Høglund to supply FGSS to Tallink newbuild ferry

The 212 metre-long MySTAR will have a passenger capacity of 2,800. The ferry will serve on Tallink’s Tallinn to Helsinki route in the Baltic Sea. The dual fuel vessel is scheduled for delivery in January 2022. Work on the newbuild project is due to start in spring 2020.

Høglund will work with Finnish tank manufacturer West Welding to design and supply the systems that will handle LNG onboard MySTAR.

The design and engineering of FGSS solutions is a key challenge for the future development of LNG powered shipping, particularly for passenger vessels. The process must take into account complex safety concerns stemming from impacts on the engine cooling system, hazardous area management, and ventilation systems.

Høglund will bring their years of experience in gas control and automation solutions to this project. Høglund’s FGSS solutions are integrated with the ship’s IAS (Integrated Automation System) which enables better access to data in the system for playback, analysis and optimisation. It also allows better integration between onboard systems such as alarms, emergency shutdown and power management.