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in Yokohama, has concluded a contract with Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) to build two LNG- fuelled ferries, the first such project in Japan. These vessels will be built at the Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works, with successive completion and handover scheduled for the end of 2022 to early 2023. Ferry Sunflower Limited based in Oita, will operate the ferries on its Osaka-Beppu route.
The ferries will be about 199.9 metres long and 28.0 metres wide, with gross tonnage
of approximately 17,300 tonnes. They will have maximum prescribed capacity for 763 passengers, and carrying capacity for around 136 13-meter trucks and 100 passenger
cars. The main power plant will be a high- performance dual-fuel engine able to operate on both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and A?type heavy oil, the first for a Japanese ferry. These engines will provide exceptional environmental performance, with a 20% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions compared to existing vessels and virtually eliminating sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions, reducing the environmental load.
Carrying capacity for trucks has also been significantly increased compared to existing vessels, with an expanded driver’s lounge and more area per passenger. The ferries will meet the need for a modal shift in transportation and represent an evolution in casual cruising, with relaxed and open public spaces including an expanded bath and restaurant, and an atrium extending through three floors.
Going forward, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding will continue to construct passenger?cargo ships and transport vessels to support
the steady operation of customers, and
by providing technologies to reduce the environmental load will work together with its customers to solve their diverse challenges, vitalise maritime transportation, and
contribute to environmental protection.
MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING, December 27, 2019
LNGSTS – End of year review
2019 has been a record-breaking year for LNGSTS having carried out an industry leading 112 open water LNG ship-to-ship cargo transfers. The record-breaking year is testament to LNGSTS’ ongoing commitment to be the world’s leading LNG ship-to-ship service provider.
From November 2018 until July 2019 LNGSTS was the technical and manpower service provider for the largest ever LNG Ship-to-Ship project, located in Honningsvag, Norway. Under the challenging Arctic conditions, LNGSTS completed 123 STS operations from 11 different ARC7 vessels
to 14 different conventional LNG carriers
at 3 different anchorages simultaneously. In addition to the provision of the STS services, LNGSTS also developed the terminal operations and safety manual and specific STS equipment maintenance manual as well as carrying out the required compatibility studies for all vessels utilising the offshore transhipment terminal, ensuring that the optimal fender and mooring arrangements were utilised during the operations. LNGSTS mooring masters and superintendents coordinated all transfers to guarantee that all equipment is set up and operated safely as
per specification and that all procedures are followed correctly.
Another successful ongoing project is our involvement in Labuan, Malaysia. The project involves proving LNG breakbulk services
in Brunei Bay, Sabah Malaysia utilising
LNGSTS’ equipment, staff and manuals. The LNG breakbulk transfers are carried out back to back from a conventional LNG carrier acting as the discharging Mother vessel to two smaller receiving Daughter vessels. To date, LNGSTS have carried out 6 breakbulk operations in the region with 4 of these carried out this year. The project’s success is testament to an ongoing relationship in the region with Petronas, ARGO Engineering, Eastport Marine, Asian Supply Base, Sabah Ports Authority, Sabah Department of Ports and Harbours , Sabah Port SDB and Malaysia Marine Department.
LNGSTS, January 06, 2020
Pakistan records major savings thanks to LNG
Pakistan has saved around $5bn by substituting oil imports with cheaper LNG. The country has imported over 19mn
tonnes of LNG since 2015 in an attempt to meet domestic gas shortages, which are still growing owing to the depletion of producing fields and a lack of significant discoveries amid rising demand.
Pakistan currently has two operational LNG terminals, which contributed roughly 393.6bn cubic feet of gas into the national gas distribution network in 2019, marking a 14% increase y/y compared with 345.6 bcf in 2018. In 2019 the country imported 7.57mn tonnes of LNG via 123 cargoes – also an increase of 14% compared with 2018, when it received 108 LNG cargoes.
LNG now accounts for 24% of Pakistan’s energy imports and around 22% of its power generation mix. Efforts to build more LNG import capacity at Port Qasim are underway.
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