Orders for dual-fuel LNG vessels broke all information in 2021 with a total of 240 ships globally. That is greater than the earlier 4 years combined. And progress seems set to continue unabated in 2022.
According to data from classification society DNV, orders for 56 dual-fuel LNG vessels have been positioned in January and February.This change in demand has created fairly a buzz at Svanehøj. The Danish marine pump specialist quadrupled gross sales of its patented deepwell fuel pumps in 2021, and there are heaps of indications that gross sales may improve even additional in 2022.
Svanehøj has just secured เกจวัดไนโตรเจนราคา for fuel pump systems for 15 dual-fuel LNG container vessels (7,000 TEU), that are to be built at Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding. The total of 30 deepwell gas pumps might be delivered from August 2022 to January 2024. The order is among Svanehøj’s largest referring to LNG fuel to date. It is the second time throughout the final yr that this customer has chosen Svanehøj because the supplier of LNG gas pump techniques. In July 2021, they signed a contract for deepwell pumps for 10 dual-fuel LNG container vessels (15,000 TEU).
“Until a few years in the past, the use of LNG as a marine fuel was limited to LNG carriers and smaller ships. But we are actually seeing a pointy enhance in gas pump orders for deep sea vessels such as container ships and automobile carriers. We had been chosen as the provider of gas 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 further in the coming years”, says Johnny Houmann, Chief Sales Officer, Svanehøj.
Large funding in lean manufacturing and new gear
To support the green transition of the maritime trade, Svanehøj is currently investing more than DKK 10 million in upgrading its production services in Denmark. A new manufacturing unit layout with manufacturing cells and robotics will support Svanehøj’s ambitious progress strategy and reduce lead times for all merchandise.
“We have made a strategic choice to implement lean manufacturing. By rethinking our processes, we anticipate to increase productiveness and capability by as a lot as 50%,” says Mikkel Bülow Bundgaard Sørensen, Lean Specialist, Svanehøj.
Svanehøj has entered 2022 with a new strategy and a goal of doubling its turnover to DKK 1 billion ($152 million) by the end of 2026. In addition to gasoline pumps for LNG, LPG, and carbon-neutral fuels, Svanehøj sees nice potential in growing pump solutions for the infrastructure to be constructed around Power-to-X and carbon seize and storage (CCS).
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