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TECH FILES

World First: LNG-Fueled Fishing Trawler

MAN Diesel & Turbo was picked to Calling for a ‘Maritime Energy Tran- provide a complete propulsion pack- sition’ MAN D&T considers the use of age and fuel-gas system for the natural gases as the fuels of choice in world’s ? rst ? shing vessel with LNG global shipping as the most promising propulsion, an 86-m newbuild purse- way to supporting the goal of a climate- seiner dubbed ‘Libas’ to be built by neutral shipping industry. Launched in

Cemre Shipyard in Istanbul. 2016 after COP 21, MAN’s initiative has since found broad support within

Libas will feature a MAN 6L51/60DF the shipping industry and politics.

main engine, Renk gearbox, MAN Al- In 2015 MAN Diesel & Turbo has pha propeller system and MAN Cryo purchased and fully integrated the

LNG fuel-gas system with a 350 cu. m. fuel gas specialist Cryo AB. Under the tank. Liegruppen, the Norwegian ? sh- brand MAN Cryo, the company has ing group, has ordered the vessel, while since then offered systems for the stor- compatriot, Salt Ship Design, has pro- age, distribution and handling of lique- Salt Ship Design vided the design. ? ed gases.

“This is a pioneering project,” said Fuel-gas system: ment, manifold and instrumentation peratures down to minus 163 °C. The

Wayne Jones, Chief Sales Of? cer, The scope of the MAN Cryo fuel-gas • emergency shut-down system tank stores LNG at the lowest possible

MAN Diesel & Turbo. “At MAN we system covers: • bunker station for supply of LNG to temperature and pressure until it is are convinced that low-emission gas • 350 cu. m. vacuum insulated cylin- tank. evaporated and supplied to the dual- fuels are the silver bullet to decarbon- drical type C tank

The system is designed for a net tank fuel MAN 6L51/60DF main engine, as izing the shipping industry.” • TCS/coldbox with process equip- volume of 330 cu. m. of LNG and tem- consumption demands.

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