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因特萊克航運走向升級艦隊節能LNG/Interlake Steamship Moves Toward Upgrading Fleet to Energy Efficient LNG
瀏覽次數 811 , 日期 2013-05-10 , 燃氣設備 加入收藏
該因特萊克輪船公司,在大湖區航運業提供原材料到整個地區的港口的領導者,已達一個協議在原則上與殼牌,以提供液化自然氣(LNG)的支持LNG因特萊克其船舶的轉換為主要推進燃料。因特萊克轉換后,這些艦艇有望成為第一個LNG動力船舶在大湖上,其中在美國的第一個目標將第一艘由2015年的春天,已經通過工程和設計工作,尋求監管部門的批準,并確保融資。殼牌將是因特萊克的獨家供應商,LNG為每個轉換的船只。
重油燃燒發動機液化天然氣發動機的因特萊克船只將需要因特萊克的轉換作出重大資本投資在其船隊。然而,這些投資預計將導致顯著的環境效益。因特萊克預計,液化天然氣的轉換,將導致顯著減少二氧化碳,硫氧化物,氮氧化物和顆粒物。
“此舉我們竭誠為環境管理的下一級,解釋說:”馬克·巴克,因特萊克總統。“雖然海洋運輸方式已經是目前最環保的方式移動整個大湖地區的貨物,經營液化天然氣將進一步減少船舶對環境的影響。我們不僅尊重我們的客戶的需求,而且我們所經營的水道上工作的影響降到最低。“
此舉為LNG允許因特萊克的采購,生產和分發完全在北美使用的燃料,減少對進口化石燃料的使用和依賴。
“海運業已經支持成千上萬的就業機會和數十億美元的在整個大湖工資,補充說:”巴克。“我們現在正在發展的方式,將允許參加因特萊克的長期增長和經濟繁榮的地區,它已經擔任100年。此舉讓我們回到增長的天然氣行業,這也創造了寶貴的就業機會在美國“
殼牌宣布計劃在3月投資于天然氣液化裝置,其在加拿大安大略省薩尼亞制造中心。一旦投入使用,該項目將提供LNG燃料在整個大湖,其接壤的美國各州,加拿大各省和圣勞倫斯航道。
The Interlake Steamship Company, a leader in the Great Lakes shipping industry delivering raw materials to ports throughout the region, has reached an agreement in principle with Shell to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to support Interlake’s conversion of its vessels to LNG as the main propulsion fuel. When converted, these ships are expected to be the first LNG-powered ships on the Great Lakes and among the first in the U.S. With a goal of converting the first vessel by the spring of 2015, Interlake is already working through engineering and design, seeking regulatory approval and securing financing. Shell would be Interlake’s exclusive supplier of LNG for each converted vessel.
The conversion of Interlake’s vessels from heavy fuel oil burning engines to engines that operate on LNG will require Interlake to make significant capital investments in its fleet. However, those investments are expected to result in significant environmental benefits. Interlake anticipates that the conversion to LNG will result in significant reductions of carbon dioxide, sulfur oxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate matter.
“This move takes our dedication to environmental stewardship to the next level,” explains Mark Barker, President of Interlake. “While the marine mode of transportation is already by far the most environmentally friendly way to move goods throughout the Great Lakes region, operating on LNG would further reduce our vessels’ environmental impacts. We not only respect the needs of our customers, but work to minimize the impact on the waterways which we operate.”
The move to LNG allows Interlake to use a fuel that is sourced, produced and distributed entirely in North America, reducing the use of and reliance on imported fossil fuels.
“The marine transportation industry already supports thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in wages throughout the Great Lakes,” adds Barker. “We are now evolving in a way that would allow Interlake to participate in the long-term growth and economic prosperity of the region that it has served for 100 years. This move allows us to back the growing natural gas industry, which is also creating valuable jobs here in the U.S.”
Shell announced plans in March to invest in a natural gas liquefaction unit at its Sarnia Manufacturing Centre in Ontario, Canada. Once operational, this project will supply LNG fuel throughout the Great Lakes, their bordering U.S. States, Canadian provinces and the St. Lawrence Seaway.