The Korean Register (KR) has actually introduced the facility of a brand-new LNG Fueled and also Bunkering Simulation Center (KR LSC). The brand-new center lies at KR’s head office in Busan and also formally opened up on 15 September.
Following the opening event, a memorandum of understanding was authorized in between KR and also Transgas Solution (TGS, Chief Executive Officer LEE Jae- ik) accepting construct an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) system which will certainly be made use of to training drivers of LNG-propelled ships and also for ship-to-ship bunkering.
The KR LSC has actually been developed to promote commercial development throughout the LNG propulsion and also bunkering market based upon KR’s long-lasting high degree proficiency with LNG modern technology. The use LNG as a ship gas and also need for bunkering is anticipated to raise as an outcome of the International Maritime Organization’s policies to lower SOx, which entered into result at the start of this year, and also with the fortifying of GHG discharge policies in the future.
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The KR LSC will certainly supply thorough technological solutions associating with LNG procedures, consisting of not just the personalized test and also optimum procedures for LNG gas supply and also bunkering systems however additionally performing the in-depth danger evaluation for melted gas for ships driven by green gas such as LNG, hydrogen, and also ammonia.
KR will certainly additionally team up with TGS to establish functional education and learning and also training programs for delivery business, shipyards, and also devices business, for instance by integrating using an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) and also Virtual Reality (Virtual Reality) based upon a real-time simulation of the LNG vessel gas procedures.
Dr HA Tae- beom, EVP of KR’s R&D Division, claimed at the finalizing event:
“KR is already renowned for providing world’s best technical services for structural strength assessment, temperature distribution analysis, and thermal stress analysis of LNG carriers. We will increase competitiveness by providing high-quality LNG technology services to our customers – shipping companies and shipyards around the world.”
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MR. LEE Jae- ik, Chief Executive Officer of TGS, claimed: “I welcome this collaboration with KR, our work to develop advanced education and training using the Operator Training Simulator (OTS) is hugely important, and underpins our commitment to training LNG experts across the maritime sector and engineering industry.”
Meanwhile, KR has actually been acquiring examination modern technology for LNG-propelled ship engines and also aftertreatment tools via the Greenship Equipment Testing and also Certification Center (TCC) developed in Gunsan in 2015. The freshly developed KR LSC will certainly supply unified LNG technological solutions including simulation modern technology and also allowing the application of a pretreatment tool for LNG gas propulsion.
