Saacke supplies gas combustion units for two LNG tankers

SAACKE Marine Systems said it will supply an integrated system consisting of a gas combustion unit (GCU), with a capacity of 3.5 tons per hour, and an SSB-LCG burner for gases with fluctuating heat values for two LNG tankers to be built by Imabari Shipbuilding of Japan.

All the GCU components were designed to be compact enough to allow the entire plant to fit into the funnel area. The LNG tankers with a capacity of 178.000 m³ will be operated by the Spanish shipping company Elcano in order to supply gas to Europe.

“As the first developer of GCUs, SAACKE has the relevant know-how and extensive experience in implementing international projects of this scale. This is why the customer, Imabari Shipbuilding, decided on our solution,” explains Peter Breidenich, Director Business Unit Marine Systems.

Gas Combustion Units enable the safe transportation of liquefied natural gas by sea by completely burning off the boil-off gas, which forms in the gas tanks during the voyage and which cannot be utilized, in an environmentally friendly manner.

Press Release, September 2, 2014; Image: Saacke Marine Systems