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AMERICAS seeks to secure stable freight rates through marine compressed air system to all nine BW
long-term contracts and continue its efforts LNG vessels, which we interpret as a sign of
New LNG carrier delivered to contribute to a stable supply of LNG as an our ability deliver the expected quality to both
environment-friendly energy.
the yard and the shipowner,” says Hans Petter
and assigned to Cameron NYK LINE, November 04, 2020 Tanum, TMC’s director of sales and business
development.
LNG project ASIA cubic metre capacity. They have a length of
The two LNG carriers will have 174,000
On November 3, the liquefied natural gas 295 metres and delivery is expected in 2022.
(LNG) carrier Diamond Gas Metropolis, DSME chooses TMC They will be equipped with MAN Energy
owned by NYK and the Mitsubishi Solutions’ dual-fuel, two-stroke ME-GI
Corporation (MC), was delivered. The vessel Compressors for BW LNG engines use high-pressure gas injection,
was built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. delivering high efficiency and significant
The NYK Group will be responsible for pair reductions in CO2, NOx and SOx emissions.
ship management, and the new ship will “When you look at yard and shipowner’s
transport LNG from the US state of Louisiana Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine focus on choosing technologies that reduce
for the Cameron LNG project, as well as Engineering (DSME) has contracted environmental footprint and operating cost,
from other locations around the world, Norwegian company TMC Compressors to Our Smart Air compressors – with their low
under a long-term time-charter contract with supply the marine compressed air system energy consumption and emissions – are
Diamond Gas International, a wholly owned to two LNG carriers the South Korean obviously a good fit for the vessels,” says Hans
subsidiary of MC. NYK and MC both have a shipbuilder is constructing for BW LNG. Petter Tanum,
stake in the Cameron LNG project. Under the contract, TMC will supply what TMC COMPRESSORS, November 03, 2020
Diamond Gas Metropolis is equipped is probably the market’s most energy efficient
with a WinGD-made dual-fuel slow-speed marine compressors to the two LNG carriers.
diesel engine (i.e., X-DF diesel engine) that TMC’s Smart Air compressors reduces energy EUROPE
has superior fuel-consumption efficiency and consumption and associated emissions and
can operate on marine gas oil or boil off gas operating expenses by up to 50 percent Global LNG fuel bunkering
stored in the cargo tank. The vessel will also compared to conventional compressors.
feature a re-liquefaction system that can use TMC will supply 3 x Smart Air brand “Gas4Sea”
re-liquefied excess boil-off gas and return it to compressors for service and control air
the cargo tank. on board each of the two vessels – DSME terminated
The cargo tank will be a 174,000 cubic hull numbers 2509 and 2510. TMC has
metre capacity membrane-type tank that will also delivered a similar marine compressed NYK and its partners have dissolved Marine
make use of advanced insulating materials to air system to each of the seven other LNG LNG Zeebrugge NV/SA, a JV company
suppress the boil-off rate (percentage of gas carriers that is part of the nine-vessel series created to manage the global brand “Gas4Sea”
volume that vaporizes during navigation) in that DSME has or is constructing for BW for the bunkering of LNG (liquefied natural
the cargo tank and realise superior efficiency LNG. gas) fuel for ships. The partners additionally
and economical LNG transportation. “As one of the leading shipyards in the agreed to transfer all shares of the exclusive
In accordance with its medium-term world, DSME places high demands on ability vessel holding company for the LNG
management plan “Staying Ahead 2022 with to deliver, quality and reliability of products. bunkering vessel (LBV) Engie Zeebrugge to
Digitalization and Green,” the NYK Group We have now been chosen to deliver the NYK and make the holding company a wholly
owned subsidiary of NYK.
NYK has changed the name of the LBV
from Engie Zeebrugge to Green Zeebrugge,
and continue to use this ship, utilising
the know-how and technical capabilities
cultivated through the LNG bunkering
operations so far. In response to the expected
increase in global demand for LNG fuel, NYK
will start LNG-fuel bunkering business under
a new scheme in the future.
In accordance with its medium-term
management plan “Staying Ahead 2022
with Digitalization and Green,” the NYK
Group has indicated its goal to integrate
ESG principles into management strategies
to implement green business initiatives and
has been dedicated to achieving the SDGs
through the group’s business activities. The
Group will continue to develop the LNG-
fuel market in terms of LNG-fuel bunkering,
promote the conversion of marine fuel to

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