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LNG fuel ship will break through in the future
LNG as a low emission and relatively cost-effective future commercial ship fuel, has spawned a wave of the development of the shipbuilding industry. Just as the diesel locomotive quickly replaced the steam locomotive, the shipping industry will also face a similar fuel change. In view of LNG fuel in the design, cost price, environmental protection and other aspects have a greater advantage, the shipping industry will gradually apply LNG as a marine fuel. In the future, LNG fuel is expected to get a lot of applications.
Singapore and South Korea 's large shipyard are trying to tap the potential to create a new generation of cargo transport ships to meet the new requirements for ships that have been implemented since 2020.
The International Maritime Organization has announced that in 2020 the implementation of the new vessel emissions standards, thereby reducing the global scope of the exception of North American and Northern European sulfide emissions control areas outside the marine vessel fuel sulfur cap.
According to the world shipping Council, said the final determination of the so-called international maritime organization in 2018 three levels of the implementation of the standard, the relevant impact or will gradually appear after 2020, when the global sulfur content limit will be reduced to 0.5%.
The oil company has already studied the low sulfur ship with light diesel fuel, this kind of fuel can meet the requirements of the new standard of discharge. The imminent implementation of the fuel sulfur content limit requirements will lead to rising fuel costs.
Daewoo shipbuilding and marine engineering product strategy department general manager Stephano HEO pointed out that compared with light diesel oil with low sulfur content of the ship, liquefied natural gas (LNG) is more popular, mainly because of the LNG price only equivalent to the aggregation of a fraction of the price of oil.
Singapore, South Korea government strongly support
According to South Korean Ministry of transport executives said, due to the current oil prices, oil companies have to reduce development costs, so that the use of the ship, the submarine drilling equipment for more than, at present, there have been drilling companies have to inquire about the LNG fuel, although this drill ship from an appointment to the factory need to wait for some time.
However, because the oil companies are often signed with the oil supply ship contract contract, provided by the oil company, so some of the oil companies to invest in LNG fuel ship is not interested.
Since January 1st this year, the North American and Northern European sulfide emissions control zone (ECA) within the ship, the ship's fuel sulfur content limit has been reduced from 1% to 0.1%. Affected by this, active in this area more and more owners began eyeing the LNG fuel ship.
As early as 2011, Harvey Gulf International Shipping Co., Ltd. announced that it will be in the United States to build a LNG fuel ship decision. In Norway, Norway, Beihai national oil companies announced in February to extend the use of Gamma LNG Skandi fuel ship. Gamma Skandi in 2011 in Norway, Verft Klevens area for the first successful delivery, known as the largest volume of LNG ship.
In July 2015. Singapore SembCorp marine group successfully won the Dutch HMC company made the world's first aircraft LNG fuel mix semi submersible up heavy ship (SSCV) order.
LNG mixed fuel manufactured by HMC semi submersible crane vessel is to meet the requirements tailored ship owner. It is understood, Beihai and South Korea's first LNG fuel ship operating mainly rely on LNG for fuel truck loading.
Considering the future demand for ships, Singapore Keppel Offshore & marine company R & D a new LNG dual fuel ASD tug, tug bearing capacity of 65 tons. This new ASD tug can accommodate two 706.2 cubic feet (20 cubic meters) of the portable LNG storage tank. In addition, it can not only be used for port operations, but also for seabed support