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With 23 stainless steel tanks and 26,250 deadweight tons, Odfjell's newest vessel, Bow Pluto, adds even more quality and capacity to our medium-sized chemical tanker class. It is the first vessel of this design to be delivered to the company as owner.
Built at the Shin Kurushima shipyard in Japan, the unit flies the Norwegian flag and is owned and managed by Odfjell. Since joining the fleet this summer, the new vessel has been fully in service, sailing through Asia and completing its first full voyage with loading and unloading operations in several ports in the region.
For Third Officer Zayber Araya, who was part of the crew that took over the brand new ship, seeing the Bow Pluto go from the shipyard to regular operations has been a special experience.
"Participating in taking over a ship is a truly unique experience in life: a moment full of pride, excitement, and gratitude. Seeing a brand new vessel officially join our fleet is a milestone worth celebrating and a memory that will stay with us for many years," said Araya.
The Bow Pluto joins Odfjell's growing fleet of 26,000 DWT chemical tankers, a vessel size and concept that has proven very successful in global trade.
The 23 stainless steel tanks provide Bow Pluto with the flexibility needed for the complex chemical trade it serves, where several different specialty liquids can be transported on the same voyage, maintaining safe separation.
The new build represents another step in Odfjell's fleet renewal program with Japanese-built chemical tankers. The company has a long history with Shin Kurushima and other Japanese shipyards, whose vessels are among the best performing in the fleet.
As Chief Operating Officer, Bjørn Hammer, highlighted at the naming ceremony, "the quality and reliability of Japanese shipbuilding are key reasons why we continue to turn to them."
Bringing a new vessel into operation requires considerable work from the teams, both onboard and ashore. For Captain José Vicente Jardiniano and his crew, it means familiarizing themselves with a brand new ship, thoroughly understanding the equipment and systems, establishing routines and fostering teamwork, and turning a newly built vessel into an Odfjell vessel in daily operation, thus maintaining our industry-leading safety, efficiency, and sustainability records.
"It is a source of pride to see a vessel that we received from the shipyard already sailing and doing what it was built for," concluded Third Officer Araya.
