Introduction
The transport sector plays a crucial role in global trade. Around 80% of worldwide goods are transported by ships*, which offer one of the most cost-effective and efficient means of transport.
Like most industries, shipping is setting ambitious environmental targets to reduce its carbon footprint and overall impact on both air and sea water quality.
In most cases, this involves moving away from Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) and Marine Fuel Oil (MFO), which have a significant environmental impact, and converting to cleaner alternative fuels such as ammonia and LNG. Moreover, tanker ships are increasingly used to supply and trade ammonia and LNG worldwide, with demand expected to rise.
Both LNG and Ammonia are stored at low or even cryogenic temperatures to maintain their liquid state, reducing storage space requirements. This creates a need for high-quality insulation to maintain these temperatures and minimise product loss due to gas boil-off.
Kingspan Technical Insulation is proud to announce that Kingspan Tarecpir M1-CR has been certified to the Marine Equipment Directive (MED). Tarecpir M1-CR, when used with stainless steel cladding, is now approved for cold and cryogenic insulation in shipbuilding applications under the Wheelmark certification.
