Danish liquified gas equipment specialist Svanehøj has been awarded a contract to supply 32 deepwell fuel pumps for a new series of ammonia dual-fuel bulk carriers, reports offshore energy.
NH3 Fuel pumps
As a subcontractor to the supplier SunRui Marine Environment Engineering, Svanehøj will provide four deepwell (DW) NH3 fuel pumps for each of the first eight vessels in the series, totaling 32 fuel pumps with the first delivered in Q4 2024.
A new series of 210,000 DWT ammonia-fueled bulk carriers will be built at CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding (QBS) in China.
Specifically, the Svanehøj pumps are designed with a hermetically sealed MagDrive coupling, which completely separates the gas in the tank system from the surroundings.
For this project, the pumps will be installed in caisson pipes with a patented retraction system, to enable pumps to be extracted for repair, even with liquid gas in the fuel tank.
Significant step
The deal marks a significant step in making ammonia technology a commercially available option for long-distance shipping, as the global fleet prepares to adopt green fuels to meet long-term decarbonization targets.
The eight new PCTCs will be constructed at China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu). Each vessel will have the capacity to transport more than 9,000 units. They will be prepared to operate on LNG, ammonia, and methanol.
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Source: Offshore energy
