HSHI builds world’s first large LNG-fuelled oil tanker

South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. has built the world’s first large LNG-fuelled oil tanker for the Russian shipping company Sovcomflot as it seeks to expand its dominance in green shipbuilding technology.

One of the six oil tankers commissioned by Sovcomflot in February 2017 has now been completed. The 114,000-tonne LNG-fuelled vessel – which is 250 metres long and 21 metres deep – will go through a test operation before being delivered to the Russian firm in July. The remaining five ships are expected to be delivered by the first half of next year.

The tanker has been built in compliance with not only the IGF Code, the international standard for ships using gases or other low-flashpoint fuels, but also Russian shipbuilding regulations. This would be the world’s first large vessel to be powered by LNG as the natural gas has primarily been used to fuel smaller ships.

Different from conventional ships, the tanker would be powered by a dual fuel engine that is capable of operating on both gas and oil.

For more information, visit: www.hshi.co.kr

7th May 2018