uncategorised | May 22, 2026

Naming Ceremonies for Tiger & Narwhal Fisher

Two Newbuilds for James Fisher were given their names officially on Thursday 21 May.

Tiger Fisher & Narwhal Fisher were on May 21 named at a ceremony at the yard.
The vessels are two out of four vessels in the FKAB T68 series of tankers and are 6000 DWT Chemical & Product Tankers, with a Gross Tonnage below 5000 GT, dual fueld with LNG/LBG and diesel built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng.
We wish both vessels a safe journey  home and look forward to see them in operation in their home waters.

Some more info about the vessels:
The hull form is designed for good performance in harsh weather conditions, with
innovative solutions onboard and with the patented F‐bow it is as an efficient low
energy consuming vessel.
Among many things, special attention is made regarding crew safety, propeller and
rudder performance, optimal combination of main engine and propeller with regards
to rpm and pitch for all speeds, electrical consumption, heat/cooler consumption,
environmental protection and minimum external & internal noise.
Propulsion is provided by a Wärtsilä 25 four stroke LNG/LBG dual fuel engine able
to run as aux engine during cargo discharging and other low load cases in harbour
mode by using skip‐firing mode.

The FKAB T68 vessels have:
‐ MarineLine 784 coated, fully coiled cargo tanks
‐ Shaft generator with PTH and VFD for load optimisation
‐ Fulfills IMO Tier III with SCR
‐ Economiser and thermal oil boiler (1x LNG‐DF)
‐ 12 Electric deepwell cargo pumps

Read more about the vessel at FKAB T68

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