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New Tallink High Speed Ferry to Run on Linde LNG System
The Linde Group Friday announced in an emailed statement that one of its subsidiaries, Cryo AB, has been chosen to supply a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fuel system for a "next generation" ferry for AS Tallink Grupp (Tallink).
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku, which is building the new ferry, has chosen Cryo AB to construct the fuel gas system.
The Linde Group described its LNG fuel gas system as "advanced" and said it consists of two 300 cubic metre horizontal vacuum insulated C-type tanks with associated gas handling and control systems.
Included as part of the gas handling and control systems are Cryo AB's new high-power LNG vaporisers, it added.
"With this project, AS Tallink Grupp and the marine industry takes an important step to contribute to a green Baltic Sea," said Cryo AB Managing Director, Lars Persson.
"Furthermore, it allows us to introduce our newly developed High Power LNG fuel gas system designed to meet the future needs of large Ro-Pax vessels."
The new ferry will operate at service speeds of up to 27 knots, carrying 2,850 passengers at capacity.
The new ferry is due for delivery at the beginning of 2017.
Last month, Tallink said its $285 million, next generation ferry would also feature an "highly innovative hull form design" to minimise flow resistance and enable strong performance in ice conditions.
