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Innovative products, technologies and concepts

SHI Demos “LNG Plant on the Sea”

Last month Samsung Heavy Indus- increase global supply by enabling long- tries (SHI) reported that it had success- distance and large-scale transportation fully held a demonstration ceremony at of natural gas more economically.

the Geoje shipyard for the SENSE IV SENSE IV is designed to produce (SAMSUNG Enhanced Nitrogen Split more than two million tons of LNG an-

Expansion IV), SHI’s in-house natu- nually and reduce power consumption ral gas liquefaction system, otherwise (which is required to produce one ton of known as “An LNG plant on the sea.” LNG) by up to 14% compared to exist-

SENSE IV is one of the main pro- ing gas expansion liquefaction process, cesses of Floating Lique? ed Natural according to the developer. CORAL

The SENSE iV Pilot Plant.

Gas (FLNG), a tech that separates oil FLNG departed for Mozambique after a from gas oil and lique? es natural gas at volume 600 times. This system is a key naming ceremony at SHI on November under minus 162 degrees, reducing its technology in the LNG industry that can 15, and is Africa’s ? rst deep-sea FLNG.

Seaqualize Delta: First Inline Active Heave Compensator

Seaqualize said it successfully com- while a barge or crane vessel is heav- pleted offshore trials for the world’s ing up and down in heavy seas of up to ? rst inline Active Heave Compensator 2.5m. The functionality is reportedly of (iAHC), the Delta600. Together with great bene? t during offshore wind tur- testing partners Van Oord and MARIN, bine installations or when lifting deli- the offshore lifting tool was tested for cate loads to and from ? oating supply ? xed-to-? oating, ? oating-to-? xed and vessels or barges. By engaging the Del- ? oating-to-? oating transfers of 300mT ta, the operational time for installation loads. The Delta600 is DNV certi? ed contractors greatly increases, especially and ready for work. The iAHC is a tool in the hard-to-work winter, autumn or speci? cally designed for heavy lift, in- spring seasons. As wind turbine sizes air load control, designed to balance and continue to grow, Seaqualize is design- transfer loads of up to 600mt in mid-air, ing the next version, the Delta1000.

Photo by Seaqualize

Real-Time Ice-Load Data for Arctic LNG Carriers

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) up to 2.1-m thick in minus 52 degrees chose Light Structures ? ber optic con- Celsius. These extreme operating con- dition monitoring systems for ice load ditions will obviously subject the ships monitoring systems for 10 Arctic Liquid to powerful dynamic forces that could

Natural Gas Carriers (ALNGC) oper- potentially impact hull integrity and op- ated by Sovcom? ot. The ? rst of Sov- erational safety. com? ot’s newbuild ice-class ships will Light Structures’ SENSFIB system is be delivered before the end of 2021, designed to provide uninterrupted real- with six more due in 2022 and the ? nal time ice load monitoring and alerting so

Photo by Light Structures Photo by SHI three arriving in 2023. Using LNG for that the captain and navigators can make primary fuel, the ves-sels will produce to that of a nuclear icebreaker, enabling informed decisions based on live struc- 45 MW of power, which is comparable the transport of LNG while breaking ice tural stress data. 38 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • December 2021

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