MALE Energy Solutions has actually authorized an agreement for the conversion of a 15,000 TEU container vessel to dual-fuel LNG procedure.

The container vessel MV SAJIR is had by Hapag-Lloyd, among the globe’s leading lining delivery firms, and also usually offers a course from Asia to north Europe by means of the Suez canal. The pilot task will certainly involve the conversion of an existing, HFO-burning guy B&W 9S90ME-C engine to a dual-fuel guy B&W ME-GI (-Gas Injection) prime moving company with the ability of operating on HFO and also LNG.

The retrofit will certainly happen at the Chinese Hudong/ HRDD shipyard, concentrated on ship repair work and also conversion.

Hapag-Lloyd introduced last month it will certainly retrofit its 15,000 TEU ‘megaship’ Sajir to cleaner burning LNG gas, ending up being the very first on the planet to transform a ship of this dimension to LNG propulsion.

“We are seeing great interest in this project from the industry as a whole,” claimed Wayne Jones OBE, Chief Sales Officer and also Member of the Executive Board at MALEEnergy Solutions “This is an excellent showcase for the conversion of a mega-container vessel to LNG and the potential benefits for the market is huge. With this announcement, MAN Energy Solutions is once again at the forefront of technology with our ability to execute LNG conversions for both four-stroke and two-stroke engines.”

Using LNG in the delivery sector can minimize carbon dioxide discharges by 15 to 20 percent and also sulphur dioxide and also particle issue by greater than 90 percent.

“By converting the ‘Sajir’, we will be the first shipping company to retrofit a container ship of this size to LNG propulsion”, claimed Richard von Berlepsch, Managing Director Fleet Management at Hapag-Lloyd “With this unprecedented pilot, we hope to learn for the future and to pave the way for large ships to be retrofitted to use this alternative fuel.”

The Hapag-Lloyd pilot task is set up to happen in 2020 when the five-year old vessel will certainly invest 90 days in dock. The DNV-GL accepted gas-storage system will certainly inhabit a location matching to 350 containers, consisting of the pipework in between storage space and also engine.

MALE Energy Solutions took control of fuel-gas expert business Cryo ABDOMINAL in 2015 and also completely incorporated it right into its service. Under the brand name guy Cryo, the business uses systems for the storage space, circulation and also handling of melted gases.

In regard to four-stroke, Jones is describing the 2017 conversion of Wessels Reederei’s ‘Wes Amelie’, a 1,036-teu container ship that was initially fitted with a guy 8L48/60B diesel motor. Upon conversion to a dual-fuel guy 51/60DF system, the ‘Wes Amelie’ reported substantially transformed discharges. The vessel currently fulfills both the Tier II and also Tier III discharge needs established by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).