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three shuttle tankers working between an FSU
moored near the port in the Baltic Sea and
the floating regasification vessel Neptune at
the Lubmin terminal. S5’s experience working
with gas carriers will be crucial to this part of
the project. The S5 team will handle all port
calls for the project as part of its exclusive
contract.
As Germany continues to develop
infrastructure to support the import of LNG
for its energy system, the construction of
floating regasification plants is accelerating
across the country. The Lubmin LNG
ROCKWOOL introduces The technology was awarded the prestigious terminal, which has already been feeding
AMPP 2019 Corrosion Innovation of the Year
gas into the grid during test operations since
ProRox Mat (Wrap) Award, one of 10 technologies out of more the beginning of January, is the first privately
than 50 nominees to receive the honour.
financed LNG terminal in Germany. S5’s
Insulation with WR-Tech for in ROCKWOOL’s ProRox mandrel wound leading expertise in the gas sector and its
WR-Tech was first successfully launched
experience of the technical challenges of
plant equipment pipe sections, where it quickly demonstrated managing gas carriers in port makes it an
ideal partner for Deutsche ReGas at the
reliable, long-term CUI protection and
ROCKWOOL Technical Insulation has sustained thermal resistance to keep plant Lubmin terminal.
recently introduced its next-generation processes operating at their peak. Plant Jason Berman, Chief Commercial Officer,
ProRox Mat (Wrap) MA 960 with WR-Tech engineers are upgrading their specifications S5 Agency World, said: “We are very pleased
for large-diameter pipework, vessels, columns, to include WR-Tech, while contractors and to be working with Deutsche ReGas on this
and other plant applications requiring design installers are frequently applying this solution very important project for the region and for
flexibility. ProRox Mat (Wrap) incorporates to both new-build and maintenance projects. Germany. We will bring all our experience
ROCKWOOL’s proven WR-Tech (water “We know that CUI mitigation is a working with LNG carriers around the world
repellence technology), which provides top priority for our customers,” said Dan to this project to ensure the shuttle tankers are
proven protection against corrosion under Aiken, Business Unit Director of Americas able to operate smoothly between the storage
insulation (CUI) by keeping steel surfaces as for ROCKWOOL Technical Insulation. vessel and the floating regasification plant that
dry as possible. “We developed WR-Tech as part of our will boost gas supply for the German market.
In a plant, water finds its way onto ongoing commitment to delivering the We look forward to working with Deutsche
operation-critical equipment and piping highest performance, reliability, and value in ReGas and all parties involved in the project.”
systems, even those covered in insulation. applications with a risk of CUI. With WR- Stephan Knabe, Chairman at Deutsche
The ingress of water, which occurs through Tech as part of our ProRox MA 960 blankets, ReGas, commented: “S5 Agency World brings
every type of insulation, is the main cause of plant operators can reliably protect their the experience and expertise in the field of
unanticipated heat loss, downtime, and spills vessels, columns, and large pipework systems LNG carriers to manage the vessel movements
due to CUI. – including bends – from CUI.” necessary for smooth operations and ensure
CUI events are expensive, accounting REUTERS, April 16, 2018 the Lubmin terminal is fully utilised. With
for an estimated 10% of a plant’s overall Germany needing to make up a shortfall
maintenance costs and 40% – 60% of its S5 Agency World signs deal in gas for power across the country, we are
pipeline maintenance costs. They also pleased to be working with the S5 team as
negatively impact the plant’s health, safety, and with Deutsche ReGas they bring a focus on high-quality, efficient
environmental (HSE) metrics and damage the operations as one of the gas sector’s leading
company’s reputation. S5 Agency World (S5) has agreed a contract port agents.”
The latest offering in ROCKWOOL with Deutsche ReGas to act as terminal agent S5 Agency World’s port services team will
Technical Insulation’s line of ProRox stone at its new Deutsche Ostsee LNG terminal at immediately begin working with the Deutsche
wool insulation products, ProRox MA 960 Lubmin Port, on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. Ostsee team to put in place the processes
with WR-Tech effectively combats CUI. The The new LNG terminal will process LNG to ensure smooth management of the daily
WR-Tech is a binder technology that coats imports into Germany and has a regasification vessel trips from the storage vessel to the
each individual fibre of the ProRox insulation capacity of up to 5.2 billion m3/y of natural terminal. S5’s team will be based in an office
with an inorganic, hydrophobic additive gas. on site at the Lubmin port to support vessel
during the production process. The agreement will see S5 Agency World movements.
ProRox insulation with WR-Tech has been manage the incoming clearance, pilot co-
keeping critical plant systems dry since 2017. ordination, and necessary paperwork for

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