![[전국]The world’s first “high manganese steel” tanker delivered.](https://i0.wp.com/image.ytn.co.kr/general/jpg/2022/1017/202210170555255901_t.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "[전국]The world’s first “high manganese steel” tanker delivered.")
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In collaboration with our shipbuilders and steelmakers, we were able to make the world’s first LNG fuel tank in “high manganese steel” and delivered the first ship.
As the demand for ships using environmentally friendly fuels is increasing around the world, it is expected to help increase the competitiveness of our shipbuilding industry.
The reporter Park Jong-hyuk reports this.
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Two very large 300,000-ton crude oil carriers held a naming ceremony at the same time.
When the ship is delivered to the shipowner, it plans to transport crude oil around Singapore, Mexico and China.
What is noteworthy is the fuel tank mounted on this ship.
The world’s first LNG and liquefied natural gas tanks made of “high manganese steel” were loaded.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and POSCO have jointly succeeded in realizing the world’s first technology for the production of “high manganese steel” tanks after 10 years of effort.
Compared to conventional nickel alloy steel, aluminum or stainless steel, “high manganese steel” is easier to machine and has great performance and cost benefits.
It is also explained that it has excellent performance in resisting liquefied natural gas at a cryogenic temperature of minus 163 ℃ and that the cost can be reduced by 30% compared to the existing one.
[서준룡 / 대우조선해양 기술본부장 전무 : 9% 니켈강을 이용한 연료탱크 대비해서 최소한 30%의 낮은 가격 경쟁력을 가지고 있지 않겠느냐 (생각하고 있습니다.)]
In particular, the global shipping market is shifting towards environmentally friendly fuels.
[아눕 차크라 보티 / 어드밴티지 탱커사 현장 책임자 : (선박 연료에 있어서) 현재는 과도기적 상황에 있습니다. LNG가 가장 효과적인 선택입니다.]
By 2030, the size of the market is expected to increase more than five times compared to today.
As a result, POSCO plans to gradually increase the production of “high manganese steel” and supply it to the Korean shipbuilding industry at a lower cost.
[최종교 / 포스코 기술연구소 전무 : 지금은 양산 초기라서 생산량이 조금 제한이 있지만, 연도별로 점차 생산량을 확대할 예정입니다.]
In addition, the technology for producing “high manganese” fuel tanks will be shared with other shipbuilders.
It will help further strengthen the competitiveness of our shipbuilding industry.
I am YTN Park Jong-hyuk.
YTN Park Jong-hyuk ([email protected])
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