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Veka-Group has developed an LNG inland waterway bunker ship, is the Þ rst of its type in the world. The tanker sails almost completely on the Ôboil offÕ of the load and is 100% emission-free. The 100 percent LNG engine burns the Ôboil offÕ completely, thereby outperforming even dual fuel engines. The tankerÕs innovative design has been submitted for approval to the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine in Strasbourg and to the Maritime Safety Committee (AND) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). With the hull already completed, and following plan approvals, Veka will proceed with the construction and completion of this tanker. The LNG inland shipping bunker tanker is expected to be put into service late 2013. Details of the LNG inland bunker tanker include: SinopaciÞ cÕs Zhejiang yard in Ningbo, China, has entered into a contract with ULSTEIN for the delivery of twelve design packages for platform support vessels of the PX105 design for Seatankers Group. The contract incorporates a comprehensive equipment package including design, engineering and equipment supplied by ULSTEIN. The vessels are 88.9 meters long and 19 meters in the beam. Equipped with a diesel-electric propulsion system and a comprehensive electrical package delivered by Ulstein Power & Control, they additionally feature Azipull 100 propellers, and will be able to reach speeds of 15.5 knots. The loading deck area is in excess of 1,000 m2 and the vessels each have a dead weight of 4,700 tons. They comply with the DNV requirements of the Clean and Clean Design standards. Including these new contracts, ULSTEIN has sold a total of 26 vessels of the PX105 design incorporating the X-BOW hull line design. X-BOW vessels are fuel-efÞ cient and can maintain high speeds even in harsh weather conditions. 62 vessels with the X-BOW design have been sold since its launch in 2005. VESSELSLength overall:86 m Width overall:11.5 m Draught: 3.5 m Tonnage: 2,050 tonsLoading capacity:4 LNG containers (-164 ºC) 4 x 200 m3 Main engine:gas engine 1.000 kW Veka-Group Develops LNG Inland Bunker ShipUlstein Wins Twelve Design Deliveries MN 51www.marinelink.com MNOct2012 Layout 50-58.indd 51MNOct2012 Layout 50-58.indd 5110/2/2012 10:26:21 AM10/2/2012 10:26:21 AM