Second ECO-Class tanker to be Built in San Diego

General Dynamics NASSCO has christened the second ECO-class tanker for American Petroleum Tankers (APT), which is under construction at the company's shipyard in San Diego, USA.

News ID: 64753

Date: 30 April 2016 - 16:44

According to MANA, The ‘Magnolia State’, is the second of five 186-metre-long tankers to be constructed by NASSCO for APT.

The vessels are 50,000DWT LNG-conversion-ready product carriers with a 330,000-barrel cargo capacity. The ships were designed by DSEC, a subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) of Busan, South Korea.

The design incorporates a G-series MAN ME slow-speed main engine and have dual-fuel-capable auxiliary engines.