Delivery of Suezmax tanker in Brazil
The sister vessel of the Zumbi dos Palmares, the João Candido, the first Suezmax tanker in a series of ten built by Estaleiro Atlântico Sul for TransPetro, was named in 2010
04. June 2013
| Editorial staff Ship&Offshore
Under PROMEF (Program for Modernization and Expansion of the Fleet), Transpetro has ordered a total of 28 ships.
With a length of 274.2m and a moulded breadth of 48m, the Zumbi dos Palmares has a payload of one million barrels of crude oil, equivalent to half of Brazil’s daily production, and will primarily ply international routes.
Powered by an MAN B&W 6S70ME-C type prime mover and three MAN 7L23/30H auxiliary engines, it reaches a speed of 24.8 knots at a range of 20,000 miles.
