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E n gi n e s
M A N s u p pli es e n gi n es f or L P G T a n k ers
G er m a n s hi p o w n er H art m a n n h as pl a c e d a n or d er wit h M A N e n e r g y s ol uti o ns f or its M A N B & W M E- L GI P ( Li q ui d G as I nj e cti o n Pr o p a n e) d u al-f u el e n gi n es t o b e i nst all e d o n t hr e e 5, 0 0 0 m³ L P G t a n k ers, wit h a n o pti o n f or t w o f urt h er v ess els. T h e L P G t a n k ers, w hi c h ar e b ei n g c o nstr u ct e d
b y CI M C Si n o p a cifi c Offs h or e & E n gi n e e ri n g ( CI M C- S O E) i n S h a n g h ai, will e a c h b e fitt e d wit h a 5 S 3 5 M E- L GI P e n gi n e, al p h a c o ntr oll a bl e pit c h pr o p el - l er, p o w er t a k e- o ff, pr o p ulsi o n c o ntr ol s yst e m, as w ell as M A N e n er g y s ol uti o n’s Trit o n c o ntr ol pl atf or m. S c h e d ul e d f or d eli v er y i n t h e s e c o n d h alf of 2 0 2 1,
t h e e n gi n es will b e c o nstr u ct e d i n Li n g a n g, C hi n a, b y M A N’s t w o-str o k e li c e ns e e, C M D. M A N h as r e c ei v e d a s eri es of or d ers f or its M E- L GI P
e n gi n es, wit h H art m a n n t h e l at est a c q uir e d. Ot h ers i n cl u d e a n or d er fr o m B W L P G t o c o n v ert f urt h er H F O- b ur ni n g v ess els i n its fl e et t o d u al-f u el e n gi n es, w hi c h M A N r e c ei v e d a fh er t h e s u c c essf ul t y p e a p pr o v al t est of its first M E- L GI P r etr ofit e n gi n e, b uilt b y t w o-st o k e li c e ns e e S T X HI i n S o ut h K or e a. Bj ar n e F ol d a g er, s e ni or vi c e pr esi d e nt, h e a d of
t w o- st r o k e b usi n e ss at M A N E n e r g y S ol uti o ns c o m m e nts: “ A Th er t h e s u c c ess of o ur d u al-f u el M E- GI e n gi n e r u n ni n g o n et h a n e, or d ers f or o ur M E- L GI P v ari a nt c a p a bl e of r u n ni n g o n L P G ar e n o w t a ki n g o ff.” Th e c o m p a n y c o m m e nts t h at o v er all i nt er est i n
L P G f u el is i n cr e asi n g as t h e f u el is s ul p h ur-fr e e, h as wi d es pr e a d a v ail a bilit y a n d e as e of b u n k eri n g. It a d ds t h at t h e M E- L GI P e n gi n e, w h e n r u n ni n g o n L P G, h as s e e n a r e d u cti o n of 1 8 % C O2
a n d ar o u n d 9 0 % p arti c- ul at e m att er r e d u cti o n c o m p ar e d wit h H F O.
T h e M A N B & W M E - L GI P e n gi n e w a s u n v eil e d at a c er e m o n y i n C o p e n h a g e n i n 2 0 1 8
B oil er s
Alf a L a v al s ol v es s ul p h ur- c o m pli a nt iss u es
Alf a L a v al h as pr o vi d e d a n i nt e gr at e d st e a m b oil er pl a nt as a s ol uti o n t o S e as p a n S hi p M a n a g e m e nt’s st e a m b al a n c e a n d r e d u n d a n c y iss u es r el at e d t o s ul p h u r c o m pli a nt f u els, w hi c h will b e p ut i nt o pr a ctis e o n ei g ht S e as p a n- o w n e d c o nt ai n er s hi ps. Pri or t o t h e c o m p a n y’s s wit c h t o l o w s ul p h ur f u els,
its c o nt ai n er s hi ps w er e fitt e d wit h a si n gl e oil- fir e d b oil er a n d w ast e h e at r e c o v er y b oil er. W h er e as t h e Alf a L a v al i nt e g r at e d st e a m b oil er pl a nt s ol uti o n c o m pris es oil-fir e d st e a m pr o d u cti o n, w ast e h e at r e c o v er y a n d a d v a n c e d c o ntr ol a n d c o n n e cti vit y. Th e c o m p a n y s a ys its pr e vi o us s et- u p w as i ns u ffi -
ci e nt t o w or k wit h s ul p h ur- c o m pli a nt f u els as it di d n ot all o w f or r e d u n d a n c y. Ar vi n Ds o u v a, fl e et m a n a g er at S e as p a n S hi p M a n a g e m e nt, e x pl ai ns: “ T o a v oi d w a x f or m ati o n, t h e f u el t e m p er at ur e h as t o st a y a b o v e t h e p o ur p oi nt at all ti m es. B ut t h e e xisti n g b oil er s ol uti o n o n t h e a b o v e- m e nti o n e d v ess els c a n’t g u ar a nt e e t h e r e q uir e d st e a m c a p a cit y as t h es e v ess els d o n ot h a v e h e ati n g c oils i n all t h e d esi g n at e d f u el oil t a n ks a n d r el y o n a s hi Th er s yst e m.” E a c h v ess el’s e xisti n g b oil er will b e r e pl a c e d wit h
t h e Alf a L a v al A al b or g oil- fir e d b oil er a n d st e a m c oils i n all t a n ks will s u p p ort f u el h e ati n g, i n or d er t o s ol v e st e a m s u p pl y iss u es o n b o ar d. A d diti o n all y, Alf a L a v al h as i n c or p or at e d a d v a n c e d
c o n n e cti vit y i n its s ol uti o n, w hi c h all o ws its t e c h ni ci a ns t o s u p p ort o n b o ar d cr e w a n d g ui d e t h e m t hr o u g h, f or e x a m pl e, m ai nt e n a n c e pr o c e d ur es. O n b o ar d e a c h v ess el, t h e n e w oil- fir e d b oil er a n d w ast e h e at r e c o v er y b oil er ar e c o n n e ct e d usi n g t h e Alf a L a v al T o u c h C o ntr ol s yst e m, all o wi n g t h e c o m p a n y t o r e m ot el y m o nit or t h e s yst e m’s c o n diti o n f or tr o u bl es h o oti n g, assist a n c e a n d o pti mis ati o n p ur p os es. W hil e t h e first c o nt ai n er v ess el will b e fitt e d wit h
t h e s ol uti o n i n s pri n g 2 0 2 0, t h e l att er s e v e n v ess els will b e e q ui p p e d t hr o u g h o ut 2 0 2 0 a n d 2 0 2 1.
L N G
W ärtsil ä t o b uil d Thrst J a p a n es e L N G-f u ell e d f erri es
Te c h n ol o g y c o m p a n y Wärtsil ä will s u p pl y a 3 1 D F e n gi n e, g e ar b o x a n d L N G P a c st or a g e, s u p pl y a n d c o ntr ol s yst e m f or t h e first L N G-f u ell e d f erri es b uilt i n J a p a n. U n d er c o nstr u cti o n at t h e Mits u bis hi S hi m o n os e ki s hi p y ar d i n J a p a n f or F err y S u n fl o w er, a s u bsi di ar y
1 2 T h e N a v al Ar c hit e ct J u n e 2 0 2 0
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