Delivery comes six days after the shipyard’s ten-year anniversary celebration.
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, USA, has delivered its fifth product tanker to American Shipping Company. The tanker is the fifth in a series of twelve that will be delivered to American Shipping Company and in turn, chartered to OSG America. In the coming days the vessel will take to the sea for use in transporting petroleum products for BP, and is the third vessel in the series to be utilized by BP. A traditional naming ceremony was held at the yard and attended by representatives from Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, American Shipping Company, OSG America and BP. The vessel’s sponsor, Mrs Jane Baldry formally christened the ship and gave her the name ‘Overseas Texas City’. The ‘Overseas Texas City’ is the first vessel built at the yard to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest Tier II requirements. The vessel was modified to incorporate three improved diesel powered electrical generating sets to run the vessel’s electrical system, which will result in lower levels of pollutants while in operation.
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