Captain Rajesh Unni (left), Chief Executive Officer and also Founder of Synergy Group, and also Alvin Gan (right), Sembcorp Marine Head of Repairs & &Upgrades
Singapore- headquartered ship supervisor Synergy Group has actually efficiently handled the conversion of a 1992-built, 126,000-cubic-meter LNG provider right into a Floating Storage Unit (FSU).
The conversion was executed at Sembcorp Marine’s Admiralty Yard in Singapore.
Synergy will certainly take care of, keep and also run the FSU– which was supplied to its proprietor recently and also will certainly have a predicted life of 15 years– on a continuous basis. It will certainly be released in Myanmar where it will certainly be manned by a Synergy staff of 25 seafarers.
The FSU will certainly be anchored completely and also made use of to get and also keep LNG imports for distribution as needed to an onshore regasification plant which will provide power to neighborhood customers.
Synergy carried out the FSU conversion in behalf of the customer on a one-stop-shop basis. This consisted of determining the right LNG provider for conversion and also choosing an ideal shipyard. Synergy likewise took care of the whole layout, design, purchase and also lawn oversight procedure in advance of the FSU distribution and also implementation.
TECHNICAL IDEA COMPANION
“I think this LNG carrier to FSU conversion really drives home that Synergy is not just an asset manager and ship operator,” statedCapt Rajesh Unni, Chief Executive Officer and also Founder ofSynergy Group “We are a technological idea companion for proprietors and also can provide incorporated options which call for cross-disciplinary abilities.
“We are also now an established single-source technical solution provider of LNG-to-power services. We can take a concept and realize the entire undertaking right through to delivering energy to end consumers even during a global pandemic.”
The task was finished efficiently regardless of workplace limitations because of COVID-19 safe-distancing regulations, the intricacy of organizing traveling and also job approvals for professionals showing up from overseas, and also the problem of sourcing components and also products throughout lockdowns.
“A lot of our top quality owners already employ Synergy to manage their newbuilding orders in Korea, Japan and China and we are currently overseeing more than 30 newbuilding vessel projects,” statedUnni “This successful conversion shows once again that we are fully equipped to take on the most complex conversions.”
ONE-STOP STORE
Synergy carried out the FSU conversion for the customer on a one-stop-shop basis. This consisted of determining the right LNG provider for conversion and also choosing an ideal shipyard. Synergy likewise took care of the whole layout, design, purchase and also shipyard oversight procedure in advance of the FSU distribution and also implementation.
“I would like to thank Sembcorp Marine and its personnel for their absolute professionalism throughout this project which was completed in the most challenging of environments,” statedUnni “Together we have delivered over 150,000 man hours from May onwards without any Lost Time Incidents (LTI) notwithstanding the ongoing threat of COVID-19 infections.”
Naval engineer Subodh Borse, a professional in LNG newbuilds and also retrofits that heads Synergy’s newbuilding division commented: “We were really satisfied with the layout that includes the enhancement of 4 feed pumps in each of the freight storage tanks which enables them to hold boil-off gas (BOG) for longer periods. The enhancement of emergency situation launch combinings and also fast launch hooks guarantees vessels leave the incurable swiftly. We boosted the container stress approximately 0.7 bars and also the layout enables the FSU to at the same time feed LNG to the regasification plant while likewise unloading offload LNG to an additional smaller sized vessel.
“Sembcorp Marine is pleased to partner Synergy Group on this milestone FSU conversion project,” stated Alvin Gan, Sembcorp Marine’s Head of Repairs & &Upgrades “As the leading LNG ship repair and upgrades solutions provider in the world, we take pride in executing FSU and FSRU conversions on time, safely and meeting our customers’ engineering and quality expectations. We thank Synergy for putting their trust in our expertise and track record.”
