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Evolved as a mobile LNG tank, the 40 feet standard container furnishes a reliable and safe solvent for two of the main issues touching on the use of LNG as marine fuel : overcoming the limited availability of LNG as fuel due to the lack of infrastructure and the supplying of a safe technical setup for the retrofit and operation of existing fleets. Worldwide LNG is considered as one of the most promising alternatives for the classic oil fired diesel propulsion used in shipping in particular in regards towards the intensification of the emission directive in the ECAs that goes in into force in 2015. One of the key problems regarding the change towards an environmental friendly gas is the limited or better not existing infrastructure outside of Scandinavia. Worldwide there are only a few LNG bunker facilities outside of Norway. Ships, intending nowadays to use LNG as fuel, are facing considerable supply problems in availableness and bunkering, says Jrg Redlin, Director Marketing & LNG Division at Marine Service. With regard to the multi - million investments needing to be taken for providing LNG fuelled ships with a global infrastructure of not just conventional bunker facilities, we suppose this process to exceed 2015 Benzintank.

Until then, the Marine Service LNG Fuel Tank Container provides a practicable and technically safe and reliable alternative. The container can be viewed as a replaceable and rechargeable battery, explains Redlin. The LNG Fuel Tank Containers can be loaded aboard like every other IMDG container. Ships employing these plates will be sovereign of the availability of sophisticated LNG bunker facilities. After filling the container within the safe environment of a LNG terminal including its suitable facilities and specially trained personnel, the LNG Fuel Tank Containers can be carried to each required destination by sea, rail and or road. Thanks to the vacuum insulation the containers can be stored intermediately up to 80 days, before the pressure inside of the container reaches the set value of the safety vent. Strength wise the construction allows stacking up the filled containers to six layer high.&nbsp Benzintank;

Another key issue for ship owners is the cost for the modification of the existing fleets in case the ship design allows modifications. While the reconstruction of the propulsion machinery is a demanding but solvable task, the integration of dedicated, separate LNG tanks is a challenging and cost-intensive mission. Up to date there are about 30 LNG fueled ships sailing the seas mostly in Norway plus a number of LNG carriers using also LNG as fuel. That means the majority of the worlds fleet may be subject to modification for matching the emission directives of the ECA with the support of LNG.