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Singapore based Keppel Offshore & Marine has a strong track record in delivering LNG solutions (image Keppel)

Keppel and DNV GL join forces to boost LNG as marine fuel

redactie | vrijdag 12 april 2019
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DNV GL and Keppel Marine and Deepwater Technology, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, team up to boost LNG as ship fuel. The agreement covers newbuilding projects including LNG bunker vessels, small-scale LNG carriers and floating storage regasification units, as well as LNG related assets employing battery and hybrid technology.

"Working with DNV GL enables us to demonstrate the strength of our vessel designs and the viability of LNG for ship owners. We have a strong track record in delivering LNG solutions including the first FLNGV conversion as well as LNG fuelled vessels", says Abu Bakar Mohd Nor, Managing Director of Keppel O&M for Gas and Specialised Vessels.

The first project will be the newbuilding of two small-scale LNG carriers with bunkering capabilities. The LNG carriers are each designed to carry up to 7,500 cubic meters of LNG in Type C-tanks. An optimised deck arrangement for the modular LNG gas supply, filling and safety systems increases the cargo capacity and efficiency of the vessels. They are equipped with engines that can run on both diesel and LNG, and will also have a class notation for bunkering which enables the provision of LNG bunkering services if needed.

More LNG powered vessels

In the light of the upcoming IMO 2020 SOx regulations, LNG as marine fuel is viewed as one of the most viable options for deep-sea shipping. DNV GL’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 projects that more than 10 per cent of the world’s shipping fleet will be powered by LNG by 2030, compared to less than 0.3 per cent in 2019. The report anticipates that LNG powered vessels will make up 23 per cent of the world’s fleet by 2050.

Upgrade in bunkering facilities

In order to support this growth, an upgrade of LNG bunkering infrastructure is needed. “One of the objectives of our collaboration with Keppel is to facilitate the increased supply of LNG bunkering infrastructure by being future ready through design approvals of different sizes of LNG bunker vessels, and LNG-related assets such as small-scale LNG carriers and FSRU,” says Johan Peter Tutturen, Business Director Gas Carriers in DNV GL.

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