Orders for dual-fuel LNG vessels broke all data in 2021 with a total of 240 ships globally. That is greater than the previous four years mixed. And development looks 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 quite a buzz at Svanehøj. The Danish marine pump specialist quadrupled gross sales of its patented deepwell gas pumps in 2021, and there are many indications that sales could improve even additional in 2022.
Svanehøj has simply secured an order for gasoline pump methods for 15 dual-fuel LNG container vessels (7,000 TEU), that are to be constructed at Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding. The whole of 30 deepwell fuel pumps will be delivered from August 2022 to January 2024. The order is among Svanehøj’s largest regarding LNG fuel to date. It is the second time within the final year that this customer has chosen Svanehøj as the provider of LNG fuel pump techniques. In July 2021, they signed a contract for deepwell pumps for 10 dual-fuel LNG container vessels (15,000 TEU).
“Until a couple of years ago, using LNG as a marine fuel was restricted to LNG carriers and smaller ships. But we at the moment are seeing a pointy enhance in gasoline pump orders for deep sea vessels corresponding to container ships and automotive carriers. We were chosen because the provider of gasoline pump methods for over 50% of the dual-fuel LNG container vessels ordered globally in 2020-21. And we goal to increase our market share additional in the coming years”, says Johnny Houmann, Chief Sales Officer, Svanehøj.
Large funding in lean manufacturing and new equipment
To assist the green transition of the maritime business, Svanehøj is presently investing more than DKK 10 million in upgrading its manufacturing facilities in Denmark. A new manufacturing facility layout with manufacturing cells and robotics will support Svanehøj’s formidable development strategy and reduce lead occasions for all products.
“ เกจวัดแรงดันราคา have made a strategic determination to implement lean manufacturing. By rethinking our processes, we anticipate to increase productivity and capability by up to 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 end of 2026. In addition to fuel pumps for LNG, LPG, and carbon-neutral fuels, Svanehøj sees great potential in growing pump options for the infrastructure to be constructed round Power-to-X and carbon capture and storage (CCS).
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