AET Tankers proudly touted the green credentials of the world’s first LNG dual-fuel, dynamic-positioning shuttle tankers at a grand naming ceremony held today at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard in South Korea.

Dubbed the Next Generation shuttle tankers, the 123,000-dwt Eagle Balder and Eagle Blane, are expected to emit 85% less SOx, 98% less NOx, 98% less particulate matter and 93% less black carbon particulates than similar shuttle tankers burning conventional fuel.