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Four new LNG carriers to feature Wärtsilä’s LNG reliquefaction and
gas handling systems
2015-Jan-21
+ + + A series of four LNG carriers being built by the
Hudong-Zhongua Shipbuilding yard in China will feature Wärtsilä LNG
reliquefaction plants and gas handling systems. The ships are owned by
Bermuda based Teekay Corporation, China LNG Shipping (CLNG), CNOOC Energy
Technology Co of China, and BW Gas of Norway. The contracts with Wärtsilä
were issued by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and were signed during the
fourth quarter.
The award of these contracts is a significant
breakthrough into the Chinese market for Wärtsilä LNG reliquefaction
plants and gas handling systems for LNG carriers, while at the same time
emphasising the company’s position as the market leader in supplying these
solutions.
The Wärtsilä solutions will provide the owners
with both economic and technical benefits. The reliquefaction plant will
reliquefy 70% of the boil-off gas from the ships’ LNG cargo and return it
to the cargo tanks, while the balance is fed by the gas handling system to
the engines for propulsion purposes. The system is pre-fabricated in skid
modules for easy onboard installation and hook-up. It can be stopped when
the cargo pumps are in operation, thereby reducing the need for extra
generator capacity. No extra personnel are required for operation and
maintenance.
Wärtsilä is the market leader in cargo handling
technology for LNG carriers and has an extensive reference base with 35
systems already in operation, and a total of eight new systems to be
delivered to customers in China, South Korea and Japan. Wärtsilä is also
the only company able to offer solutions throughout the entire gas
handling chain and to cater for all types of carriers, from the smallest
size LPG carriers for coastal transport to the largest LNG carriers. The
company’s solutions cover everything from loading the gas at the terminal
to keeping it safe during freight and unloading it at the final
destination. Wärtsilä’s products all comply with the IMO’s recommendations
and regulations.
For both the LNG reliquefaction plant and gas
handling system, Wärtsilä will provide engineering support, system
responsibility and associated process guarantees.
“Wärtsilä was selected
because we were able to offer the best technical solution with the lowest
capital and operational expenditures. Our in-house know-how and experience
is unmatched in the industry, which is why the leading gas carrying
operators consistently opt for Wärtsilä’s state-of-the-art solutions,”
says Mr Timo Koponen, Vice President, Flow and Gas Solutions, Wärtsilä
Ship Power.
The first of the 174,000 m3 LNG carriers is
scheduled for delivery in September 2017, with two to follow in 2018 and
the last ship in January 2019.
Source: Tore Lunde,
Marit Holm-Sund, www.wartsila.com
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