Dual- gas 9L28/32DF engines consisted of in guy extent of supply
MALE Cryo– MALE Energy Solutions’ aquatic LNG fuel-gas-system producer– has actually authorized the agreement to provide the LNG fuel-gas supply systems to Wallenius SOL, the Swedish delivery line, about the structure of 2 RoRo newbuildings in China at Yantai Raffles shipyard.
MALE Energy Solutions has actually likewise been picked to provide 2 × 9L28/32DF dual-fuel supporting engines to every vessel. Wallenius SOL states that the vessels will certainly work on LNG, making them amongst one of the most ecologically reliable vessels because component of the globe. Upon building and construction, the vessels will certainly be the biggest to ever before fulfill Finnish/Swedish ice course 1A Super requirement, making certain year-round solution in the icy Gulf of Bothnia.
The 242-metre newbuildings will certainly have a cruising rate of 20 knots and also a capability of 5,800 lane metres. Delivery of the vessels is arranged for 2021 and also the order consists of an alternative for 2 additional vessels. Wallenius SOL is a delivery line created by Swedish problems Wallenius Lines and also Svenska Orient Linien (SOL).
Louise Andersson, Head of MALE Cryo, claimed: “These RoRos will operate in a sensitive, sulphur-emission-control area in harsh winter conditions where a reliable LNG fuel-gas supply system is of the utmost importance. We are very pleased that both shipyard and shipowner trust us to deliver the fuel-gas supply system for such unique vessels.”
MALE Cryo’s extent of supply for the vessel covers:
2 × 685 m3 vacuum cleaner storage tanks consisting of container link rooms (TCSs) with LNG gas pumps
shelter terminals with a capability of 500 m3/h
automation, emergency situation shut-down and also gas-detection systems.
Under- deck installed storage tanks with air locks enable the quantity of fresh air drew right into the container spaces to be decreased to a minimum. This is an essential factor to consider in the difficult winter months problems the ships are readied to run in, where the quantity of chilly air in the vessels requires to be maintained to a minimum.
Environmental advantages
The brand-new vessels will certainly bring lots of ecological advantages compared to common, heavy-fuel RoRos consisting of decreased gas usages and also reduced exhausts:
50% gas usage per tonne-km many thanks to bigger vessels, much more reliable engines and also ship layout
60% decline in exhausts of greenhouse gases per delivered device in carbon dioxide matchings
98% decline in sulphur dioxide (SOx) exhausts
85% decline in nitrogen oxides (NOx)
95% decline in particle exhausts.
Sea News, January 27
