Imabari Shipbuilding Group’s Tadotsu Shipyard in Japan has commenced construction of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled car carrier for Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line).
The vessel is scheduled to be delivered by the end of the year.
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Considered to be environmentally friendly, the vessel will feature a dual-fuel diesel Mitsui MAN B&W ME-GI engine with exhaust gas recirculation system (EGR).
K Line placed an order for the vessel in 2018.
The vessel will feature a fuel gas supply system (FGSS) that is engineered by TGE Marine Gas Engineering.
The FGSS will include high-pressure pump and an LNG fuel tank, which is an independent type C tank.
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By GlobalDataGiven that the boiling point of methane in LNG is -161.5℃, LNG is continuously vaporised due to heat drawn from outside of the tank. As a result, the pressure in the tank increases and the type C tank enables the vaporised gas to remain in the tank for a longer duration.
It will feature auxiliary engines with a selective catalytic reduction system (SCR) to meet NOx tier III requirements even when the carrier is in diesel mode.
With a gross tonnage of 73,800, an overall length of approximately 199.9m, a width of 37.2m and weighing 73,800t, the maximum count of vehicles that the vessel can load is approximately 7,000.
