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Watched by a large audience, Nb. 423, the LNG powered »Greenland«, was christened and launched on 31 October at Ferus[ds_preview] Smit shipyard. »Greenland« is a dedicated cement carrier built for the joint venture JT Cement, in which Erik Thun AB cooperates with KG Jebsen Cement (KGJ) from Norway. The vessel will be the first dry cargo vessel ever with an LNG fuelled propulsion system, in which a pressurised LNG tank is incorporated inside the hull. The vessel features a 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF main engine and an enclosed gas valve unit.

Using LNG as maritime fuel is by far the most environmentally friendly solution available today. While sailing on LNG, the vessel will meet the most stringent emission criteria, as well as new norms that might be in place in the future.

As Ferus Smit informed, the ship is also equipped with a fully automated cement loading and unloading system, based on the principle of fluidization of cement with compressed air. This system enables the cement to be pumped through a completely closed, thus dust free, piping system to shore facilities.