The carrier has a capacity of 7,500 cubic meters and was built at Keppel Nantong Shipyard in China with engines that can run on both diesel and LNG. Keppel O&M’s technology arm, Offshore Technology Development, also installed and commissioned the vessel’s Ballast Water Treatment System.
Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has delivered its second newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the Avenir Accolade. The owner of the carrier is a subsidiary of Avenir LNG.
The carrier can also function as an LNG bunkering vessel (LBV), making it the third LBV that Keppel has delivered.
