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La Naval shipyard is making good progress in its design of the innovative dual-fuel LNG ferry ordered by Balearia – and has overcome the challenge of where to install the LNG tanks without eating into cargo space. The shipyard will start construction by the end of this year, with delivery slated for the last quarter of 2018.
La Naval sales director Javier Angulo told PST: “One of the challenges regarding dual fuel was where to locate the LNG tanks. We have inserted these tanks in deck number one, as a key aspect for the shipowner was complying with the parameter set of 3,300m lanes of cargo, so the best location for the tanks was inside, as a way of saving cargo space.”
The Spanish shipyard carried out a study with the shipowner to make the 1,700 passenger capacity ferry as energy efficient as possible. “We worked on different configurations and hull lines, and are about to do tank tests to confirm the parameters obtained,” said Mr Angulo. He added: “This special vessel will have innovative public spaces and attractions for customers.”
La Naval is about to deliver another dual-fuel ferry: Texelstroom for Dutch operator TESO in May. “This is a very innovative ferry, it will only operate on one of four gensets 80 per cent of the time, and the additional demand will be provided by battery,” Mr Angulo commented.
The shipyard hopes to build more dual-fuel LNG ferries.
source: lngworldshipping.com