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GREAT SHIPS of 2017

MOL FSRU Challenger

The World’s Largest

Floating Storage and

Regasif cation Unit (FSRU Max) he World’s

Largest Float- ing Storage and tion:

Regasification FSRU

Unit (FSRU Max). Max vessel has a

Japanese shipown- variety of state-of-the art valued er Mitsui O.S.K. functions. 263,000 cbm largest LNG trans- fer machiner-

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Lines, Ltd. (MOL) storage tanks are constructed with high- in middle of October, took delivery of est mega-reinforcement design of GTT ies onboard are designed with high example, redundancy and robust isolation phi- underwater hull coating and seawater

MOL FSRU Challenger the world larg- No96 membrane cargo containment sys- losophy, as veri? ed that the entire sys- intake/overboard valves, mooring and est ? oating storage and regasi? cation tem. Huge capacity of boil-off gas han- unit (called FSRU Max vessel) from dling machineries onboard enables to tem is rated to operational reliability of deck crane layouts, exposed steel out-

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Ship- receive LNG from shuttle ships at high 98.5%, which enables to achieve regular ? tting, etc. Eco-friendly designs and building & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. transfer rate, both from marine loading maintenances of LNG storage tanks and various risk analysis programs for evalu- regasi? cation skids without interrupting ation and mitigating environmental im-

The state-of-the art FSRU Max vessel jetty arms or from ship-to-ship cryogen- has a variety of valued functions, and the ic hoses, and also allows for re-export regasi? cation service. In order to achieve pacts to surrounding sea and air are also no docking maintenance for 20 year ser- implemented in order to satisfy indus- vessel is scheduled to commence storage LNG operation to shuttle ships for trans- vice period, special design upgrades are trial standards and any local requirement and regasi? cation services to a project in shipment supply of LNG to neighboring

Turkey within end of 2017. Ship Descrip- regions. Regasi? cation skids and gas implemented into various ? elds. For at FSRU jetty terminals.

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