Feature 2 | LNG AND LPG CARRIERS Singapore draws in more LNG business


Yards in Singapore represent one of the main hubs for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier repair and upgrade work, especially for operators carrying cargoes from the Middle East to Asia and those active in Australasia.


sector and last year its Tuas yard completed 10 LNG carrier projects, slightly up on 2009 levels. This includes the conversion of the Golar Freeze to a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU). Japanese operators account for a


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significant amount of Keppel’s LNG carrier workload. During 2010 three vessels, Enjan, Al Jasra and LNG Jamal, were docked for NYK LNG Ship Management, while a further three, Energy Advance, Energy Frontier and Senshi Maru were docked by MOL LNG Transport Company, and one, Zekreet, for K Line. Other clients during the year included Thome Ship Management, Golar LNG, and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (Stasco). The biggest LNG carrier


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project carried out by Keppel last year was the 125,000m3


capacity Golar Freeze


conversion, which followed on from two earlier FSRU projects for the same client, Golar Spirit and Golar Winter. The scope of work in this case included installing a regasification plant and power generators, and upgrading the control, electrical and marine systems. Keppel expects that the volume of


LNG carrier repair and upgrade work will be roughly the same in 2011 as last year. There are, however, signs of a significant upturn in the yard’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker work, with four vessels of this type, Gas Scorpio, Gas Capricorn, Linden Pride and Musashi Gloria, completed in the first two months of this year. Another Singapore-based enterprise,


Sembawang Shipyard, has strengthened its position as one of the world’s leading shipyards for LNG carrier repairs and upgrading by securing a


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multi-vessel contract from China LNG Shipping (International) Company Ltd (CLSICO), a Hong Kong-registered company jointly owned by China Merchants Group, COSCO Dalian and BP Shipping Limited, for the first scheduled drydockings of its managed LNG carriers. With this refit contract, CLSICO’s five membrane LNG carriers, all built


in China, are scheduled to


undergo drydocking and repairs in Sembawang Shipyard from late 2010 through to the end of 2012. According to Ms Wong Lee-Lin, executive director, Sembawang: “This refit contract is another significant achievement for the shipyard, and further enhances Singapore’s growing status as the LNG hub in the region.” CLSICO says it selected Sembawang


primarily because of its experience in this area and its track record in terms of quality. At


the contract signing ceremony Paul Oliver, the company’s general manager, commented: “We


are a relatively new entrant in the LNG market, and are very conscious of the need to ensure that our fleet is maintained to the highest standard to meet the growing LNG demand from China. As such, we look towards our highly experienced partner, Sembawang Shipyard, to execute our drydocking and maintenance work in a safe, high quality, timely and cost effective manner.” The first vessel, Dapeng Moon arrived


at Keppel in December 2010. The remaining four ships are due to dock at regular intervals in 2011 and 2012. In addition Sembawang has secured


a three ship contract from K Line Ship Management, for the repair of three of its LNG carriers, Tangguh Jaya, Tangguh Foja and Tangguh Palung. The shipyard is also currently working on a longevity project for the Northwest Snipe from North West Shelf Shipping Service Company, Australia. SCRT


Shiprepair and Conversion Technology 1st Quarter 2011


he Keppel Shipyard is amongst the world leaders in the specialist LNG shiprepair


The FSRU conversion Golar Freeze was completed last year at Keppel Shipyard in Singapore.


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