste Heat Recovery System delivered

Maersk Tankers in June 2011 has taken delivery of the "Maersk Sara", the first in a series of four new supertankers of 322,000 dwt, built by South Korean STX. The ship is equipped with the most advanced Waste Heat Recovery System delivered to a supertanker to date in a further effort to minimize the environmental impact. The Waste Heat Recovery systems use the heat in the engine exhaust to produce electricity through a steam turbine. In the case of the "Maersk Sara" no diesel generators are in use when the ship is at sea, even with a speed of 13 knots, saving up to 50-65 percent energy. Maersk Sara is the first of four sister ships, all from STX in Korea and all equipped with Waste Heat Recovery Systems. The remaining three supertankers will be delivered over the next 12 months. After delivery of the last of the four super tankers, Maersk Tankers fleet of supertankers now up to 20 ships.