CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE LNG tanker

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CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE LNG tanker

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:48 pm

The tanker depict on this stamp is most probably the Russian LNG tanker the first of a series of tankers built in South Korea and used to carrier LNG gas from Northern Russian via the northern passage to Asia. She are ice-strengthened.
Built as an icebreaking LNG tanker under yard No 2418 by Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering, Okpo, South Korea for Zehtiko Shipping Co. Ltd., Moscow.

22 March 2015 keel laid down.
January 2016 launched as the CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE named after the Frenchman Christophe de Margerie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe_de_Margerie
Tonnage 128,806 grt, 96,779 dwt, dim. 299.0 x 50.13 x 25.50m, length bpp283.1m.
Powered: diesel-electric propulsion system consisting of four 12-cylinder diesel engines and two 9-cylinder dual-fuel engines of the Wärtsilä 50DF type, running on LPG or marine fuel oil, providing a total power of 64.35 MW.
The propulsion system of the Arctic gas carrier consists of three propeller-driven electric installations of the Azipod type with a total capacity of 45 MW, which is comparable to the power of a nuclear-powered icebreaker of the Rossiya type (55 MW). Speed 19.5 kn. in open water.
09 November 2016 completed. Cyprus flag and registry, homeport Limassol. IMO 9737187.

Gas carriers of the Yamalmax type are considered to be quite large ships among icebreaking ships. The length of the hull is 299 m, width is 50 m. During one voyage in cargo tanks of a reinforced membrane type, which guarantee safe transportation, the vessel is capable of transporting 172 thousand cubic meters of liquefied natural gas along the routes of the Northern Sea Route.

The uniqueness of Arctic LNG carriers lies in the combination of a tanker and an icebreaker in one hull, which is made of high-strength special E-grade steel. The hull covered with 7mm steel plates provides high maneuverability in open water and the ability to break ice up to 2.5 m thick. This means that LNG carriers such as CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE can be used for year-round navigation without the assistance of icebreakers. Unlike typical icebreakers, the vessel assumes the most efficient forward movement astern, moving at a speed of up to 7 knots with an ice thickness of up to 2 m. Safe navigation in Arctic conditions is provided by navigation and communication systems GPS, GLONASS, xenon light, and GPS compass.
Arctic LNG carriers are equipped with anti-icing systems to protect onboard systems. The engine room is covered with a 10 cm thick fiberglass layer. External equipment installed on decks ensures reliable operation at low temperatures. The heating system is also used to prevent the accumulation of snow and ice on decks. Covered mooring points prevent icing and protect crew members from the cold.
Icebreaking gas carriers have another notable feature - a diesel-electric propulsion system consisting of four 12-cylinder diesel engines and two 9-cylinder dual-fuel engines of the Wärtsilä 50DF type, running on LPG or marine fuel oil, providing a total power of 64.35 MW. It is currently the largest LNG-powered vessel. The use of natural gas as a fuel will minimize the impact on the ecological system of the waters of the Arctic Ocean. Emissions of metals, sulfur oxide, particulate matter when using natural gas are almost zero. Compared to diesel fuel, the emission of carbon dioxide is 13 percent, and nitrogen dioxide is 70 percent less.

The propulsion system of the Arctic gas carrier consists of three propeller-driven electric installations of the Azipod type with a total capacity of 45 MW, which is comparable to the power of a nuclear-powered icebreaker of the Rossiya type (55 MW).

The ice-class LNG carrier CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE has entered the Arctic’s Kara Sea marking the official start of its maiden voyage through the Northern Sea Route as part of its unescorted voyage from Norway to South Korea, the Yamal LNG project said Tuesday.

Delivered last November by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering, CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE is the first out of 15 ice-class tankers, each with the capacity to transport 170,000 cubic meters of LNG, that will eventually be used to transport gas from the Yamal LNG plant in the Russian Arctic, which is scheduled to start production later this year.

The 80,000 dwt vessel is designated ice-class Arc7, the highest rating among existing marine transport vessels, with the ability to break ice up to 2.5 meters thick. The capability means the CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE can be used for year-round navigation through the NSR in the westbound direction without the escort of icebreakers. Heading eastbound, the vessel is capable of summer season navigation.

“The utilization of the route from Europe to Eastern and South-Eastern Asia through the NSR halves the transportation time to market compared to the traditional route,” Yamal LNG said in a press release. “The start of LNG shipments through the NSR with the ARC7 ice-class tanker will help to increase cargo turnovers and develop navigation in the Arctic Ocean.”

CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE spent the first part of 2017 making its way to Zeebrugge, Belgium before departing for a series of ice trials prior to its final delivery in March to Russia’s state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot.

Sovcomflot estimates that the CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE will transport the first gas Yamal LNG as early as this October. Cargoes from the project are set to be exported on the Arc7 fleet to Asia via the Northern Sea Route from May and November. In the winter months, LNG will be transhipped into conventional shuttle LNG carriers in Northern Europe for shipment on non-Arctic routes.

Four more of these vessels are due to be delivered this year.

Once at full capacity, Yamal will be able to produce 16.5 million metric tons of LNG per year. Partners in the project are Russia’s Novatek (50.1%), Total (20%), China National Petroleum Corporation (20%) ,and the Silk Road Fund (9.9%).

https://gcaptain.com/ice-class-lng-carr ... sea-route/ https://www.miramarshipindex.nz Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and Internet.
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