The vessels are currently under construction by Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (SHI) and are due for delivery from 3Q18 onwards. They will be 113 000 DWT, and will replace existing tonnage as part of an ongoing fleet renewal programme. AET claims that it has been working on a Green Sustainable Agenda in order to control the emission of particulate matter (PM), sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides and carbon. The company also claims that it anticipates that up to half of its Aframax fleet and other petroleum assets, including VLCCs, will also adopt the LNG dual-fuel option in the next few years.