HELSINKI: Linde Group will construct an advance LNG fuel gas system consisting of vacuum-insulated 300m³ tanks with gas-handling and control systems for the next-generation high-speed ferry of Tallink Grupp.
The Cryo managing director Lars Persson said: “With this project, AS Tallink Grupp and the marine industry takes an important step to contribute to a green Baltic Sea. Designed to operate primarily on LNG, this new ferry will be able to meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) latest sulphur emissions legislation that came into force in January. Wärtsilä will provide the dual-fuel engines for the new ferry, while ABB has been contracted to supply an electric power plant, electrical propulsion systems and an energy management solution for the vessel.
The 212m-long, environmentally friendly car-passenger ferry will be used for Tallinn-Helsinki route shuttle operations, with a capacity to carry up to 2,800 passengers. Delivery of the vessel is expected to take place in early 2017. In March this year, AS Tallink signed a €230m contract with Meyer Turku for the construction of this vessel.
