Launched at the Hyundai Mipo dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, the Lindanger is owned by Norwegian firm Westfal-Larsen. The vessel is the first of two dual-fuelled 50,000 dwt tankers that will be chartered to global marine transportation company Waterfront Shipping.
With a MAN designed Hyundai–B&W 6G50ME-9.3 ME-LGI dual-fuel, two-stroke engine on board, Westfal-Larsen's Lindanger can run on methanol, fuel oil, marine diesel oil or gasoil.
LFL Fuelled
The Lindanger has been assigned the additional notation LFL Fuelled to demonstrate its compliance with the DNV GL rules for low flash point marine fuels. DNV GL was the first classification society to publish rules covering LFL fuels in July 2013, to ensure that the arrangement and installation of these systems have an equivalent level of integrity in terms of safety and availability as a conventional system.
Lindanger Main Particulars
- 50,000 dwt tanker for chemicals & oil products with LFL fuelled engine
- LOA: 186 m
- LBP: 177 m
- Breadth: 32.2 m
- Depth: 19.1 m
- Draught: 12.85m
- Deadweight: 49,999 dwt
- Speed: 15.8 knots
- Main engine: Hyundai–B&W 6G50ME-9.3 LGI (Tier II)
- Output: 10,320 kW @100 RPM
Methanol Supplier
The Lindanger is the first in a series of seven vessels which will be chartered by Waterfront Shipping over the course of 2016. Waterfront is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Methanex Corp, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol, and operates a fleet of 22 deep sea tankers of between 3000 dwt and 50,000 dwt, which are used for transporting methanol worldwide.
Methanol as a Ship Fuel
Methanol is a safe, cost-effective, clean-burning fuel. Of growing interest in the shipping world, methanol is sulphur free (SOx) and with lower particulate and nitrogen oxide emissions. It is a promising option for vessels which are operating in ECAs (emission control areas) and for meeting both current and future regulations covering SOx emissions.
Methanol is produced from natural gas and can also be produced through renewable sources, such as biomass, recycled CO2, agricultural and timber waste. The energy content of methanol is roughly half that of standard heavy fuel oil, but as it is a liquid, methanol can be handled by conventional bunkering and storage solutions without extensive modifications.
The cost to build new and covert existing vessels to run on methanol is significantly less than alternative fuel conversions. Also, as one of the top five chemical commodities shipped around the world each year, methanol is available around the world through existing global infrastructure.
Picture: Lindanger naming ceremony (by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard).
