Cemre Shipyard launched the 79.5-meter LNG-fueled fishing vessel.
Cemre Shipyard is excited and proud to launch SELVÅG SENIOR, a 79.5-meter-long LNG-fueled fishing vessel designed to keep energy use to a minimum.
Developed in partnership with Norwegian design firm Skipteknisk and Selvåg AS, the 79.5-meter-long Selvåg Senior fishing vessel will be the 3rd fishing vessel in the world that uses LNG fuel, after the Norwegian vessels Libas and Sunny Lady, which are already built at Cemre Shipyard. LNG will be the main energy source of the ship. The “vertical” 350 m³ LNG tank layout planned at the forefront will relieve the ship’s loading area and provide a large area. The ship is designed to keep energy use to a minimum.
She will adapt to the new “ecomentalist” ship wave with her LNG fuel system by reducing carbon emissions and being eco-friendly in compliance with IMO Tier III. Liquefied natural gas is between -140°C and -160°C, to be used as fuel it must be brought into gas form and for this, the heating process must be applied. The excess energy consumed from gas heating to seawater cooling in cargo tanks is also utilized with the cold recovery system. Excess energy is recycled to generate clean electricity. The new Selvåg Senior will be the first newly built ship in the world to implement this technology. In short, the least possible amount of energy will be wasted.
1 MWh battery pack will be placed on the ship. The battery pack replaces the diesel-powered auxiliary machines to a large extent, preventing the load fluctuation on the main engine during the cruise, and this will also be the energy source of the ship in the port. While charging the ship’s battery, it will be able to receive high-capacity electrical energy from the onshore electricity grid in the port.
The ship’s electrical platform is built on the DC solution, which provides great flexibility in the use of the main engine throughout the Rpm range. This means that the ship’s changing operating pattern is used automatically and more efficiently, and has a major impact on propeller optimization.
All these measures will lead to a lower carbon footprint and a reduction in emission values that have not been seen before in the fishing industry. These solutions reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 42% compared to a new Selvåg Senior ship that can be built with traditional technology.
The new ship was equipped to be able to cast nets both from the stern and from the side. The cranes and fish pumps will all run on electricity and the energy will recharge the battery.
Collaboration was made with Norwegian research institute SINTEF, which is also the ship’s customer and design firm, to ensure that the cargo tanks have the best possible circulation and cooling. 12 tanks with a total volume of 2,500 m³ were designed at the end of this cooperation.
The ship will carry the Norwegian flag, which will be built by the DNV GL class.
