Bureau Veritas has given approval in principle for the basic design of[ds_preview] a 14,000 TEU containership to be powered by LNG. The design was developed in a joint industry project between Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, CMA CGM and Bureau Veritas. The 14,000 TEU vessel will be powered by an ME-GI (MAN Electronic – Gas Injection) two-stroke dual fuel engine made by MAN Diesel. This system works by simultaneous dual burning of HFO and LNG. In minimum fuel and maximum gas mode around 10 % of the fuel is oil, providing overall CO2 emission reductions in the order of 23 % and SOx reductions of 92 %. A 22,490 m3 LNG prismatic tank (Daewoo patent ACT-IB Aluminium Cargo Tank – IMO type B with Poly-Urethane Foam panel type insulation) would be installed under the forward accommodation, and a bunker tank for heavy fuel oil of 4,430 m3 capacity in the aft. The main engine would be rated at 72,285 kW and the vessel would have a range of 25,000 sm if fully bunkered.
The basic design is for a 365.5 m (loa) vessel with a design draft of 14 m and a design speed of 24 knots. There is a loss of cargo space equivalent to 438 TEU to make room for the gas tank and equipment.
