With the increasingly stringent pollution emission control and operational profitability needs, more and more ship owners to use LNG as a ship fuel. Damen shipyards group said the group has been growing to meet the construction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) filling the ship ready.
Damen shipyards launched a series of LNG ship design
The day before, Damen shipyards group launched a series of LNG ship design, from 500m3 to 7500m3 can be designed to meet the various needs of carrying capacity.
The design scheme of Damen shipyards located in Holland Bay Helmut leader Bastiaan Schurink said, "pollution increasingly stringent emission regulations, the need to reduce pollution emissions, one of the ways to achieve this goal is LNG. In fact, after the establishment of pollution control zones, the owners began to seek a variety of programs, hoping to meet the requirements of the new regulations. There are many ways, but LNG is the preferred way to reduce sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide emissions. Although this is a small segment of the market, but will develop more and more."
Damen shipyards launched a series of LNG ship design
It is reported that the oil and gas industry giants are being launched in Europe more and more LNG fuel filling projects, as well as in North America, Indonesia and the Mediterranean has also appeared in the feeder ship market. In order to meet these demands, Damen shipyards to disclose a series of LNG ship design, can meet the various needs of small capacity of the market, including 500, 1500, 3000, 5000, 6500 and 7500 cubic meters. In addition to liquefied natural gas (LNG), these ships can transport all other types of liquefied gases, such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and vinyl chloride (VCM).
Damen shipyards launched a series of LNG ship design
Damen shipyards said, these designs use the industry approved fuel tank arrangement, by cryogenic gas processing system and professional supplier of fuel tank. The LNG can also be used in the propulsion system or auxiliary engine on the ship.