Second LNG-Powered Cement Tanker Delivered by Ferus Smit

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Friday June 10, 2016

Netherlands-based Ferus Smit Contracting B.V. (Ferus Smit) Thursday announced that it has delivered the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered cement tanker, MV Ireland, to Nowegian owner JT Cement AS (JT Cement).

The dual fuel LNG-MGO vessel is said to be part of a joint venture between Erik Thun AB and KG Jebsen Cement and is one of the first such vessels in the world.

"These vessels are the first ever dry cargo vessels with an LNG fuelled propulsion system and LNG tanks integrated inside the hull," said Ferus Smit, adding: "the unique design incorporates a pressurised LNG tank positioned in the foreship."

The ship builder says that the vessel will meet the most stringent emission criteria, as well as possible future regulations that may be put in place for environmentally sensitive areas..

The vessel delivery is said to have gone through extensive trials and tests prior to delivery, and is now on its first commercial voyage after leaving the Delfzijl harbour.

Earlier this month, Ship & Bunker reported that Lloyd’s Register (LR) said a Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) design for a 6,600 m3 LNG bunker vessel, which has recently been given LR's Approval in Principle (AiP), is a "vital next step" in building the capability of a global marine LNG bunkering network.

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