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因特萊克航運(yùn)走向升級艦隊(duì)節(jié)能LNG/Interlake Steamship Moves Toward Upgrading Fleet to Energy Efficient LNG
瀏覽次數(shù) 773 , 日期 2013-05-10 , 燃?xì)庠O(shè)備 加入收藏
該因特萊克輪船公司，在大湖區(qū)航運(yùn)業(yè)提供原材料到整個(gè)地區(qū)的港口的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，已達(dá)一個(gè)協(xié)議在原則上與殼牌，以提供液化自然氣（LNG）的支持LNG因特萊克其船舶的轉(zhuǎn)換為主要推進(jìn)燃料。因特萊克轉(zhuǎn)換后，這些艦艇有望成為第一個(gè)LNG動(dòng)力船舶在大湖上，其中在美國的第一個(gè)目標(biāo)將第一艘由2015年的春天，已經(jīng)通過工程和設(shè)計(jì)工作，尋求監(jiān)管部門的批準(zhǔn)，并確保融資。殼牌將是因特萊克的獨(dú)家供應(yīng)商，LNG為每個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)換的船只。
重油燃燒發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)液化天然氣發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的因特萊克船只將需要因特萊克的轉(zhuǎn)換作出重大資本投資在其船隊(duì)。然而，這些投資預(yù)計(jì)將導(dǎo)致顯著的環(huán)境效益。因特萊克預(yù)計(jì)，液化天然氣的轉(zhuǎn)換，將導(dǎo)致顯著減少二氧化碳，硫氧化物，氮氧化物和顆粒物。
“此舉我們竭誠為環(huán)境管理的下一級，解釋說：”馬克·巴克，因特萊克總統(tǒng)。“雖然海洋運(yùn)輸方式已經(jīng)是目前最環(huán)保的方式移動(dòng)整個(gè)大湖地區(qū)的貨物，經(jīng)營液化天然氣將進(jìn)一步減少船舶對環(huán)境的影響。我們不僅尊重我們的客戶的需求，而且我們所經(jīng)營的水道上工作的影響降到最低。“
此舉為LNG允許因特萊克的采購，生產(chǎn)和分發(fā)完全在北美使用的燃料，減少對進(jìn)口化石燃料的使用和依賴。
“海運(yùn)業(yè)已經(jīng)支持成千上萬的就業(yè)機(jī)會和數(shù)十億美元的在整個(gè)大湖工資，補(bǔ)充說：”巴克。“我們現(xiàn)在正在發(fā)展的方式，將允許參加因特萊克的長期增長和經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮的地區(qū)，它已經(jīng)擔(dān)任100年。此舉讓我們回到增長的天然氣行業(yè)，這也創(chuàng)造了寶貴的就業(yè)機(jī)會在美國“
殼牌宣布計(jì)劃在3月投資于天然氣液化裝置，其在加拿大安大略省薩尼亞制造中心。一旦投入使用，該項(xiàng)目將提供LNG燃料在整個(gè)大湖，其接壤的美國各州，加拿大各省和圣勞倫斯航道。
The Interlake Steamship Company, a leader in the Great Lakes shipping industry delivering raw materials to ports throughout the region, has reached an agreement in principle with Shell to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to support Interlake’s conversion of its vessels to LNG as the main propulsion fuel. When converted, these ships are expected to be the first LNG-powered ships on the Great Lakes and among the first in the U.S. With a goal of converting the first vessel by the spring of 2015, Interlake is already working through engineering and design, seeking regulatory approval and securing financing. Shell would be Interlake’s exclusive supplier of LNG for each converted vessel.
The conversion of Interlake’s vessels from heavy fuel oil burning engines to engines that operate on LNG will require Interlake to make significant capital investments in its fleet. However, those investments are expected to result in significant environmental benefits. Interlake anticipates that the conversion to LNG will result in significant reductions of carbon dioxide, sulfur oxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate matter.
“This move takes our dedication to environmental stewardship to the next level,” explains Mark Barker, President of Interlake. “While the marine mode of transportation is already by far the most environmentally friendly way to move goods throughout the Great Lakes region, operating on LNG would further reduce our vessels’ environmental impacts. We not only respect the needs of our customers, but work to minimize the impact on the waterways which we operate.”
The move to LNG allows Interlake to use a fuel that is sourced, produced and distributed entirely in North America, reducing the use of and reliance on imported fossil fuels.
“The marine transportation industry already supports thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in wages throughout the Great Lakes,” adds Barker. “We are now evolving in a way that would allow Interlake to participate in the long-term growth and economic prosperity of the region that it has served for 100 years. This move allows us to back the growing natural gas industry, which is also creating valuable jobs here in the U.S.”
Shell announced plans in March to invest in a natural gas liquefaction unit at its Sarnia Manufacturing Centre in Ontario, Canada. Once operational, this project will supply LNG fuel throughout the Great Lakes, their bordering U.S. States, Canadian provinces and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
