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INNOVATIVE NEW LNG BUNKERING VESSEL Photo: Tritec Marine
Two companies have teamed up to develop an innovative new LNG bunkering vessel which should keep ships safer while refuelling in port. Tritec Marine and Stena LNG say that the new vessel concept takes into account the need to configure ships in alternative ways and will have the capability to avoid side contact whilst delivering fuel, an ask coming from the cruise liner sector, among others. “With the introduction of LNG as a viable alternative fuel in shipping for the foreseeable future the need to revise the traditional bunker ship design to service diverse vessel types is due,” said George Mermiris, general manager, Tritec Marine. Mr Mermiris said that the new vessel should not only guarantee delivery of LNG bunker in a safe
and efficient manner but should also eliminate the contact with the receiving vessel. The vessel itself is an LNG bunker/feeder vessel of payload capacity of 7,500 m3 with 2C type tanks and offsets accommodation. It's designed with dual fuel dieselelectric engines and podded propulsors in the bow and the stern. GREEN Not only does the vessel claim to be safer when ships are performing the bunkering operation, it should also be greener with regards to emitting ship emissions in port waters and surrounding areas. The SAFE Bunker design originally received approval in principle (AiP) from ABS in October 2019.
8 The SAFE Bunker vessel will cater for all types of bunkering needs
Photo: Port Authority of Almería
SPANISH PORT EXPLORES LNG BUNKERING
8 The Port Authority of Almería is carrying out a truck to ship LNG bunkering study
A Spanish port authority is carrying out a feasibility study on the supply of LNG to ferries using truck to ship bunkering. The Port Authority of Almería (APA) has awarded a contract to a Spanish engineering company to provide technical assistance in the assessment and study of the supply of LNG to ferries at the Port of Almería. "By supplying this fuel - cleaner and more efficient - the APA aims to reduce emissions into the atmosphere and achieve a more sustainable port area," said APA. APA intends to begin the LNG bunkering service in summer 2021. In addition to the study, preparation will involve modifying current manholes and firefighting facilities at the port. Almería Port Authority manages two ports: Almería and Carboneras.
BACKING FOR GERMAN LNG TERMINAL An LNG terminal project in Germany is being backed by a German port authority keen to progress LNG provision in the country. Rolf Brouwer, managing director of German LNG Terminal GmbH, met with Jens Meier, CEO of Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) to discuss the proposed import
and distribution terminal project at Brunsbüttel, which offers potential for the nearby Port of Hamburg. Germany currently has no LNG terminal of its own. “LNG is playing an increasingly important role as a low-emission fuel in the cruise industry, as well as for container ships. That's also becoming
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increasingly tangible at the port of Hamburg,” said Mr Meier. “The ports of Hamburg and Brunsbüttel are linked by a longstanding and close partnership. As the supply of LNG at the port of Brunsbüttel should be possible without any complications, we are following the development of a modern
terminal on the outskirts of Hamburg with great interest.” Hamburg has been open to the use of LNG technology for several years. For example, the cruise ship AIDAprima was regularly supplied with LNG to generate on-board power during its layover at the Steinwerder Cruise Centre.
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