MALE Energy Solutions’ after-sales department, guy PrimeServ, has actually revealed the finalizing of an agreement to retrofit 2 LPG service providers for Tianjin Southwest Maritime Ltd.– the Chinese liquefied-gas service provider driver. The COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) backyard will certainly hold the corresponding conversions of the private guy B&W 6G60ME-C engines aboard the ‘Gas Gemini’ as well as ‘Gas Aquarius’ to dual-fuel guy B&W 6G60ME-LGIP systems efficient in working on LPG. The 2 vessels will certainly be retrofitted in parallel, starting May 30, 2023.
PrimeServ will collectively accomplish the deal with CMS (CSSCMarine Service Co Ltd.), the after-sales subsidiary of CSSC Marine Power Group.
Tao Guohua– Vice President, CSSC Marine Power Group– claimed, “Hearty congratulations to Southwest Maritime on the LGIP conversion contract signing between MAN Energy Solutions and CMS. I do believe that the emerging engine-retrofit market will be a new area for MAN Energy Solutions to strengthen the existing close cooperation between us. We are also keenly looking forward to building a strategic cooperation with MAN Energy Solutions in this market and to further extend our cooperation into more portfolios.”
Per Rud– Senior Vice President, guy PrimeServ– discussed the significance of establishing collaborations to implement effective dual-fuel retrofit tasks, as well as claimed: “We treat every project on a case-to-case basis but this particular instance is notable in that it represents the first time that we are collaborating on a retrofit project with a licensee’s own after-sales division. I feel that it is important for the after-sales market to be aware that MAN PrimeServ is open to working with all partners in order to support shipowners globally. The successful negotiations with CMS have strengthened our partnership and both parties are more than satisfied with the result.”
The agreement finalizing is available in the wake of Oslo- noted BW LPG– the globe’s leading proprietor as well as driver of LPG vessels– revealing in June 2022 that it, under guy PrimeServ’s guidance, had actually transformed the primary engine of the ‘BW Malacca’ to dual-fuel operating. The last such conversion for a collection of 15 LPG service providers, all job was performed at Yiu Lian Dockyards in Shenzhen, proof of China’s capacity to effectively implement such retrofits.
Klaus Rasmussen, Head of Projects as well as PVU Sales, guy PrimeServ, claimed, “In order to decarbonise the existing maritime fleet, switching to low-carbon fuel is the most effective tool. In this context, dual-fuel retrofits represent an eminent way for owners to maintain their assets’ value for years to come. Specifically, in the case of Very Large Gas Carriers, their ability to operate off their own cargo makes for a very positive business case. Tianjin Southwest has already ordered six vessels powered by ME-LGIP main engines and LPG is well on its way to becoming the standard in this segment. Currently, we estimate that there are 154 VLGCs with single-fuel engine technology that could benefit from conversion to LPG-running.”
Cost- sensible, LPG is a far better alternative than certified fuel-oil, with high lifetime-savings leads. By leveraging LPG as an aquatic gas, vessels gain from financial savings as a result of reduced gas intake as well as complete dual-fuel adaptability, which defends against cost level of sensitivity to post-2020 fuel-price changes. Furthermore, the capacity to utilize LPG freight as a supplementary gas resource likewise lowers time as well as charges for gas bunkering.
Harnessing LPG propulsion likewise equates right into cleaner, a lot more reliable engines that are less costly to keep. In enhancement, the gas adaptability of dual-fuel engines makes sure complete redundancy for continuous procedures.
Compared to 2020-compliant gas, making use of LPG as a gas would certainly minimize: SOx by 99%, carbon dioxide by 15%, NOx by 10%, as well as particle issue by 90%.
