Previously referred to as Oslo Tank, Bergen LNG will certainly run in Bergen nurture from 4th quarter 2020
Oslo, Norway, headquartered Høglund has actually been granted an agreement by Bergen Tankers to supply a freight dealing with system (CHS) for the LNG shelter vessel Bergen LNG.
As component of a lasting charter with Shell Gasnor, the vessel will certainly be the initial LNG bunkering vessel to run in Norway, as well as will certainly be retrofitted from an existing gas oil bunkering vessel. Previously referred to as Oslo Tank, as well as supplied 2010 Bergen LNG will certainly run in Bergen nurture from 4th quarter 2020 as well as will certainly offer future LNG sustained cruise liner from Hurtigruten as well as Havila Coastal Route.
Høglund will provide both equipment as well as automation remedies to make certain secure as well as effective procedures, consisting of an IMO Type C freight container, freight pumps, shelter manifolds, wardship transfer system, as well as a ship-to-ship transfer system. Høglund will certainly additionally give freight control as well as emergency situation closure (ESD) systems, as well as ship-to-shore/ship-to-ship web link systems.
The job shows the expanding understanding within delivery that shift to different gas will certainly need specific, personalized remedies– specifically when it involves bunkering framework. The series of places where LNG will certainly be utilized as an aquatic gas is expanding, as is the series of bunkering remedies is expanding, as the retrofit of the Oslo Tank programs.
“Høglund has worked on several of the world’s current LNG bunkering vessels, and each project has demonstrated how specialist expertise is needed to integrate and control the systems of these vessels safely and reliably. Retrofits should be an easy way for an owner to benefit from the shift to alternative fuels, but there are complications that can stand in the way that require more than the standard one-size-fits-all solution to overcome”, states Peter Morsbach, Director Projects at HøglundGas Solutions “Unlike a newbuild, which comes from the backyard till shipment, a retrofitted vessel is the home of the proprietor throughout its renovating. At Høglund, we sustain the proprietor by bring into play our committed proficiency as well as huge experience to make certain an in-time shipment, installment of our remedies as well as general assimilation of loosened ends. As an outcome, we can assist proprietors to help with retrofits that are both prompt as well as crafted for long-lasting dependability.
Ingemar Tønder Presthus, Technical & & Marine Manager, Bergen Tankers stated, “This retrofit is a complex technical challenge from both a hardware and software engineering point of view. Høglund was an ideal choice, based on their track record fitting automation systems for LNG bunker vessels and other vessel types elsewhere in the world, and their ability to execute a retrofit quickly.”
Høglund additionally provides the Fuel Gas Supply Systems (FGSS) for the Hurtigruten vessels that will certainly run out ofBergen The vessels will certainly work for usage with sustainably sourced bio-LNG, enabling substantial carbon dioxide financial savings.
As the vendor of gas systems to both Bergen Tankers as well as Hurtigruten, Høglund’s remedies will certainly underpin all onboard web links in the gas supply chain, making sure an effective as well as practically audio web link throughout bunkering.
