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Eco Star 85K Very Large Ethane Carrier with its overall length of 231.60 m; maximum breadth of 36.60 m; maximum deadweight of 50,000 mt; and scantling draught of 12.30 m (Image: Hartmann)

JHW has ordered five 85,000 m3 Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) for a JACCAR/Hartmann Reederei joint venture, called UEC (United Ethane Carriers); each vessel will be powered by a single MAN B&W 6G60ME-GI main engine. Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co. Ltd. (DSIC) will construct the vessels in China, while Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will build the engines in Korea. Delivery of the first carrier is scheduled for the middle of 2017.

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