Dubai-based Sallaum Lines DMCC has contracted expertise group Wärtsilä to produce a spread of options geared toward minimising the carbon footprint of six new Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels being constructed for them in China. Wärtsilä, via its three way partnership firm, Wärtsilä Qiyao Diesel Company has been contracted to ship three Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel auxiliary gen-sets, working primarily on LNG gasoline, for every of the six vessels. Wärtsilä has additionally been contracted to ship the transverse thrusters and the primary engine management system for these vessels.
Additionally for 4 of the vessels, Wärtsilä will provide shaft generator techniques, which is able to cut back the auxiliary gen-sets’ operating hours whereas at sea, thereby additional decreasing the ships’ emissions and decreasing working prices.
“We are committed to sustainability and to reducing our environmental impact through implementing eco-friendly practices and reducing emissions and are moving forward to a sustainable future by working to achieve zero emissions by 2050,” says Puneet Arora, Technical Manager, Sallaum Lines.
The six automotive provider vessels are being constructed at Chinese shipyards, 4 at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard and two at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co.
Sallaum Lines’s so-called Ocean Class collection will every have capability for 7500 automotive items, bigger than most typical Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC). With a size of over 200m, the vessel kind additionally has the next ramp and deck capability, increasing the vary of cargo that may be lifted on its 14 automobile decks.
The dual-fuel LNG design, developed in collaboration with the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI), allows the Ocean Class vessels to utilise liquefied pure fuel (LNG), marine fuel oil (MGO) and really low sulphur gasoline oil (VLSFO).
