DNV GL, the globe’s leading category culture, and also HHI Group, the globe’s biggest shipyard, have actually collaborated to start the advancement of future-proof vessel layouts. In a current “Green Tankers towards 2050” sector webinar, gone to by greater than 250 individuals from delivery business around the globe, DNV GL and also HHI Group provided the outcomes of brand-new joint study and also discussed just how environmentally friendly maritime options can assist shipowners and also supervisors to handle more stringent ecological policies currently and also in the future.

The joint study was launched by a memorandum of understanding (MOU) authorized at Gastech profession fair in Houston 2019, when DNV GL and also HHI accepted create reduced and also zero-carbon options for delivery. The outcomes of the MOU existed by lead scientists from HHI Group business Korea Shipbuilding & & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and also Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in a digital layout, co-hosted by DNV GL from their head office in Høvik, Norway.

“Shipowners are faced with many uncertainties in the rapidly changing marketplace,” claimed Seong-Yong Park, COO and also SEVP of HHIGroup “We believe our research results, including proven engineering solutions and alternative fuels, will support them in developing their future strategy for ship operations and fleet renewal.”

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During the webinar, DNV GL and also HHI Group professionals discussed the current advancement of policies covering the greenhouse gas exhausts from vessels, consisting of the intro of the style index for existing vessels (EEXI) and also a brand-new Carbon Intensity Indicator, which are because of become part of pressure in 2023. To react to these policies, HHI Group presented their series of environmentally friendly ships that are outfitted with different gas innovations and also energy-reducing systems, amongst them 40 LNG dual-fuelled ships currently provided or incomplete.

“The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is strengthening environmental regulations, including a 50% reduction in ship greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 compared to 2008,” commented H. J. Shin, Head of Future Ship Research Department at KSOE. “We will help the shipping industry to reach these ambitious goals by taking a leading position in the eco-friendly maritime era through research and development.”

By using DNV GL’s data-based carbon durable version to its large unrefined service provider (VLCC) and also Medium Range (MR) vessel ships, HHI Group discovered that an LNG gas propulsion system in mix with sophisticated power conserving gadgets (ESDs) can make it possible for a vessel to fulfill the brand-new Carbon Intensity Indicator over its anticipated life time.

“It is important to use alternative fuels like LNG and technological solutions that are available now, and not wait until 2030 or beyond”, stressed out Y. H. Chung, Head of Initial Design Department at HMD. “Our joint research has shown that LNG as ship fuel combined with other energy saving devices can make a vessel both environmentally and economically fit for the next two decades at least,” claimed Mr Chung.

“Since ESDs mainly have an impact on fuel consumption during sailing, the benefits are greater for large vessels such as VLCCs, which spend more days operating at sea,” discussed Christos Chryssakis, Business Development Manager at DNV GL–Maritime “These ships are also less sensitive to price variations when it comes to selection of LNG as fuel. This is because the capital expenditures are paid back faster due to a higher fuel consumption.” For smaller sized vessels with reduced gas intake, such as MR Tankers, a greater cost differential in between really reduced sulphur oil (VLSFO) and also LNG was needed to repay the preliminary financial investment. Therefore, these vessels were a lot more conscious unstable gas costs, he included.

“We have no clear vision of the zero-carbon ship in deep sea shipping yet,” claimed Trond Hodne, Senior Vice President Business Development at DNV GL–Maritime “As we work hard towards the zero emission vessel, the industry also needs to make newbuilding decisions today. Thus, we should not make perfect the enemy of good. As demonstrated by HHI Group and our experts, we have energy efficient designs and technologies at hand that will enable ships to meet the IMO emission trajectories through their entire lifetime. These highly efficient vessels are likely to be attractive to charterers and investors today, and even more so if a price is put on CO2.”

Image subtitle: Gagarin Prospect, the globe’s initial Aframax vessel created to operate on LNG, is just one of 40 dual-fuelled ships currently provided or incomplete at HHIGroup The DNV GL classified vessel is possessed by leading Russian ship driver Sovcomflot and also was honoured, among others, with the Nor-Shipping 2019 Next Generation Ship Award.