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Mon 7 Jan 2013, 11:38 GMT

LNG tanker with dual-fuel engine completed


Liquefied natural gas tanker is owner's first with dual-fuel engine technology.

German shipyard Meyer Werft GmbH has completed the new liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker, Coral Energy, for Dutch owner Anthony Veder.

The tanker operates on liquefied natural gas and, according to Meyer Werft, is the first ship of a new gas tanker type which is equipped with an eco-friendly dual-fuel engine. The vessel was already named in Rotterdam on December 7 by Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of the Netherlands.

Ship owner Anthony Veder is specialized in the transportation of gas. Its fleet currently consists of more than 25 ships. Meyer Werft and Anthony Veder have collaborated in both the construction and the repair of ships since the mid-1970s.

The new tanker, built for transporting LNG which is cooled down to minus 161°C, has a length of approximately 155 m and a breadth of 22.70 m with a cargo capacity of 15,600 m³ and a maximum speed of 15.80 kn. Fully loaded with LNG, the ship will have a draught of 8.20 m.

"Meyer Werft will further develop this new propulsion system intensively so that this technology can also be used on passenger ships in the future," the company said in a statement.

The main characteristics of the Coral Energy have been included below in a summary.

Length overall: 155.00 m
Length between perpendiculars: 146.67 m
Breadth moulded: 22.70 m
Depth to main deck: 14.95 m
Draught max. (fully loaded): 8.20 m
Cargo tank volume: ~ 15,600 cbm
Speed: 15.8 kts
Crew cabins: 25
Engine output: Wärtsilä - 7,800 kW
Classification: Bureau Veritas. Liquefied Gas Carrier, Type 2G, Unrestricted navigation, ICE Class I A, Class: AUT-UMS, AVM-APS, CLEANSHIP 7+, MON-SHAFT, INWATERSURVEY, GREENPASSPORT, SYS-NEQ 1

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