LEHNKERING is expanding and modernizing its gas tanker fleet with its new ship LRG GAS 89
LEHNKERING continues the market-oriented modernization and expansion of capacity of its gas tanker fleet with the commissioning of a further new building, LRG GAS 89. The new vessel is the same type as LRG GAS 88, which is also still under construction. She will be 18th ship in the company’s own fleet. Construction will take about a year, so that the new tanker is expected to come into service in July 2011. The Dutch shipyard TeamCo Shipyard, which was responsible for the construction and assembly of LRG GAS 87 and which is currently working on LRG GAS 88, also received the contract for the construction of LRG GAS 89. BUREAU VERITAS was employed as the ship classification association, as it was for LRG GAS 85, 86, 87 and 88. "With the construction of the new ship, we continue to invest in the sustainability of our fleet in the shortest possible time, because it is becoming increasingly clear that our expectations of sustainable market growth were correct. By consistently maintaining our innovative new strategic ship construction programme, we are sending a clear signal to the market," says Robert Baack, COO of LEHNKERING’s Shipping & Logistics Services Division (SLS). The German company Gronemeyer & Banck is also making the pressurized gas tanks for the new ships. They are again each 33.60 meters long, have a diameter of 4.80 meters and a capacity of 582 cubic meters. To ensure the new ship construction will meet all future customer requirements, the tanks are suitable for the transportation of pressurized liquefied gases such as butadiene, butane, propane and propylene. The carriage of ammonia and propylene oxide is also possible. Since these high-capacity tanks are larger than normally permitted in a double-hull construction, the hull is fitted with increased impact protection. A special construction, a so-called "sheath," is once again used here. Two modern engines with an output of 634 KW and low fuel consumption power the ship. The inland tanker will be able to navigate canals and can therefore be used on subsidiary waterways. "The modernity of our services is a general requirement for all of our business units. Our new gas carriers are efficient and high capacity and can be used on various shipping routes. We can therefore provide our customers with the sort of added value that is not always available with other types of ships. Our technology in this area is innovative and market-oriented," adds Anke Bestmann, a member of the Management of LEHNKERING’s Gas Tank Shipping unit. Quelle: LEHNKERING |
