ABB to power and remotely monitor new BW Group LNG FSRU vessel

Speaking about the new vessel for BW Group, Juha Koskela, Managing Director of ABB’s marine and ports business, said, “the modern power system must be both efficient and connected. Our hardware will optimize fuel efficiency on-board whilst, the Collaborative Operations Centres will monitor the vessel allowing a more informed approach to maintenance.”

 ABB’s power generation and distribution system, along with the electric propulsion system, will work in conjunction with the duel-fuel diesel engine plant to maximize uptime. Much of ABB’s  equipment supply of generators, switchboards, transformers, main propulsion drives and motors will transmit performance data via  sensors which will transmit the information for automatic monitoring on shore by  ABB’s  Collaborative Operations Centres . In addition,  ABB will work with the customer during routine and urgent maintenance cases.

 South Korean specialist shipbuilder ,Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company, is constructing the 174,000 cubic meter capacity floating storage regasification unit. It is expected that the membrane -type vessel will be delivered from its Okpo yard near the city of Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, in 2019.

Erik Bolstad, Vessel Segment Responsible at ABB  comments that  “ABB’s track record in commissioning and servicing LNG installations at South Korean shipyards, coupled with end-user recommendations and the reputation of the ABB brand, all played a key role in securing this substantial order.”