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IT’S IMPORTANT TO DARE TO TAKE BIG LEAPS WHEN CRE
ATING A NEW DESIGN JAN THORE FOSS, Head of Ship Management and Head of Newbuilding at UECC, explains the challenging order of the two LNG vessels: “We needed modern and efficient Ice Class 1AS, Short Sea PCTC’s with low emission footprints, compliant with the requirements for sulphur emissions in the Baltic Sea. The challenge was the LNG design and installation, but Wallenius Marine has great in-house competence.” It took three years from idea to launch, which is extremely fast considering that no one had ever built High & Heavy Jan Thore Foss LNG operated ships before. After a great many drawings and negotiating every detail, Wallenius Marine’s design team reached consensus with UECC and the chosen Chinese shipyard Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering. “The shipbuilding process went very well with timely design and production schedule,” says a pleased Jan Thore Foss. “Wallenius Marine is a professional company with highly skilled people, and a great cooperative team ensured good cooperation.” THE BIG CHALLENGE was to fit an 800 m3 LNG tank onboard, a tank that occupies 4% of the deck area. Building a tank this large inside a vessel had not been done before. Also the liquefied natural gas has to be kept at -164 °C, creating a great risk of ice building around the tank, an issue that was finally solved by creating an extremely dry climate to prevent condensation and ice formation. The challenge has changed the shipping industry. “We were indeed inventing the wheel. We were pioneers when we developed these innovative LNG operated ships – and they are still the only two LNG ships that are Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC)” says Carl Fagergren. AUTO ECO & AUTO ENERGY CAPACITY 3,800 cars SPEED 18.6 knots LENGTH 181 metres BEAM 30 metres DRAUGHT 8.40 metres BUILT TO 1A Super Finnish/ Swedish ice class OUR WAY SHIPPING 11