Second LNG-Fuelled Cement Carrier Launched

M.V. Ireland, a dedicated cement carrier built for the joint venture JT Cement, in which Erik Thun AB

cooperates with KG Jebsen Cement (KGJ) from Norway, was christened and launched Saturday the 19th

of March. The LNG powered cement tanker is one of the first dry cargo vessels ever with an LNG fueled

propulsion system supplied by Cryonorm, in which a pressurised LNG tank is incorporated inside the

hull.

Dutch shipbuilder Scheepswerf Ferus Smit B.V. (Ferus Smit) delivered the vessel from its Westerbroek

Yard, the second of two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) powered cement tankers, to her owners. The first,

M.V. Greenland, was completed late 2015.

Cryonorm says using LNG as maritime fuel is by far the most environmental-friendly solution available

today. While sailing on LNG, the vessel will meet the most stringent emission criteria, as well as new

norms that might be in place in future.

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