葡萄牙造船厂将订单目光转向LPG和天然气市场

中国石化新闻网讯 据世界天然气6月19日消息，葡萄牙Naval Rocha造船厂继上半年的忙碌之后，正将其目光聚焦于液化石油气产品运输和小规模液化天然气市场。

Naval Rocha商务总监Sergio Rodrigues称，位于塔霍河北岸里斯本港的码头在2019年截至目前已完成了一系列修缮和转换项目。

合约内容涉及牲畜运输船、极地探险船、汽车渡轮、拖船、货船，游轮和帆船。

根据未来的增长计划，Naval Rocha也在报告越来越多的液化石油气和产品运输项目。

Rodrigues 说：“根据我们的展望，Naval Rocha将越来越有能力满足液化石油气产品运输和小规模液化天然气市场的需求，今年早些时候，我们的长期客户Epic Ship Management公司预计其将在36个月内进行第六次干船坞运输，并计划在2019/2020年进行另外两个项目。”

虽然液化石油气市场提供了增长机会，但造船厂正在进一步瞄准小规模液化天然气市场，特别是与其船坞兼容的燃料船。

Rodrigues 说：“Naval Rocha也在考虑投资低温车间作为更广泛的场地扩建计划的一部分以吸引更多的液化天然气项目。”

Rodrigues表示，2019下半年该码头的目标仍然牢牢固定在包括液化石油气运输船修缮工作在内的关键增长市场上。

该公司还计划进一步进军液化天然气和化学品运输市场，Rodrigues 称：“目前正在建造更小尺寸的船舶，为我们的运营提供理想程度的契合。”

裘寅 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

Portuguese shipyard eyes more orders from LPG/LNG markets

Portugal’s Naval Rocha shipyard is eyeing new work in the LPG product carrier and small-scale LNG markets following a busy first half year.

Naval Rocha commercial director Sergio Rodrigues said the yard located in the Lisbon Harbour on the north bank of the River Tagus has completed a wide variety of repair and conversion projects so far in 2019.

Contracts have involved livestock carriers, polar expedition vessels, car-ferries, tugboats, cargo-carriers, cruise ships and sailing vessels.

In line with future growth plans, Nava Rocha is also reporting growing numbers of LPG and product carrier projects.

“As we look ahead, Navalrocha is increasingly well placed to cater to the LPG product carrier and small-scale LNG markets,” said Rodrigues. “Earlier this year our long-term client Epic Ship Management booked in for its sixth drydocking in 36-months, with two further projects scheduled for 2019/ 2020.”

While the LPG market presents opportunities for growth the shipyard is further targeting the small-scale LNG market, notably bunker vessels compatible with its Dock 1.

“In order to stimulate greater LNG activity, Naval Rocha is also considering investment in cryogenic workshops as part of a broader site expansion plan,” Rodrigues said.

Looking to the second half of 2019, Rodrigues said the yard’s sights remain firmly fixed on key growth markets including LPG repair work.

The company is also planning to make further inroads into the LNG and chemical carrier markets, “which are now being built to smaller dimensions, making an ideal fit for our operation,” according to Rodrigues.