Deltamarin: New Multigas Carrier Will "Change the Nature of the Gas Carrying Industry"

Deltamarin says it has been working with Brevik Technology to develop an industry changing novel multigas carrier design.

Deltamarin Ltd. (Deltamarin) says it has been working with Brevik Technology AS (Brevik Technology) to develop a novel multigas carrier design, which it claims is "expected to change the nature of the gas carrying industry."

Deltamarin states that "by combining the readily available and proven B.Delta design and separate cylindrical gas containment tanks, a cost-efficient and easy-to-build solution is now available to the gas carrier market."

The company also notes that the design can be used for liquid natural gas (LNG), liquid petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied ethylene gas (LEG), and ethane carriers.

“Up to now gas carriers have been complex and expensive to design and construct. This is not the case anymore as Brevik Technology has developed cylindrical steel tanks, which are separate from the vessel hull,” explained Øystein Kristoffersen Sæther, Brevik Technology’s Managing Director.

Mika Laurilehto, Deltamarin’s Managing Director, commenting on the design, said “this is where the ship owner can get significant benefits by choosing a readily available and highly efficient B.Delta hull design already proven in operation.”

“As a bulk carrier, the vessel is easier and cheaper to build compared to a traditional gas carrier, and there may be many new potential yards capable of constructing such a vessel.”

Deltamarin says that it plans to expand the design for medium and larger newbuild vessels, as well as to make the design work to retrofit existing carriers.

“Gas transportation needs are constantly growing along with increasing gas utilisation. We are very proud to boost industry development by offering ship owners a cost-efficient solution and making the construction of gas carriers easier,” Deltamarin and Brevik Technology stated.

In September, Deltamarin announced the launch of its new LNG powered "DeltaLinx" compact ferry design, at the BaltExpo 2015 exhibition in Gdańsk, Poland.