Torghatten Nord orders LNG ships

摘要

Norwegian owner Torghatten Nord AS has ordered four liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered ships from the Remontowa Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland for delivery in the second half of 2012. The ships will serve two routes across Vestfjorden in Lofoten in the north of Norway. Both routes are known for their harsh operating conditions. The complete LNG propulsion systems for the vessels will be supplied by Rolls Royce which has sub-contracted the work to install LNG storage tanks and fuel systems aboard the new vessels to Hamwor-thy Oil & Gas Systems. Each ship will have 150m~3 capacity storage tanks designed by Hamworthy.