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SEA READY ? SEA TOUGHSEE SILVERSHIPS.COM   sSILVERSHIPSCOM DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF ALUMINUM BOATS 6ISITUSATTHE)NTERNATIONAL7ORK"OAT3HOW"OOTH Packs, which means that the boat is not idled due to main- tenance and can remain in operation almost continuously. Two double-walled gas storage tanks, with each a capac- ity of 40 cubic meters and containing lique? ed natural gas under a pressure of around 4 to 6 bar, are placed aft on deck. Lique? ed gas cannot be used to operate the en- gine ? ? rst it must be changed into gaseous condition by an evaporator at a temperature of around 30 to 40 degree centigrade. In this gaseous condition, the gas passes the gas train into the engine under little overpressure. The vessels bunker capacity allows for a range of about 1,600 kilome- ters or around 1,000 miles. Refueling is done, until more permanent bunker facilities can be arranged, by truck. That said; refueling takes less than 2 hours. APPROVAL ABCS: ADN, CCNR & LR, TOO ?The Greenstream Tanker design was partly produced in cooperation with others, including the Central Commis-sion for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR), which granted its approval for the concept. CCNR inspects every new View in one of the Peters LNG-Packs with two Scania-Sand? rden gas engines. September 201374 MNMN Sept2013 Layout 66-81.indd 748/29/2013 5:20:05 PM

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