據(jù)5月23日液化天然氣工業(yè)網(wǎng)站報道，韓國現(xiàn)代液化天然氣航運公司已開始運營一艘液化天然氣加注船。

該船由HD現(xiàn)代重工建造，于2023年5月10日被命名為“藍鯨”。韓國天然氣公司子公司韓國液化天然氣公司（KOLB）是船東。KOLB于2020年被選入貿(mào)易、工業(yè)和能源部的“LNG加注船建設(shè)支援項目”，并以150億韓元的政府補貼訂購了該船，并在建設(shè)約兩年后交付使用。

“藍鯨”是韓國第一艘配備韓國設(shè)計的最新液化天然氣貨物安全密封系統(tǒng)（KC-2）的液化天然氣加注船，被視為該國貨物安全密封技術(shù)國產(chǎn)化的成就，韓國造船業(yè)20年來一直在挑戰(zhàn)這一技術(shù)。

此外，一旦KC-2技術(shù)通過“藍鯨”的安全運營得到驗證，韓國將通過將其應(yīng)用于大型液化天然氣運輸船的商業(yè)化過程，擁有自己獨特的高附加值貨艙技術(shù)。

韓國現(xiàn)代液化天然氣航運公司在一次招標中被選為“藍鯨”的運營商，以穩(wěn)定運營該船，并將根據(jù)船東的工作指示執(zhí)行液化天然氣加注、船舶運營和管理以及政府審批等任務(wù)。

洪偉立 摘譯自 液化天然氣工業(yè) 網(wǎng)站

原文如下：

Hyundai LNG Shipping commences operation of LNG bunkering vessels

The vessel, built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, was named ‘BLUE WHALE’ on 10 May 2023. Korea LNG Bunkering (KOLB), a subsidiary of Korea Gas Corporation, is the shipowner. KOLB was selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's 'LNG Bunkering Vessel Construction Support Project' in 2020 and ordered the vessel with a government subsidy of KRW 15 billion, and took delivery of the vessel after about two years of construction.

The BLUE WHALE is the first LNG bunkering vessel in Korea to be equipped with the latest South Korean-designed LNG cargo containment system (KC-2), and is regarded as an achievement of localisation of cargo containment technology, which the Korean shipbuilding industry has been challenging for 20 years.

In addition, once the KC-2 technology is verified through BLUE WHALE, Korea will have its own unique cargo bunker technology with high added value through the commercialisation process of applying it to large LNG carriers.

Hyundai LNG Shipping was selected as the operator of the BLUE WHALE in a tender to stably operate the vessel, and will perform LNG bunkering, vessel operation and management, and government approval tasks according to the shipowner's work instructions.