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来源：Offshore Energy 2022-07-05

翻译：国际海事信息网 顾晋瑄 张运鸿

 

        总部设在新加坡的船东Eastern Pacific航运公司已经接收了“Greenway”号，据说这艘船是世界上第一艘液化天然气（liquefied natural gas，简称LNG）双燃料苏伊士型油轮，达157,300载重吨。

 

        这艘长274米的船舶由中国船舶工业集团公司（China State Shipbuilding Corporation）旗下的广州国际造船厂（Guangzhou Shipyard International）所建造。

 

        据该造船厂副总裁William Zhou表示，“Greenway”号以液化天然气模式推进航行时，其可减少约23%的二氧化碳排放，约90%的氮氧化物排放，以及99%的颗粒物和硫氧化物排放。

 

        该船采用“MAN B&W 6G70ME-C10.5-GI HPSCR（Tier III）”型发动机，由高压液化天然气系统驱动，燃料气体管道设计压力高达350巴，测试压力高达525巴。

 

        这艘新船成为了该航运公司双燃料船队最新一代船舶。

 

        2021年，EPS公司在集装箱船、干散货船和油轮这三大核心领域完成了50笔资产交易，将其管理的船队总量扩大到超过1900万载重吨。

 

        当时，EPS公司的192艘船舶中，有62艘是由替代性船舶燃料驱动的双燃料船舶，该公司预计其未来三年内将拥有超过50艘船舶。

 

        今年，该公司会继续订购和接收这类双燃料与节能型新造船舶。

 

        今年5月，该公司六艘新造超大型乙烷船（ very large ethane carriers，简称VLEC）中的第一艘船舶“STL Yangtze”号由韩国现代重工集团（ Hyundai Heavy Industries，简称HHI）交付。

 

        这艘98,000立方米的船会与其姊妹船一起在美国海湾地区与STL的中国连云港工厂之间运输乙烷。

 

        今年，EPS公司决定为能源转型做出进一步贡献，禁止在其商业管理的散货船上运输煤炭。

 

        根据其对能源转型的承诺，EPS公司与荷兰海事技术公司Value Maritime（VM）签订了合同，在两艘中程（medium-range，简称MR）油轮上安装碳捕获和过滤系统。

 

        第一套系统的安装工作计划在2022年内完成，这将使当下船舶能够捕获高达40%的二氧化碳排放，未来有可能超过90%。

 

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World’s first LNG dual-fuel Suezmax tanker joins Eastern Pacific’s fleet

 

Singapore-based shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping has taken delivery of what is said to be the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel Suezmax tanker – the 157,300 dwt Greenway.

 

The 274-metre vessel was built at Guangzhou Shipyard International, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation.

 

According to the shipbuilder’s vice president, William Zhou, the Greenway can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 23%, nitrogen oxide emissions by about 90%, and particulate matter and sulfur oxide emissions by 99% when propelled in LNG mode.

 

The vessel features a MAN B&W 6G70ME-C10.5-GI HPSCR (Tier III) engine and is driven by a high-pressure LNG system with fuel gas piping design pressure up to 350 bar, and test pressure up to 525 bar.

 

The newbuild is the latest addition to the shipping company’s fleet of dual-fuel vessels.

 

In 2021, EPS expanded its fleet to over 19 million dwt under management by closing 50 asset deals across its three core segments of containerships, dry bulk, and tanker vessels.

 

At the time, 62 of EPS’ 192 vessels were dual-fueled ships powered by alternative marine fuel and the company said it expects over 50 more in the next three years.

 

The company has continued ordering and taking delivery of dual-fuel and energy-efficient newbuild vessels also this year.

 

In May, STL Yangtze, the first of the company’s six new very large ethane carriers (VLECs) was delivered by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

 

Together with its sister vessels, the 98,000 cbm ship will carry ethane between the US Gulf Coast to STL’s plant in Lianyungang, China.

 

This year, EPS decided to make a further contribution to the energy transition by banning coal shipments on its commercially managed bulkers.

 

Along the lines of its commitment to the energy transition, Eastern Pacific also contracted Dutch maritime technology company Value Maritime (VM) to install carbon capture and filtering systems on two medium-range (MR) tankers.

 

The installation of the first system is scheduled to be completed within 2022 which will allows vessels to capture up to 40% of CO2 emissions today, with the potential of exceeding 90% in the future.