A second 6,000dwt LNG dual-fuel tanker for James Fisher and Sons plc based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria on the Irish Sea has been delivered.

The newbuild Lady Maria Fisher will be traded by James Fisher Everard (JFE) alongside its existing fleet which operates tankers along the European coastline (incl. (Whitegate) Cork -Galway) and in the Caribbean islands.

This new vessel is an addition to the Sir John Fisher, which joined their fleet in November 2022.

Equipped with highly efficient dual-fuel engines, both tankers are able to run on liquified natural gas (LNG) as a cleaner alternative to conventional marine gasoil.

The two vessels also incorporate innovations in design and construction technology to further enhance hydrodynamic performance, to improve operational efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve local air quality.

Their extensive, centralised waste heat recovery systems also help to minimise GHG emissions.

Each vessel is capable of achieving a 45 percent reduction in carbon emissions, in addition to a 93 percent reduction in NOx and 45 percent reduction in SOx. The vessels will reduce the fleet’s overall GHG emissions and will also help customers looking to contribute to sustainability improvements.

Lady Maria Fisher was built and launched at China Merchants Jinling (CMJL) shipyard in Yangzhou, China. The tanker is currently transporting vegetable oil from Vietnam to Europe, where it will then be processed into bio-diesel.

The newbuild pair will replace two of James Fisher’s existing tankers and will be able to carry more cargo. Both vessels have been specifically designed for restricted access ports around the coastline of Northern Europe, which will enable JFE to better service existing long-term contracts.

The addition of LNG dual-fuel capability to the fleet helps the Group contribute to the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) GHG reduction targets as well as supporting its own environmental goals and those of its customers.

#TankerNewbuild- Newbuild oil products tanker, Kestral Fisher docked in Dublin Port today, she is the second of a pair of 7,072dwt vessels operated by James Fisher Everard of Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, writes Jehan Ashmore.

In June she entered service and her call to Dublin today sees her alongside No.1 Oil Berth, one of our such berths. It is understood she arrived from a Norwegian oil refinery at Slagen on the Oslofjord.

Likewise, her elder sister King Fisher (See Photo) as previously reported in March, are of the '8000' design launched from Damen Shipyards facility in Galati, Romania. They were outfitted in the Dutch group's Bergum yard in Harlingen.

Kestral Fisher was christened by Michelle Hartnup and was delivered to Dutch owners De Opfeart Beheer. Likewise she too is operated on an open management basis by James Fisher Everard.

Each of the 104m double-hulled 8,363m³ newbuilds have 10 epoxy coated-tanks. This will enable the newbuilds to carry gasoline, diesel oil, lubrication oil and jet fuels to ports and oil refineries throughout Ireland, the UK and north-western Europe.

They have accommodation for captain and ten-crew, plus a guest cabin, all of which are single and en-suite.

#TankerNewbuild- A newbuild oil products tanker, King Fisher departed Dublin Port this morning, she is a 7,072dwt vessel operated by James Fisher Everard of Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, writes Jehan Ashmore.

The double-hulled 8,363m³ (10 epoxy coated-tanks) is of the '8000' design and her sister, Kestral Fisher, were outfitted by Damen Shipyards Bergum yard in Harlingen and handed over in June. Both the 104m x 17m newbuild hulls were built by Damen Shipyards facility in Galati, Romania.

Likewise this Romanian shipyard built the hull for the ILV Granuaile, the aids to navigation tender that was towed to The Netherlands for outfitting before entered service in 2000 for the Commissioners of Irish Lights.

In a two-ship order deal, Kestral Fisher which was delivered to Dutch owners De Opfeart Beheer, will too be operated on an open management basis by James Fisher Everard. As a direct reference to the newbuilds trade, the pair's sponsors who both work for the oil industry, were Petra Gaensbacher who christened the King Fisher and Michelle Hartnup for the Kestrel Fisher.

The Dutch-flagged newbuilds will carry gasoline, diesel oil, lubrication oil and jet fuels to ports and oil refineries throughout Ireland, the UK and north-western Europe. They have accommodation for captain and ten-crew, plus a guest cabin, all of which are single and en-suite.

James Fisher Everard tankers are frequent callers to Dublin Port, among them Cumbrian Fisher which was christened at the port in 2006.

As previously reported, on Afloat.ie, she undertook lifeboat-practice drill exercises off Dalkey Island in 2011. A running mate, Galway Fisher appropriately calls to her namesake port and frequently to the Whitegate Oil Refinery in Cork Harbour.

Unlike the open management of the King Fisher and Kestral Fisher, the company previously had another pair of tankers also built by Damen Shipyards Bergum, the Shannon Fisher and Solway Fisher. The fleet of the company range from 3,000 to 14,000 tons.