Orders for dual-fuel LNG vessels broke all data in 2021 with a complete of 240 ships globally. That is more than the earlier 4 years combined. And development appears set to proceed unabated in 2022.
According to information from classification society DNV, orders for fifty six dual-fuel LNG vessels have been positioned in January and February.This change in demand has created quite a buzz at Svanehøj. The Danish marine pump specialist quadrupled sales of its patented deepwell gas pumps in 2021, and there are heaps of indications that gross sales could improve even further in 2022.
Svanehøj has simply secured an order for gas pump systems for 15 dual-fuel LNG container vessels (7,000 TEU), that are to be built at Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding. The complete of 30 deepwell gasoline pumps will be delivered from August 2022 to January 2024. The order is amongst Svanehøj’s largest referring to LNG gasoline so far. It is the second time throughout the last yr that this buyer has chosen Svanehøj as the provider of LNG fuel pump systems. In July 2021, they signed a contract for deepwell pumps for 10 dual-fuel LNG container vessels (15,000 TEU).
“Until a few years ago, the use of LNG as a marine gasoline was restricted to LNG carriers and smaller ships. But we are actually seeing a sharp increase in gas pump orders for deep sea vessels similar to container ships and automotive carriers. ความหมายของเครื่องวัดความดัน were chosen as the supplier of fuel pump systems for over 50% of the dual-fuel LNG container vessels ordered globally in 2020-21. And we aim to extend our market share additional within the coming years”, says Johnny Houmann, Chief Sales Officer, Svanehøj.
Large investment in lean manufacturing and new tools
To support the green transition of the maritime business, Svanehøj is at present investing greater than DKK 10 million in upgrading its production amenities in Denmark. A new factory format with manufacturing cells and robotics will help Svanehøj’s formidable development technique and cut back lead instances for all products.
“We have made a strategic determination to implement lean manufacturing. By rethinking our processes, we count on to extend productivity and capacity by as much as 50%,” says Mikkel Bülow Bundgaard Sørensen, Lean Specialist, Svanehøj.
Svanehøj has entered 2022 with a new technique and a target of doubling its turnover to DKK 1 billion ($152 million) by the tip of 2026. In addition to fuel pumps for LNG, LPG, and carbon-neutral fuels, Svanehøj sees great potential in creating pump options for the infrastructure to be built round Power-to-X and carbon capture and storage (CCS).
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