The UK-based shipping player Union Maritime (UML) is all but ready to receive its future-proof long-range 2 (LR2) tanker, the first in a batch of fourteen, equipped with a wind-assisted propulsion solution (WAPS) developed by compatriot design and engineering firm BAR Technologies. As disclosed, the unit – christened Brands Hatch – was equipped with three … Continue reading Union Maritime gears up for arrival of ‘world’s first’ newbuild tanker fitted with WAPS