China’s New Times Shipyard, has launched the first 8,100-teu LNG dual-fuel container vessels it is building for CONGLOMERATE MARITIME LIMITED.
The ship owner total ordered 10 ships of 8,100-teu and 11,400-teu in NTS, the ships will be delivered in 2024 & 2025.
The Type B tank is equipped with 400mm thickness pre-fabricated Expanded Polystyrene panels with Polyurethane foam insulation system, the panel system is performed as:
1) Thermal insulation, to protect the hull from temperatures below those allowable and limit the heat flux into the tank.
2) Spray shield, deflect any liquefied gas fuel down into the partial secondary barrier (drip tray).
