壳牌将租赁十艘双燃料LNG新型油轮

据3月11日offshore energy消息：总部设在海牙的壳牌公司签署了协议，以租用10艘由双燃料液化天然气(LNG)发动机提供动力的新型油轮。

壳牌在一份声明中称，其中四艘超大型油轮(VLCCs)是从Advantage油轮公司租用的，三艘来自AET公司，另外三艘来自国际海事公司。

10艘船将由韩国大宇造船与海洋工程公司(DSME)建造。该系列的第一艘船将从2022年开始运营，并已向壳牌租赁了7年。

为船舶选择的主要发动机和船舶设计将意味着这些油轮的甲烷泄漏率最低，燃油效率最高，与水上的VLCC环保型船舶相比，平均可减少20％的燃油消耗。

到2021年底，壳牌将继续对LNG进行大量投资，其长期租赁船队将有14艘在役。

预计该订单将使全球双燃料LNG船队总数达到475艘，这标志着到2023年LNG燃料船数量将翻番的目标又迈出了重要一步，船东将响应客户的要求，选择目前可用的最清洁技术。

“当务之急是航运部门立即使用最清洁的燃料。如今，在可预见的将来，液化天然气是新建船舶的选择，以确保我们在努力开发零排放燃料的同时，不会增加更重的排放源。”壳牌海运与海事全球负责人Grahaeme Henderson表示。

“这项重大承诺将使壳牌在船队脱碳方面达到新的里程碑，平均50%的定期租赁油轮一旦投入使用，就由双燃料LNG发动机提供动力。解决这一行业的排放问题确实迫在眉睫，在开发零排放燃料选项的同时采用液化天然气，将对累积排放产生重大影响。”

壳牌正致力于在欧洲、亚洲和北美主要港口的全球贸易航线上提供液化天然气，以满足油轮、散货船和班轮运输业持续增长的客户需求。

到2023年，海上液化天然气需求预计将达到360万吨左右，预计将有45艘燃料船投入使用。

冯娟 摘译自 offshore energy

原文如下：

Shell charters 10 LNG-fueled VLCCs

The Hague-based Shell signed agreements to charter ten new crude tankers powered by dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines.

Four of the very large crude carriers (VLCCs) have been chartered from Advantage Tankers, three from AET and three from International Seaways, Shell said in a statement on Thursday.

All 10 ships will be built in South Korea by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The first vessel in the series is set to become operational from 2022 and be on charter to Shell for seven years.

The main engines and vessel design chosen for the ships will mean these tankers have the lowest possible methane slip and highest fuel efficiency including on average 20 per cent less fuel consumption compared to eco VLCC vessels on the water.

Shell continues to significantly invest in LNG for its long-term charter fleet with 14 in service by the end of 2021.

This order is expected to bring the total global dual-fuel LNG fleet to 475, marking yet another important step on the predicted doubling of LNG-fuelled vessels on the water by 2023, as ship owners respond to customer calls to choose the cleanest technologies available today.

“It is imperative that the shipping sector immediately employs the cleanest fuels available. Today and for the foreseeable future, LNG is the choice for newbuilds to ensure we are not adding heavier emitters into the global fleet while we work hard at developing zero-emissions fuels,” said Grahaeme Henderson, Global Head of Shell Shipping & Maritime.

“This significant commitment will see Shell hit a new milestone for our fleet decarbonisation with an average of 50 per cent of our crude tankers on time charter powered by dual-fuel LNG engines once in service. There is real urgency to tackle emissions from this sector and adopting LNG while developing zero-emissions fuels options, will make a significant difference to cumulative emissions,” he said.

Shell is working on making LNG available on global trading routes at major ports in Europe, Asia and North America to meet customer demand with tankers and the bulk and liner segments continuing to grow uptake.

By 2023, marine LNG demand is expected to reach around 3.6 million tonnes with 45 bunker vessels expected to be in service.