LNG powered containerships on the horizon
November 14, 2011
Germanischer Lloyd and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering have come up with a 14,000 containership design running on LNG
GL and DSME carried out a feasibility study of an ultra large container ship using LNG fuel, and presented their findings at the recent Kormarine trade fair in Busan.
“New technology is needed as cleaner transport is increasingly demanded and maritime environmental regulations are becoming ever more strict,” said Frederick Ebers, Vice President and Area Manager for North Asia, GL.
“DSME and GL have acknowledged this challenge and agreed in 2010 to start exploring technology options and safety concepts for large LNG-fuelled container vessels.”
Dr Gerd-Michael Wuersig, GL's Deputy Head of Environmental Research, said there is no restriction on building LNG-fuelled ships on the basis of the interim guidelines.
LNG-fuelled vessels built according to the interim guidelines MSC. 285(86) will be allowed to operate even when the IGF-Code is enforced. This is a reference to the IMO Correspondence Group for the development of the Code for Gas as Ship Fuel, of which Dr Wuersig is a member.
Courtest of World Cargo News
