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GREAT SHIPS of 2017

GasChem

Beluga

World’s

First vessel with tri-lube type C- tanks for storing of liquid ethane gas

A new lique? ed ethylene gas carrier from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the U.K. The tally from conventional gas carriers, as The design of the Star-Trilobe cargo tank (LEG) was built at Sinopaci? c Ship- ? rst born of these ships is the GasChem its superstructures are located at the bow. presents another world innovation to allow building Group, China. Operated by Beluga. She made her maiden voyage This results in an optimized distribution an increase in cargo capacity by nearly 30

Germany’s Hartmann Reederei and Gas- from Shanghai through the Panama Ca- of weight and, therefore, a reduced de- percent leading to reduced shipping costs

Chem Services, the new eco-friendly sea nal to Houston in December to mark mand for ballast water – which again through higher economies of scale. Gas- vessel GasChem Beluga will carry ship- the of? cial start of the contract-hiring leads to a reduced fuel consumption and Chem Beluga – which will be joined by ments of ethane gas from Houston to period. The naming ceremony was held emissions at the same time. The bow a sister vessel the GasChem Orca in July

SABIC’s cracker at Wilton on Teesside to bring good luck to the new ship and design enables the vessel to improve - marks a new generation of semi-refriger- under a long-term time charter. SABIC those who sail on it. seakeeping at higher transit speeds and ated ethylene/ethane carriers, designed for converted its Teesside cracker during Built in China, the ship was designed improved fuel ef? ciency. environmentally friendly operations with a major investment to enable it to take and developed speci? cally for SABIC The latest generation of the MAN minimum emissions at a maximum of reli- ethane gas alongside other feedstocks, by Hartmann Reederei, in cooperation B&W dual fuel two-stroke engine has ability and sea endurance. to make it one of the most ? exible and with engineering consultants HB Hunte high reliability and low fuel consump- The new ships with a cargo capacity competitive crackers in Europe. Engineering to take advantage of the tion with low emissions meeting the re- of 36,000 cu. m. each for lique? ed gas

Next to the modi? cation of the cracker emerging global ethane trade. quirements of IMO Tier II. The vessel cargoes up to -104° C, will greatly re- itself, the conversion project required the The ship’s design focused on building is able to operate on HFO, MDO and duce emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur build of a new cryogenic ethane tank and the Eco Star 36K with svelte bow design. gas oil as well as LNG and is one of the oxides and soot particles too by running purpose built ships to transfer the ethane The new vessel type differs fundamen- world’s ? rst to operate on ethane. engines on clean gas.

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