Trelleborg Marine Systems has been awarded three contracts to supply fender systems to all three liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on Queensland’s Curtis Island, Australia. Trelleborg has been chosen to supply the Queensland Curtis LNG, Gladstone LNG and Australia Pacific LNG projects with state-of-the-art SCN Super Cone and ANP Arch Fender Systems. This follows Trelleborg winning the contracts to supply docking and mooring equipment and monitoring software earlier in the year.
Super Cones are the latest generation of ‘cell’ fenders, with optimal performance and efficiency, renowned for their remarkable energy capacity, low reaction force and ability to withstand the impact of latest generation of container ships. Arch fenders are simple and rugged, providing reliable and trouble-free service for a wide variety of berths even under the most severe conditions. The AN-fender is a traditional rubber faced unit whilst the ANP-fender can be fitted with UHMW-PE face pads or connected to a steel panel.
Queensland Curtis LNG is the world’s first project to turn coal seam gas into LNG. It is currently one of Australia’s largest capital infrastructure projects, and will see an investment of over USD 20B from 2010 to 2014, when it will provide cleaner hydrocarbon energy for export.
Richard Hepworth, president of Trelleborg Marine Systems, said, “We are delighted to have been awarded the three contracts on Curtis Island and are looking forward to working closely with John Holland Group yet again to execute these demanding projects.”