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Revision as of 21:49, 7 May 2009
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Q-Max |
| Builders | Samsung Heavy Industries, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company |
| Operators | Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) |
| Built | c. 2007–present |
| In service | Mozah |
| Planned | 14 |
| Cancelled | - |
| Active | 1 |
| Lost | - |
| Retired | - |
| Preserved | - |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | LNG carrier |
| Length | 345 meters |
| Height | 34.7 meters |
| Installed power | 2 x 21,770 kW at 91 rpm, per engine[1] |
| Propulsion | 2xMAN B&W 7S70ME-C two-stroke low speed diesel, electronically controlled. 21,770 kW at 91 rpm, per engine[1] |
| Capacity | 266,000 m3 |
Q-Max is a type of ship, specifically a membrane type liquefied natural gas carrier. It is the type of the largest LNG carriers in the world.[2][3] In the name Q-Max, "Q" stands for Qatar and "Max" for the maximum size of ship able to dock at the LNG terminals in Qatar.
Technical description
Q-Max is 345 metres (1,132 ft) long and measures 53.8 metres (177 ft) wide and 34.7 metres (114 ft) high.[3] It has a capacity of 266,000 m3.[4] It is propelled by two slow speed diesel engines, which are claimed to be more efficient and environmentally friendly than traditional steam turbines.[5] Q-Max vessels are equipped with an on-board re-liquefaction system to handle the boil-off gas, liquefy it and return the LNG to the cargo tanks.[6] The on-board re-liquefaction system allows a reduction of LNG losses, which produces economical and environmental benefits. Overall, it is estimated that Q-Max carriers have about 40% lower energy requirements and carbon emissions than conventional LNG carriers.[4][7]
Contractors
Q-Max LNG carriers were ordered in 2005.[3] They are to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company.[3][4] The installed Boil Off Gas re-liquefaction system (Ecorel) is developed and delivered by Cryostar and approved and certified by LR.[8]
Ships
The first Q-Max LNG carrier was floated out of dry-dock in November 2007.[7] The naming ceremony was held on 11 July 2008 at Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard on Geoje Island, South Korea.[2] Known before its naming ceremony as Hull 1675, the ship was named Mozah by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad.[9] Mozah was delivered on 29 September 2008.[9][10] It is classed by Lloyd's Register.[2] She transited the Suez Canal for the first time on April 30th, 2009,[11] and docked at South Hook LNG terminal in Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven, Wales on May 7th, 2009.[12]
Q-Max LNG carriers are ordered by, and to be operated by the Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat), and would be chartered to Qatar's LNG producers Qatargas and RasGas.[2] In total, contracts have been signed for the construction of 14 Q-Max vessels.[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b "MAN B&W power for Q-max LNG ships". allbusiness.com. 2006-05-01. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ a b c d "Qatargas, Nakilat Name World's Largest LNG Vessel". Downstream Today. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ a b c d Cho Jae-eun (2008-07-09). "Korea launches new tankers. Qatar-bound Mozah is the biggest LNG carrier ever built". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ a b c Pratap John (2008-02-24). "South Korea building 54 ships for Qatar". Gulf Times. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ "Qatargas' Q-Flex arrives in the United States". AME Info. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ Per Wiggo Richardsen (2006-12-04). "First reliquefaction plant installed on board an LNG carrier". DNV UK. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ a b "First LNG 'Mega-ship' Floats Out of Dry-dock". Downstream Today. 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^
"EcoRel, how it works" (PDF). The Cryostar Magazine (10). Cryostar. autumn 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Qatar makes history with largest LNG ship". Gulf Times. 2008-07-12. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ "LNG carrier "Mozah" delivered to Qatargas and Nakilat". Qatar Gas. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ^ "Qata's Mozah transit Suez Canal". menafn.com. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "Mozah Q Max super tanker arrives at South Hook LNG". westerntelegraph.co.uk. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "Four Q-Flex LNG carriers to be named this week". The Peninsula. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2008-08-02.