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TERSAN SHIPYARD PICKS SEAWATER COOLERS

TERSAN SHIPYARD PICKS SEAWATER COOLERS

Tersan Shipyard picks seawater coolers for Antarctica-bound Rimfrost krill vessel. Tersan Shipyard in Turkey has awarded Hydroniq Coolers a contract to supply the marine cooling system to what shipowner Rimfrost claims is the world’s greenest and most modern krill vessel. The vessel will be used for krill fishing in Antarctica.  

 Tersan Shipyard will construct the vessel’s hull as a subcontractor to the Westcon shipbuilding group in Norway who is responsible for building the new krill fishing vessel.  

 

“According to Rimfrost, the vessel will set a new standard for krill fishing in Antarctica in terms of climate-friendliness, sustainability and resource utilisation. We are therefore very proud that our energy-efficient technology has been chosen for the vessel,” says Jan Inge Johannesen, sales manager at Hydroniq Coolers. 

 

Hydroniq Coolers will supply its Rack seawater cooling system to the krill vessel. This type of marine cooling system is integrated in the hull below the main engine room of the vessel. Here it reduces temperatures in the ship’s engines and other auxiliary systems through use of seawater, but without taking up valuable engine room space. 

 

“Integrating the seawater cooling system in the hull below the engine room is more energy efficient than alternative solutions. In turn, this results in lower fuel consumption, lower emission levels and lower operating costs for the shipowner,” says Johannesen.  

 

Hydroniq Coolers will manufacture and assemble the equipment at its headquarter outside Aalesund, Norway, and deliver it to Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. The contract value is undisclosed.   

 

The 120-meter long vessel will be built by the Westcon shipbuilding group and has been designed by Kongsberg Maritime. Tersan Shipyard will build the hull, which is designed for demanding operations in Antarctic waters. 

 

The design is based on green technology and satisfies such standards as DNV GL’s Clean Design class notation and the International Maritime Organisation’s Polar Code. Advantages include an optimised diesel-electric propulsion system based on low-sulphur diesel with exhaust gas treatment, which ensures minimal emissions and optimum operation. Extensive use is made of heat recovery from exhaust gases, coolant water and factory process heat. A high level of electrification will avoid the danger of pollution from the hydraulic system. 

 

The ship is due to be ready for operation in 2022. 

 

Hydroniq Coolers is owned by Norwegian investment company SMV Invest AS (formerly Sperre Mek. Verksted AS).  The company’s name “Hydroniq” refers to regulation of temperature through utilisation of liquids. 

 

 

 

 

 

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