Tag: ethane carriers

The steel-cutting for the first 85,000m3 very large ethane carrier, which was ordered by JHW Engineering & Contracting, took place in Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore, on 15th of June. This VLEC will be delivered at the beginning of 2019, to build a maritime virtual pipeline from US to Asia across the ocean.

The world’s first Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC), Ethane Crystal, has loaded its first shipment of ethane cargo at Enterprise Products Partner’s Morgan’s Point Terminal. The VLEC which features a length of 227.85 meters and a width of 36.49 meters, was classed by ABS in November.

MOL announced the delivery of the new building Very Large Ethane Carrier "ETHANE CRYSTAL"by SHI, for Reliance. MOL was appointed by Reliance to undertake Site Supervision of new builds and is also to be the Operator and the Ship Manager of these vessels.

Indian’s Reliance inaugurated its very first two VLEC, “Ethane Crystal" and “Ethane Emerald” which are the world's first ethane carriers to feature GTT’s membrane technology.

The INEOS Insight has arrived at Grangemouth near Falkirk in Scotland carrying 27,500m3 of ethane from US shale fields. This is the first time that ethane from US shale gas has ever been shipped to the UK.

ABS has confirmed that the ABS-classed Navigator Aurora, the world’s largest ethane/ethylene capable liquefied gas carrier, has been delivered to Navigator Gas by Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China.

The first of the four Navigator Gas ethane midsize vessels, Navigator Aurora, has been delivered at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai.

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) has announced that they have completed the world’s first ME-GIE ethane-operated two-stroke diesel engine. The engines will be for propulsion of three ethylene carriers, which primarily will carry liquid ethane as cargo.

 Bureau Veritas is classing the first ethane-powered ship. JS Ineos Insight is the first of a series of eight 27,500 cu m multi-gas Dragon-class vessels being built at Sinopacific, China, for Denmark’s Evergas. The vessel was named on July 14th and is configured for transport of ethane, LPG or LNG. It has options for ethane, LNG and conventional diesel power.Martial Claudepierre, Business Development Manager, Bureau Veritas says:“The ability to burn ethane as well as LNG to power these unique vessels is a major step forward in the use of clean fuels. It means the vessels can use cargo gas during transits to provide a clean and clear commercial and environmental advantage. We have worked with Evergas and the Danish Maritime Authority to verify and ensure that the use of ethane is at least as safe as required by the IGC and will not impair the engine compliance with MARPOL Annex VI.” The Dragon vessels were originally designed with a dual-fuel LNG/diesel power utilising two 1,000 cu m LNG tanks on deck powering two Wärtsilä 6L20 DF main engines with a total of 2,112 kW power and two shaft generators with total 3.600 kW power. The ability to also burn ethane was ...

  The Wärtsilä 50DF marine engine has been successfully tested and certified to run on ethane (LEG) fuel. The extensive and successful testing programme was carried out by Wärtsilä in close collaboration with Evergas, a world renowned owner and operator of seaborne petrochemical and liquid gas transport vessels.  “We are very pleased that the Wärtsilä engines will be capable of utilising ethane boil-off gas as fuel. It increases our operational efficiency and improves flexibility in the bunkering of fuels. All in all it results in a significant reduction in operating costs, while also providing a minimal environmental footprint. It also enables us to offer our customers increased flexibility, which has a monetary value to them,” says Mr Steffen Jacobsen, the CEO of Evergas. The capability to efficiently burn ethane boil-off gas as engine fuel significantly reduces the need of gas re-liquefaction during the voyage. This means that less power is needed for the cargo handling, thus providing a more efficient and environmentally sound overall system. This technological breakthrough enables Wärtsilä´s customers to meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Tier III regulations without need of secondary emissions cleaning while using either LNG or LEG as fuel.  The engines have the capability ...