KARMOL LNGT POWERSHIP ASIA (IMO IMO 8608705)
The vessel was built in 1991 at the Japanese shipyard Kawasaki Sakaide Works in Sakaide.
As the LNG tanker
NW SHEARWATER for the International Gas Transportation Co Ltd (IGTC), Bermuda.
In 2013 renamed
NORTHWEST SHEARWATER, same company the International Gas Transportation Co Ltd (IGTC), Bermuda.
In 2021, the tanker was acquired by KARMOL, owned equally by Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines and Turkish Karadeniz.
The latter has created the world's first fleet of floating power plants, and in some cases it was advisable to supplement them with facilities that would allow natural gas to be used in regions without adequate infrastructure.
The Northwest Shearwater was therefore converted into a floating LNG regasification and storage facility at the Sembcorp Marine shipyard in Singapore.
Renamed:
KARMOL LNGT POWERSHIP ASIA.
LNG is stored in tanks with a total volume of 125,172 m3.
If required, the vessel can continue to be used as a conventional LNG carrier and travel to its destination at a speed of 18.5 knots.
Karpowership is proud to be part of the Brazilian energy sector and to contribute to the country's energy generation and efficiency.
In Brazil since 2021, the company's main project in the country is the implementation and operation of 4 floating thermoelectric plants and a floating gas storage and regasification unit (FSRU) (LNG). The vessels are anchored in Sepetiba Bay, in the city of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, and have a total installed capacity of 560MW.
The project was 100% implemented and began operating in September 2022, making it fully available to the Brazilian energy system. The Powerships generate clean and reliable energy using natural gas. The energy generated passes through 41 transmission towers and reaches the homes of thousands of Brazilians.
Location: 22°56'48.5"S 43°48'36.6"WIn GOOGLE MAPS, you do not see the ships, if you use GOOGLE EARTH YES.
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