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LNG bunker vessels: Safety, standards and regulation
Johannes Dziuba
Company Introduction
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• EPCS Contractor – Cargo Handling Systems / Cargo Tanks
• 40 years of experience with liquefied gas
• More than 200 gas carrier systems contracted
• Market leader in the small scale LNG fleet
• Four (4) LNG bunker vessels in operation, two (2) more under construction
Copyright Heerema
Key Expertise & Process Knowhow
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Fuel gas systems
Fuel Gas tanks
• Fuel gas systems
• Type C LNG tanks or vacuum insulated type
• Gas processing systems for high and low pressure engines
Cargo handling systems
Cargo tanks
• Cargo handling systems and tanks for gas carriers
• LPG carriers
• Ethylene carriers
• LNG carriers
• LNG bunker vessels
• Cargo handling systems and tanks for offshore units
• FSO / FPSO for LPG
• FSRU, FRU, and FPSO for LNG
Ship design
packages
• Ship design packages / Service
• Basic ship classification drawings
• Complete design package including steel drawings
• Support and Optimize throughout lifecycle of vessel
Key expertise
&
process know-how
Bunker Vessels in Operation
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Bunker Vessel Operation Areas
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Pre 2017
Confirmed orders, delivery 2020 - 2021
Firm Projects, delivery from 2021
4Q 2020
Customers – Interfaces of different ship types
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Coastal Vessel Passenger Vessel Large Container Vessel
LNG volume 50 - 500 m³ 2,000 – 3,000 m³ up to 18,000 m³
Tank type Vacuum insulated or
conventional insulated
Type C tanks or atmospheric
tanks
Atmospheric or type C tanks
Bunker time max. 4 h 4 h approx. 4 - 11 h
Bunker rate 25 - 200 m³/h 750 m³/h up to 1,500 m³/h
Bunker
connection
abt. 6“ abt. 8“ estimated min. 8“
Bunker manifold
height
max. 4 m above waterline 3 – 4 m above waterline 6 – 8 m above waterline
Bunker station
location
approx. 50 m from steven midships ¼ of ship length
Summary
• Abt. 20 LNG bunker vessels will be in operation (2021)
• The geographical footprint of LNG bunker vessels has drastically increased
• STS transfer operations with different types of vessels and systems are gaining significant operational experience
• Standardization needs to be driven and future bunker vessels can be built simpler and cheaper as ‚first followers‘ in
geographical areas with existing bunker vessels
• Alternative fuels are slowly entering into the market -> adaptation of bunker vessel design is required
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LNG bunker vessels: safety, standards and regulationAndrew Stafford – April [email protected]
SGMF Guidelines SGMF published guidelines in
2019
Linked ESD systems now called ‘Bunkering Safety Links’• Type 1 BSL:
• Pneumatic – ESD only
• Type 2 BSL:• Electric (SIGTTO link) – ESD only
• Type 3 BSL:• Fibre optic – ESD, Telecoms, Data• Radio – Future?
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Type 1: Pneumatic Link Basic system Air Supply Regulator Restrictor Pressure Switch Solenoid Valve
Problems in timing and repeatability
Base concept for use with trucks
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Type 2: ESL (SIGTTO Link) Simple ESD link
Master includes an interposing relay stage
Slave provides an i.scurrent to drive the relays Loss of current trips both
sides of the link
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Type 3: Fibre Optic USL
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Very simple interconnection ESD Telecoms Process data IAS
USL controller handles the signal conversion
Single operator interface for all links
Conclusions Bunkering Safety Links are standard
• Use the guidance available
Not every application will use the full fibre solution, but as an important stakeholder, you can strive for the highest levels of safety
Bunker suppliers need to consider their LNG source compatibility
Speak to us if you need any additional information• More project are going live all the time, ask if you need to confirm any
details• It’s our job to make this simple for operators, but we need the feedback
from operators to improve, especially if there are problems
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