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In the Shipyard

From Design to Delivery 80m, Six-Engine High Speed RoPax © INCAT CROWTHER

Incat Crowther was commissioned by South Korean ship- selected to replace the aging Ro-Pax service on these critical builder Kangnam Corporation (Kangnam) to design a new routes, with a vehicle deck capable of transporting up to 60 80-m high-speed catamaran RoPax ferry for operation by Ko- cars or 50 utility trucks.

rea Express Ferry (KEF). The new vessel will service routes Capable of transporting up to 572 passengers and 12 crew at between Incheon Metropolitan City and the Yellow Sea is- speeds of up to 45 knots, the new vessel has been designed to lands of Daecheongdo, Baengnyeongdo and Socheongdo in optimize vehicle ? ow and passenger amenity. The vessel fea-

Ongjin County, Republic of Korea (South Korea). tures twin pedestrian access ramps providing step-free access

The project renews the partnership between Incat Crowther, to the passenger deck, as well as a stern ramp for vehicle access.

Kangnam and KEF, with the companies having previously The new vessel is powered by a six-engine drivetrain of collaborated on the design and delivery of Korea Pride – a MTU M05 rated engines, combined with an off-the-shelf con- 72-m passenger ferry that has been operated by KEF from ? guration of waterjets and gearboxes for ease of installation and

Incheon City since 2022. maintenance. Construction on the new vessel is to commence

The operational success of Korea Pride led to KEF being in second half of 2026, with the vessel to be delivered in 2028.

Dorian LPG Takes Delivery of Dual-Fuel 93,000cbm Areion

Dorian LPG took delivery of its 93,000 cubic meter (cbm) dual- fuel newbuilding named “Areion” an LPG and ammonia very large gas carrier (VLGC/AC) from Hanwha Ocean Heavy In- dustries Co., Ltd. at the Okpo Shipyard in South Korea. Areion will commence employment on charter under the Helios LPG

Pool, an entity jointly controlled by Dorian LPG Ltd and MOL En- ergia Pte Ltd. In Greek Mythology, Areion is the name given to a black-maned horse known for its extraordinary speed, spo- ken wisdom and signi? cant powers.

This is the second wholly owned LPG dual-fuel ship being add- ed to Dorian’s ? eet along with the four chartered-in LPG dual- fuel ships raising the percentage of low emissions alternative fuel ships to over 20% of its ? eet.

Areion is a dual-fuel ship that can run on LPG and fuel oil. It is equipped with a hybrid scrubber, which can operate in closed loop in ports or ECAs where emissions and ef? uent must either

Image courtesy Dorian LPG Ltd.

be very low or prohibited. This scrubber is designed to emit low- er levels of sulfur oxides, particulate matter and black carbon than the very low sulfur fuels oils (VLSFO) widely used currently in the marine fuel markets. The ship’s main engine also operates on

LPG as fuel which reduces CO2 emissions by approximately 20%, sulfur oxides, particulate matter (PM), and other pollutants.

Areion is ? tted with Alternative Marine Power (AMP) equipment and can carry out all port operations exclusively with shore power in any port where cold ironing is available. This feature aspires to promote emission free port operations. The ship is Battery Energy

Storage System (BESS) ready-? tted for hybrid battery power management system operation. BESS enables optimization of onboard power generation systems eradicating blackouts while providing continuous peak shaving of energy requirements onboard.

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