Jul 04 | 2024
Components Weighing More Than 300 Tons a Piece Shipped from South Korea
AAL Shipping has delivered a 7,000-cubic-meter shipment of heavy-lift heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) components for Singapore’s first-ever hydrogen-ready power station.
A total of 15 units were shipped to Singapore on a single sailing from Masan in South Korea, with individual units weighing more 300 tons, the breakbulk and project heavy-lift carrier said in a statement.
Keppel Infrastructure’s 600-megawatt combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant is being built on Jurong Island, southwest of the main island of Singapore, and is being billed as the country’s most advanced of its kind. The plant will initially use natural gas as its primary feedstock and will be capable of shifting to run entirely on hydrogen. Operations are slated for start-up in the first half of 2026.
“As a Singapore-headquartered company, we are delighted to be involved in this important local project that will support the country’s international climate commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050,” said Yuko Kimura, chief representative of AAL Shipping Japan, who coordinated the shipment.“As Singapore’s economy grows so too will the demand for reliable green energy. The energy sector in Singapore accounts for almost 40% of the country’s carbon emissions and projects like these to decarbonize electricity generation is at the core of the country’s green plan.”
AAL is a leading premium project heavy lift carrier, focused on long-haul project cargo solutions for majors within a wide range of industry sectors, including oil and gas, mining, energy, construction and agriculture.
The carrier’s fleet comprises 30 multipurpose, heavy-lift vessels and includes six newbuildings, dubbed the “Super B-Class”, the first of which – the AAL Limassol – began operations in June.
Find out more about AAL's Super B-Class fleet with managing director Christophe Grammare:
AAL is a regular exhibitor at Breakbulk events. The next event in the calendar is Breakbulk Americas 2024, taking place on 15-17 October at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.
