Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval is a Swedish industrial group headquartered in Lund, active in heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. Its marine division supplies equipment for ships using gas and other alternative fuels, as well as energy-saving technology.

For alternative fuels, Alfa Laval offers fuel supply and conditioning systems for LNG, methanol, ammonia, LPG and biofuels. The FCM LNG high-pressure fuel supply system uses cryogenic pumps and printed circuit heat exchangers (PCHE) and was launched in December 2025. The range also includes FCM Methanol and ammonia fuel supply solutions, Aalborg boilers able to handle boil-off gas, and the Gas Combustion Unit (GCU), now available as GCU 2.0, for LNG carriers. In November 2025 the company signed an MoU with Hanwha Ocean Ecotech on ammonia fuel systems.

In energy efficiency, Alfa Laval OceanGlide is a fluidic air lubrication system that creates an air layer under the flat bottom of the hull. The company says it cuts propulsion power by up to 12%. Rio Tinto selected OceanGlide in 2024, and Vertom Group will install the next-generation version.

Engine cooling: Major supplier of marine plate heat exchangers used as engine-room central coolers (T-series gasketed PHE) and of semi-welded PHEs.