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    LNG TRANSFER SYSTEMS FOR BUNKER SHIPS

    Assessing the Hazards of LNG

    ► Transportation temperature (down to -163C)


    • Cargo containment system characteristics
    • Insulation properties to keep the cargo cool
    • Need for a second barrier
    • Risk of brittle fracture in case of leak

    ► LNG leak becomes low flash point gas


    • Flammable between 5 and 15 % in air

    ► Rapid phase transition (RPT)

    ► Global warming (methane is a GHG)

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    Facts in LNG transportation and STS at Sea

    ► No major issues in LNG transportation


    ► STS operations usually performed for FSRU’s

    BUT

    ► Safety records must be kept in LNG bunkering


    • Assessment of the transfer system is key
    • Diversity of bunker and gas fuel ships
    • Standard transfer systems and components

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    STS LNG Transfer Qualification

    ► Ship-To-Ship – LNG transfer – HAZID, HAZOP, QRA for a specific


    operation or in order to fulfil EN1474-3 requirements
    ► Over 1.000 STS LNG transfer operations at sea
    • Flexible hoses
    • Excelerate, Exmar, Anthony Veder, etc

    4
    Loading Arms / STS LNG Transfer at Open Sea

    ► Relative motions between the units

    ► Storms, winds, tidal, currents, etc

    ► Suitable mooring devices and fenders

    ► Operational guidelines

    ► Sudden change in the conditions


    • ESD system activation
    • Disconnection

    5
    Diversification of Customers for LNG Bunkering

    •FURETANK Courtesy

    6
    LNG Bunkering Chain Expansion
    Truck to Ship / Bunkering station
    Shore to Ship Typically less than
    2002
    200 m3

    Small scale terminal


    Terminal to Ship Typically less than
    2012
    1000 m3

    On purpose new builds


    5.000-8.000 m3 Limited by
    Ship to Ship
    Ship’s
    2017
    dimensions

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    LNG Bunkering Chain Expansion. Bunker ships

    ► NYK / ENGIE / MITSUBISHI CORP. / FLUXYS just delivered


    ► 5.800 m3 SIRIUS VEDER under construction
    ► Multi-fuel bunker tankers (HFO/MGO/LNG)
    ► GTT membrane designs (4.000, 5.000 & 6.500 m3)

    Courtesy of Sirius Veder


    HFO/MGO/LNG
    Courtesy of Suazdiaz 5.100 m3 LBV built at HHIC
    Courtesy of Engie

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    Technical Aspects of LNG Transfer Systems

    ► Suitable for cryogenic applications


    • Adequate materials to cope with LNG temperature
    • To withstand thermal cycles and
    • To avoid fracture of materials

    ► Design to cover the required operating envelope(s)


    • Articulated system (crane, arm, boom, davit, etc)
    • Flexible hoses

    ► Appropriate equipment to avoid leaks


    • Connection and disconnection is key
    • Emergency disconnection possible in any event Courtesy of Houlder / Klaw

    9
    Examples of Transfer System Lay-out

    ► Main lines (supply and/or recovery)


    • LNG supply
    • Vapour return
    • Inert gas supply
    • Recovery of LNG from gas fuel ship?
    Diagrams of LNG bunkering
    ► Typical components
    • Crane, arm or handling structure
    • Couplings (QCDC) and ERS
    • Communication links & ESD systems, etc

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    Components of Transfer System – Handling System

    ► Crane parts (boom, pedestal, swivels, counterweights, bearing, etc)

    ► Pipes, hoses and valves (insulation if required)

    ► Systems (winches, hydraulic and or pneumatic devices, cylinders,


    panels) to handle LNG parts described in the next slides

    Courtesy of GTT Courtesy of FMC Hybrid solution


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    LNG Parts of Transfer System - Hoses

    ► Flexible pipes – hoses (Gutteling, Nexans, etc)

    ► Life span of hoses (identification, storage and disposal)

    ► Length/bending radius of transfer hoses

    Courtesy of TNO Courtesy of Gutteling

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    LNG Parts of Transfer System - Couplings
    ► Cryogenic break away couplings
    • The “weak link” of the transfer system
    • Spring / hydraulic (pneumatic) release

    ► Cryogenic dry couplings (QCDC)

    Courtesy of Klaw

    Courtesy of Arta
    Courtesy of Mann Tek

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    Regulations and Standards

    ► Two main IMO Codes involved


    • IGF → Receiving ship
    • IGC → Bunkering ship

    ► And in between ?

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    Standards for LNG Bunkering

    ► ISO/TC 67/WG 10 PT1 → Technical specification ISO/TS


    18683:2015 Guidelines for systems and installations for
    supply of LNG as fuel to ships
    • EN 1474-1 “Design and testing of marine transfer systems”
    Part 1: Design and testing of transfer arms,
    • EN 1474-2 “Design and testing of marine transfer systems”
    Part 1: Design and testing of transfer hoses, and
    • EN 1474-3 “Design and testing of marine transfer systems”
    Part 1: Offshore transfer systems.

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    Standards for LNG Bunkering

    ► NEW ISO 20519 - Ships and marine technology - Specification for


    bunkering of liquefied natural gas fuelled vessels
    • Components to meet or exceed engineering standards, the IGC/IGF Codes,
    in addition to other requirements listed in the document.

    Courtesy of Klaw

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    Standards for LNG Bunkering

    ► ISO 20519 - Reference to ISO 16904:2016

    ► ISO 16904:2016 - Ships and marine technology - Specification for


    bunkering of liquefied natural gas fuelled vessels
    • Length, configuration, description of the arms
    • Swivel joints, structural bearings, accessories, pipework and fitting, welding,
    corrosion and embrittlement protection and maintenance
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    Standards for LNG Bunkering

    ► ISO/AWI 21593 - Marine LNG fuel bunkering quick connect/disconnect


    coupling standard (QCDC)
    • Still a working document
    • LNG fuel supply will not be regional
    • Standard coupling preferable worldwide

    Courtesy of Mann Tek

    Courtesy of Arta
    Courtesy of Klaw
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    Classification Rules & Guidelines for LNG Bunkering

    ► BV NI.618 LNG Bunkering guidelines

    ► BV NR.620 LNG Bunkering ships


    • Technical and functional requirements for the
    LNG transfer system
    • Additional requirements for the ship itself

    ► IACS Rec 142 LNG Bunkering Guidelines


    • BV involved in project management

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    Application of NR.620 Regulation

    ► Transfer system on board of 5.100 m3 bunkering vessel

    ► HAZOP of LNG transfer system in order to support its qualification

    ► Qualification of the LNG Transfer system

    • Design assessment
    • Certification of components
    ► Final attestation of compliance

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    AiP / HAZID for GTT Reach4 System

    ► HAZID workshop

    ► AiP in 2014 based in Hazid report & other relevant info

    ► LNG bunker ships (4.000 – 6.500 m3)

    Courtesy of GTT

    Courtesy of GTT
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    THANK YOU
    Speaker: Carlos GUERRERO
    Move Forward with Confidence [email protected]

    Courtesy of Engie
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