Dual-fuel power for LNG carrier
Sovcomflot’s LNG carrier Velikiy Novgorod
The ship is equipped with a diesel-electric, dual-fuel propulsion system, comprising two MAN 8L51/60DF and two MAN 9L51/60DF engines, offering a total rated power of 34 MW. The engines were constructed at MAN Diesel & Turbo’s plant in Augsburg, Germany.
The propulsion facility provides the LNG carrier with a highly efficient, low-emission propulsion system, especially when running in gas mode, MAN said.
It also features a high degree of redundancy, while the MAN 51/60 DF engines provide multiple fuelling options.
MAN Diesel & Turbo states that the delivery of the LNG carrier newbuilding orders mark a major milestone in its strategy of expanding its environmentally friendly dual-fuel engine technology into the marine sector.
The ice-class LNG carrier Velikiy Novgorod has a total length of 300m and a load capacity of 170,200m3 of gas. It is the first in a series of ships to be built by STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in South Korea and the fifth LNG carrier in Gazprom’s fleet of long-term-charter tankers.
