Ineos-Independence

The "JS Ineos Independence", en route from Grangemouth to Marcus Hook,USA, in a ballast condition, with a crew of 22 people on board, suffered a problem with the controller pitch propeller in position 050 50 44 N, 001 05 53 E, on Nov 14, 2018, at 11 p.m. The ship was adrift in the southwest bound lane of the Dover TSS off Dungeness. On Nov 15 at 1.50 a.m. the repair was completed, and the ship resumed its voyage with an ETA as of Nov 24.

Evergas’ latest addition to its fleet, the 7th ‘dragon class’ 27.500 cbm multigas LNG carrier in a series of eight was successfully named the 19th of April, at Sunoco’s terminal in Marcus Hook by Philadelphia, the company said in its press release. The state-of-the-art carrier was named JS INEOS INDEPENDENCE. The ‘Dragon’ class vessels are the largest, most flexible and advanced multigas carriers built to date. Strong relations, strategic focus and an innovative approach between Evergas & INEOS have been key elements that allowed for the creation of a seaborne pipeline bringing U.S. ethane across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. They are a result of close collaboration with world-class makers with whom the development of these sustainable, efficient and highly advanced vessels were made possible.