environmental friendly way, and as a clean-
er hand, open possibilities for remote com-
MEYER WERFT EMBRACES LNG
er energy source, to remote places and to
munities in the Nordic region that, up till
Maker of Coral Energy, the German ship-
smaller terminals where the LNG can be
now, have been depending on polluting
yard Meyer Werft has specialised in build-
used e.g. as bunker fuel for other ships,
fuel oil for various applications.
ing gas tankers for decades, having built
power generation, and retail distribution.
While being powered by LNG her-
55 gas tankers in the past years. The ship
Due to her size and in-house devel-
self, emissions of the vessel are brought
has a length of about 155 m and a breadth
oped innovative compatibility package, the
to extremely low levels which are clear-
of 22.7 m with a cargo capacity of 15,600
ship is able to load LNG at world-scale ter-
ly below the prospective applicable limits
m³ and a maximum speed of 15.80 knots.
minals. Ice-class 1A credentials, on the oth-
for ECA areas.
Fully loaded with LNG, the ship will have
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