Post by ferryfast admin on Jun 8, 2011 12:42:40 GMT -5
Incat Insider Issue 004
From sail to coal fired steam, then on to distillate oil fuels in two stroke and four stroke diesels, and now GAS.
Where will this newly available fuel source take us? It promises to be more environmentally friendly, cost less, and is expected to be in abundant supply well into the future. The trick now, is to learn to use it to best advantage.
There are capital costs to justify. Fuel tanks for LNG are more complex. The range of ships may be more restricted, at least for now. Refuelling will take a little longer as specific procedures must be addressed before the liquid can flow.
Costs aside, the change to Liquified Natural Gas is a necessary step that will see ships powering into the future.
I believe we will see two types of marine engine using LNG as the primary fuel source. Incat is fitting the first pair of LM2500 turbines into a high speed ferry. This very fast ship is expected to compete favourably with aircraft on short sea crossings and will have a service speed exceeding 50 knots.
Not all customers will wish to compete directly with aircraft services, most in fact may prefer to go a little slower, and burn as little fuel as possible whilst still offering satisfactory service speeds. This alternative is possible by using LNG in the common reciprocating engine, modified to burn gaseous fuel. Several manufacturers already offer gas fuelled engines and the list is growing with more manufacturers modifying their engines to suit both distillate and gaseous fuel.
It’s early days, but the light weight fuel efficient ship is undoubtedly the ship of the future.
Incat's world fleet spans over 20 countries from as far south as Uruguay to Northern Scandinavia.
The Incat world fleet is correct to the best of Incat's knowledge. Please let us know of changes so that we can keep our records up to date.
Copyright © 2011 Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd, All rights reserved.
Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd
18 Bender Drive
Prince of Wales Bay
Hobart, Tasmania 7009
Web www.incat.com.au/
From sail to coal fired steam, then on to distillate oil fuels in two stroke and four stroke diesels, and now GAS.
Where will this newly available fuel source take us? It promises to be more environmentally friendly, cost less, and is expected to be in abundant supply well into the future. The trick now, is to learn to use it to best advantage.
There are capital costs to justify. Fuel tanks for LNG are more complex. The range of ships may be more restricted, at least for now. Refuelling will take a little longer as specific procedures must be addressed before the liquid can flow.
Costs aside, the change to Liquified Natural Gas is a necessary step that will see ships powering into the future.
I believe we will see two types of marine engine using LNG as the primary fuel source. Incat is fitting the first pair of LM2500 turbines into a high speed ferry. This very fast ship is expected to compete favourably with aircraft on short sea crossings and will have a service speed exceeding 50 knots.
Not all customers will wish to compete directly with aircraft services, most in fact may prefer to go a little slower, and burn as little fuel as possible whilst still offering satisfactory service speeds. This alternative is possible by using LNG in the common reciprocating engine, modified to burn gaseous fuel. Several manufacturers already offer gas fuelled engines and the list is growing with more manufacturers modifying their engines to suit both distillate and gaseous fuel.
It’s early days, but the light weight fuel efficient ship is undoubtedly the ship of the future.
Incat's world fleet spans over 20 countries from as far south as Uruguay to Northern Scandinavia.
The Incat world fleet is correct to the best of Incat's knowledge. Please let us know of changes so that we can keep our records up to date.
Copyright © 2011 Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd, All rights reserved.
Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd
18 Bender Drive
Prince of Wales Bay
Hobart, Tasmania 7009
Web www.incat.com.au/