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来源：Offshore Energy 2024-08-14

翻译：国际海事信息网 杨皓然 张运鸿

 

        韩国HD现代旗下海洋产业领域综合解决方案（comprehensive marine solutions）子公司HD现代海洋解决方案(HD Hyundai Marine Solutions）受雇于某欧洲船东，首次将其液化天然气运输船改造为液化天然气浮式储存装置（LNG-FSU）。

 

        韩国HD现代海洋解决方案(HD Hyundai Marine Solutions）拿下的这笔新订单价值3000万美元，要求其将一艘建造于2004年西班牙的13.8万立方米的液化天然气运输船改造成液化天然气浮式储存装置（LNG-FSU）。该公司将承包涵盖设计、采买、生产、运输、安装和试运营在内的整个船舶改造过程，以实现利润最大化。

 

        该韩国公司计划于2025年上半年完成该船舶改造项目。此后，改造完成的该液化天然气浮式储存装置（LNG-FSU）将在中美洲进行安装，并向周边火力发电厂供应液化天然气。此装置作为海上液化天然气接收站（offshore LNG terminal）的一种，长时间处在某个特定位置，定期地接收和存储液化天然气，并适时传递给陆上发电厂和存储设施。作为海运液化天然气的替代品，该装置受到越来越多的关注，尤其是在乌克兰能源危机爆发后。

 

        除了回收旧的液化天然气运输船这一优势以外，由于能够根据需求在不同区域间移动和安装，该船舶改造项目被认为是一种生态友好型且经济节约型的举措。其另一优势在于不同于传统的陆上和海上液化天然气厂，普遍需要超过3-4年的时间进行建造，该装置最快可在一年内就完成安装，投入使用。

 

        韩国HD现代海洋解决方案(HD Hyundai Marine Solutions）发言人强调：“该装置改造项目是船舶项目中最具挑战性的一个，它缺乏标准化的设计可供参考，且需要极度高超的技术和专业知识。因而，基于我们在这些不同改造项目中累积的经验和能力，我们打算在船舶生态改造方面扩大我们公司的全球市场。”。

 

        韩国HD现代海洋解决方案(HD Hyundai Marine Solutions）将船舶液化天然气浮式储存装置（LNG-FSU）改造视为其下半年在环保型天然气解决方案改造领域产生预期大规模订单的垫脚石。例如，液化天然气-液化石油氣-甲醇双燃料引擎改造和液化天然气浮式储存及再气化装置（floating storage and regasification unit）的再利用。

 

        自欧洲决定放弃使用俄罗斯管道天然气以来，欧洲的液化天然气发展逐渐受到世界关注，因而，该韩国公司预估将有更多液化天然气相关的船舶订单和改造订单。近日，该公司同韩国泛洋海运（Pan Ocean）、韩国船舶管理公司POS SM和美国船级社（American Bureau of Shipping ）达成协议，致力于在船舶问题上应用基于AI的解决方案。

 

        HD韩国造船海洋（HD KSOE）发起的“AI船舶安全管理一揽子解决方案”将应用于韩国泛洋海运（Pan Ocean）旗下的17.4万立方米液化天然气运输船，以检验其有效性。当前，该船由HD现代重工（HD Hyundai Heavy Industries）负责建造，预计于今年年底交付至韩国泛洋海运（Pan Ocean）。

 

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2004-built vessel getting new lease on life as LNG FSU in Central America after European firm taps Korean shipbuilder for retrofit

 

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solutions, HD Hyundai’s comprehensive marine solutions arm, has been hired by an undisclosed European shipping player to undertake its first conversion of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier into a floating LNG storage unit (LNG FSU).

 

HD Hyundai Marine Solutions’ new contract award, worth $30 million, will enable the firm to carry out the work of converting a 138,000-cubic-meter (cbm) LNG carrier built in Spain in 2004 into an LNG FSU. The firm will be in charge of carrying out the entire construction process, including design, purchase, production, transportation, installation, and test operations in a turnkey manner, which is seen as a way to maximize profitability.

 

The South Korean player plans to complete this vessel retrofit project by the first half of 2025. Afterward, the revamped LNG FSU will be installed in Central America and supply LNG to nearby thermal power plants. As the unit is seen as a type of ‘offshore LNG terminal’ that stays in a specific location for a long time, receives and stores LNG periodically, and then delivers it to onshore power plants and storage facilities when required, it is gaining attention as an alternative to seaborne LNG, especially in Europe due to the Ukraine crisis.

 

Aside from recycling old LNG carriers, the LNG FSU conversion project is evaluated as an economical and eco-friendly solution as it can be moved and installed in different areas depending on demand. Another benefit of the LNG-FSU conversion is perceived to be the possibility to install and operate the unit within a year at the earliest, unlike traditional onshore and offshore LNG plants, which usually take more than three to four years to build.

 

A spokesperson from HD Hyundai Marine Solutions highlighted: “The LNG-FSU conversion project is one of the most difficult projects as it does not have a standardized design and requires a high level of technology and know-how. We plan to expand our market share in eco-friendly ship conversion based on the experience and capabilities accumulated through various retrofit projects.”

 

HD Hyundai Marine Solutions sees this LNG FSU retrofit as a stepping stone to anticipated large-scale orders in the second half of the year in eco-friendly gas solution modifications, such as LNG-LPG-methanol dual fuel engine modifications and repurposing of floating liquefied natural gas storage and regasification units (LNG FSRU).

 

With the spotlight on Europe’s liquefied natural gas ramp-up in the aftermath of its decision to wean itself off Russian pipeline gas, the shipping market player is anticipating more LNG-related vessel orders and retrofits. The company recently inked an agreement on the application of AI-based solutions with Pan Ocean, POS SM, and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

 

The ‘AI Shipboard Safety Management Package Solution’ developed by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) will be applied to Pan Ocean’s 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier currently under construction at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and verify its effectiveness. The ship is slated for delivery to Pan Ocean by year-end.

来源：simic