First Dragon-class vessel delivered for transporting US ethane to Europe
The first in a series of 27,500 cbm Dragon class vessels ordered by Evergas, an owner and operator of seaborne petrochemical and liquid gas transport vessels, has been delivered from the Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE) shipyard in China.
The vessel features a comprehensive Wärtsilä solutions package, including two Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines, propulsion equipment (including the gearbox), two 20DF auxiliary generating sets, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel system and a cargo handling system.
The Dragon class ships will be chartered by INEOS Europe for the transportation of ethane to Europe from the Mariner East project in the US.
While the carriers are purpose built for the transportation of ethane, they can also carry a wide range of petrochemical gases and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
The various individual Wärtsilä solutions are integrated to form a fully optimized package. By engineering and supplying the complete cargo plant, the gas fuel supply system and the propulsion plant, optimal energy consumption efficiency for the entire vessel can be achieved. For example, the LNG supply system is integrated with the cargo handling system so it can be used to cool the cargo.
The Dragon class vessels are 180 m long and 26.6 m wide with a draft of approximately 9 m, and they represent the largest ethane carriers in their class in the world. The order with was placed in the beginning of 2013.
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