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The newly built LNG-powered product tanker Ternsund is due to arrive at the port of Rotterdam next week. The vessel is owned by Terntank, the Swedish tanker operator, and forms part of the EU co-funded 'Into the Future - Baltic SO2lution' project.

The arrival of the vessel into Rotterdam is to be attended by representatives of the shipowner, the shipyard, crew and the Port of Rotterdam. Representatives of the national transport authorities, European Commission and European Parliament, collaboration stakeholders and other co-operation partners have also been invited.

The Ternsund is expected to arrive in Rotterdam on 9th August. According to ship tracking technology, the 15,000-deadweight-tonne (dwt) vessel is currently travelling up the coast of Portugal and was previously tracked at Marsaxlokk, Malta on 31st July.

The LNG fuel storage tanks of the Ternsund have a total capacity of 630 cubic metres, whilst it is also able to carry up to 610 cubic metres of marine gas oil (MGO) in a separate tank.

The tanker uses Wartsila's 5RT-flex 50 DF 5.850 kW 102 RPM 2-stroke, low pressure, LNG dual-fuel engine. It also uses Kongsberg's fuel performance monitoring technology.

Baltic SO2lution and LNG4Solution

The Baltic SO2lution project is a cooperation between marine solutions provider Wartsila, fuel and bio-products supplier North European Oil Trade (NEOT), and energy and environmental consultant Wega. The initiative revolves around the concept of installing LNG engine systems on both newbuilds and existing ships. It aims to reduce emissions and increase the energy efficiency of the entire oil product supply chain in the Baltic Sea.

The project's objective is to promote LNG demand and the deployment of LNG bunkering infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, and to connect ports with LNG infrastructure in the region. Activities include the development and initial installation of a new low-speed two-stroke dual-fuel engine system, and the analysis of its effects on sustainability and LNG availability in European ports.

Other activities of the initiative include a feasibility study of the low-emission LNG engine system, a study of the supply chain, the availability of LNG in Baltic Sea ports, the LNG engine system procurement process, and the test bed installation of the LNG engine system on a newbuild vessel.

The joint industry project (JIP) LNG4Solution consists of four newbuilds (including the Ternsund) and one retrofit. The project aims to develop a comprehensive solution to minimise air emissions in shipping, to optimize the supply chain of clean petroleum products and to improve the energy efficiency of maritime transport within Europe's Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA).

The objective is to connect European ports and to enhance them so that they are able to accommodate LNG-fuelled vessels. The project promotes safe and clean shipping, as well as the use of LNG as a marine fuel in the SECA.

Image: M/T Ternsund