Høglund has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International to supply the fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for four LR2 product/crude oil tankers, reports The Motor Ship.
Ship Delivery
The 114,000dwt newbuildings have been ordered by China Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (BoComm Leasing) and will be delivered between December 2021 and August 2022.
The dual-fuel LR2 vessels will be chartered by Shell following delivery.
Sales & Marketing VP’s Comments
Commenting on this contract, David Gunaseelan, VP Sales & Marketing at Høglund Marine Solutions, said: “We’re very much looking forward to embarking in this collaboration with our partners at Guangzhou Shipyard International, who continue to trust Høglund’s engineering knowledge and our FGSS expertise and technical service quality.”
“The project demonstrates the growing understanding that gas solutions and wider automation work are crucial to improve vessels’ connectivity and communications, and ultimately integrate and control the systems abroad ships in a way that maximises safety and reliability”.
FGSS Solutions
FGSS solutions form part of Høglund’s core expertise, drawing on the group’s extensive experience in gas control and automation solutions.
