On November 12, signed off on and delivered the “KRISTIN KNUTSEN,” the 10th 154,000 DWT shuttle tanker built for the Norwegian company KNOT.
The “KRISTIN KNUTSEN” was independently designed and built by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan). It has a total length of 279 meters, a beam of 48 meters, a depth of 23.8 meters, and a designed draft of 16 meters, and is classified by DNV.
The vessel is equipped with a DP2 dynamic positioning system and a bow loading system, enabling it to load and unload crude oil at sea under complex sea conditions. Its Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) meets the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Phase III requirements, and provisions have been made for retrofitting to alternative fuels. The propulsion system employs a medium-pressure closed busbar and variable-frequency drive configuration, which reduces the number of operating units under partial-load conditions, thereby lowering energy consumption and emissions.
The partnership between COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) and KNOT began in 2012. Over time, the scale of their collaboration has grown—from the construction of an initial vessel to a series of vessels—reaching a total of 15 vessels. The “KRISTIN KNUTSEN,” delivered recently, is the 10th vessel in this series, while the remaining five are currently under construction and progressing steadily according to plan.