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The naming ceremony for the very large crude oil carrier Athenian Victory took place yesterday at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The vessel complies with the regulations for fuel oil tank protection as required by MARPOL Annex I Reg. 12 A.

The delivery to its owner, the Greek shipping company Athenian Sea Carriers, is scheduled for the 27th of August. The vessel with the hull number 2002 is the first of a series of four 318,000-dwt VLCC tankers.

The Athenian Victory has a length of 333 m, a breadth of 60 m and a draft of 22.6 m. It is a single screw VLCC oil tanker, with 17 cargo oil tanks including two slop tanks and twelve segregated water ballast tanks. The main engine has 29,000 kw. The double hull oil tanker has been designed and assessed according to North Atlantic conditions. The hull has been designed to IACS Common Structural Rules for Tanker (CSR).

Compliance with requirements of MARPOL Annex IV (Sewage) and Annex VI (Air Pollution) is ensured. Separate Normal and Low-Sulphur Heavy Fuel Systems (double storage tanks, settling tanks and service tanks) allow for SOx emissions management. Under the flag of Marshall Islands it will take up its first voyage to Singapore.

Its environmental properties will be documented in the "Environmental Passport". The voluntary class notation issued by Germanischer Lloyd is a certified documentation of mandatory and voluntary environmental characteristics of the vessel. This will include aspects such as engine and incinerator emissions, vapour emission control systems, refrigeration systems, fire-fighting systems, pollution by oil and noxious liquid substances, pollution by sewage and garbage, ballast water management and anti-fouling systems.

The "Athenian Victory" complies with the regulations for fuel oil tank protection as required by MARPOL Annex I Reg. 12 A, although it is not mandatory.