CHINA's shipbuilders, licensed to use technology from Hamburg's Technolog Gmb, stand to lead global production of LNG fuelled containerships, reports New York's Marine Log.
Licences were purchased by China's state-owned SUMEC Marine Company to build LNG-fuelled containerships in the 3,500- to 5,000-TEU range, which is expected to promote the new design to 10 shipbuilders in Jiangsu province.
Named STREAM - standing for Sustainable Transport, Reliable, Economic and Ambitious - the containership has been developed by Hamburg engineering association IPP (Ingenieur Partner Pool GmbH), said the report.
Technolog states that STREAM ships are entirely compliant with the UN's International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) rules on carbon emissions, cutting it by 30 per cent compared to new same-sized non-LNG fuelled vessels.
"This contract shows that in developing LNG-powered STREAM containerships we made the right choice at the right time," said Technolog managing director Hans-Jurgen Voigt.
In addition to reduced carbon dioxide emissions, STREAM ships also have much reduced output of nitric oxide (NOX) and sulphur oxide (SOX) gases.
The design's hatchless container storage system has a stopper element that absorbs the weight of the upper container layers, so that the pressure on the lower containers does not become excessive and cause container collapse.
Technolog says that this means that container tiers can be piled twice as high as in the past, even without the help of cell guides. The system makes it possible for TEUs and FEUs to be loaded or unloaded one stack at a time, as well as handling different 45-, 48- and 49-footers with equal ease.
This avoids the expense of cargo relocation when in harbour, and shortens turnaround times. A special ventilation system enables nearly all FEU slots in the hold and up to three layers on deck to be used to stow refrigerated containers.
With its dual fuel main engine, the ship can run either on traditional bunker or on LNG. When LNG is used exclusively, sulphur oxide emissions can be almost completely eliminated.
Licences were purchased by China's state-owned SUMEC Marine Company to build LNG-fuelled containerships in the 3,500- to 5,000-TEU range, which is expected to promote the new design to 10 shipbuilders in Jiangsu province.
Named STREAM - standing for Sustainable Transport, Reliable, Economic and Ambitious - the containership has been developed by Hamburg engineering association IPP (Ingenieur Partner Pool GmbH), said the report.
Technolog states that STREAM ships are entirely compliant with the UN's International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) rules on carbon emissions, cutting it by 30 per cent compared to new same-sized non-LNG fuelled vessels.
"This contract shows that in developing LNG-powered STREAM containerships we made the right choice at the right time," said Technolog managing director Hans-Jurgen Voigt.
In addition to reduced carbon dioxide emissions, STREAM ships also have much reduced output of nitric oxide (NOX) and sulphur oxide (SOX) gases.
The design's hatchless container storage system has a stopper element that absorbs the weight of the upper container layers, so that the pressure on the lower containers does not become excessive and cause container collapse.
Technolog says that this means that container tiers can be piled twice as high as in the past, even without the help of cell guides. The system makes it possible for TEUs and FEUs to be loaded or unloaded one stack at a time, as well as handling different 45-, 48- and 49-footers with equal ease.
This avoids the expense of cargo relocation when in harbour, and shortens turnaround times. A special ventilation system enables nearly all FEU slots in the hold and up to three layers on deck to be used to stow refrigerated containers.
With its dual fuel main engine, the ship can run either on traditional bunker or on LNG. When LNG is used exclusively, sulphur oxide emissions can be almost completely eliminated.
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