LNG tanker propulsion orders for ABB

ABB will supply propulsion plant to work in combination with a duel fuel diesel engine system on board a 155,000m³ LNG carrier ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) by a South East Asian owner. The membrane-type vessel is expected to be delivered by HHI’s Ulsan yard in 2015. The scope of supply by ABB will include generators, switchboards, transformers, drives and propulsion motors where all the components are manufactured by ABB factories.

In a second contract, ABB will deliver a similar power and propulsion plant package fot two 160,000m³ LNG carriers that have been ordered by a US gas company from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). These two ships will be built at SHI’s Geoje Island facility for delivery between 2015 and 2016. The order includes an additional package plus additional switchboards for a 170,000m³ LNG FSRU for a Norwegian/South East Asian owner. The ship will be built at SHI’s Geoje Island facility for delivery in 2015.

ABB says that 38 dual fuel diesel electric LNG carriers are currently on order with the company’s power and propulsion system.