Luca Boaro

Ship Power
Flow & Gas Solutions
Fuel Gas Handling
Wärtsilä Italia S.p.A.
E-mail: luca.boaro@wartsila.com
 Truck to ship ~40 m3/h

 Stationary tank to ship ~ 500 m3/h

 Ship to ship ~150-400 m3/h

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Ship Bunkering Station characteristics

Bunkering
station

LNG

Dripping
Drip tray LNG in case
of leakage

Water curtain

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 1. Check that on board bunkering
line is inerted and cooled down
2. Collapse the gas pressure in the tank
3. Open the main filling line
4. Close the filling line valves
5. Inert the piping with N2

8
Bar(g)

5
2
Time
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 1. Open pressure control valve

2. LNG flow by the hydrostatic pressure into the vaporizer

3. LNG is vaporized and gas is returned to the tank

8
Bar(g)

5
2
Time
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Break-away coupling Before emergency disconnect
Mann-Tek courtesy

After emergency disconnect

Dry quick coupling

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 Bunkering
Checklists

15)
Safety
Zone

Source: Bunkering of Liquefied Natural Gas-fueled Marine Vessels in North America - ABS
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Harvey Energy Dual Fuel Platform Supply Vessel

Wärtsilä scope of supply:

 1x LNGPac™ 290m³
 3x 6L34DF (4-stroke, 2510 kW)
 2x Steerable Thrusters
 2x Transverse Thrusters
 Integrated Automation System & Power Management System

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 Source: Bunkering of
Liquefied Natural Gas-fueled
Marine Vessels in North
America - ABS

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 Source: Bunkering of
Liquefied Natural Gas-fueled
Marine Vessels in North
America - ABS

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Passenger & Car Ferry – "MS Ostfriesland“
Owner: AG Ems
Yard: BVT Brenn- und Verformtechnik GmbH
Wärtsilä scope of supply:
1x LNGPac™ 45m³
 2x 6L20DF (4-stroke, 1280 kW)

25 m
Safety
Zone

Local Port Authority

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Passenger & Car Ferry – "MS Ostfriesland“
Owner: AG Ems
Yard: BVT Brenn- und Verformtechnik GmbH
Wärtsilä scope of supply:
1x LNGPac™ 45m³
 2x 6L20DF (4-stroke, 1280 kW)

25 m
Safety
Zone

Local Port Authority

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 Passenger & Cargo Vessel – F.A. Gauthier
Owner: Société des Traversieres du Québec (Canada)
Yard: Fincantieri (Italy)
Wärtsilä scope of supply:
 2 x LNGPac™ 280m³
 4 x 12V34DF (4-stroke 5760 kW)

No specific standards/guidelines developed for

gas fuelled ships LNG bunkering

Risk analyses -> Training, bunkering procedure and

checklists
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 Harvey Gulf First LNG Bunkering Facility
Wärtsilä scope of supply:
 Bunker Facility control system

Port Fourchon,
Louisiana, USA

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LNG Bunkering Facility for the Double-end Passenger
& Car Ferry - "Tresfjord"
Wärtsilä scope of supply:
 1x LNGPac™ 50m³

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LNG bunker barge for Viking Grace
Wärtsilä scope of supply:
 2x LNGPac™ 200m³
 High bunker flow (400m³/hr)
 4x Wärtsilä 8L50DF (4S, 7600kW)

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Fuel Gas Handling
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