ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

BV classification for LNG bunker vessel

12 years ago

Bureau Veritas is to class an LNG bunker vessel being built by Koreas Hanjin Heavy Industries, under an agreement between Japans NYK and Mitsubishi and Frances GDF Suez.

he LNG bunker barge is to be built in Korea to BV class

The 111m LNG bunker barge will have dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion with twin azipods for high manoeuvrability. It will be built and equipped to the highest environmental friendliness standards and classed with the following notations: I + HULL + MACH, Liquefied Gas Carrier (LNG), IMO type 2G (-163°C, 4.0 barg), Unrestricted navigation, Dual Fuel, + AUT-UMS, + SYS – NEQ – 1, + Veristar Hull, AVM-DPS, CLEANSHIP, INWATERSURVEY, CPS (WBT), GREEN PASSPORT.

“Our experience with every type and size of gas carrier, our lead in the area of dual-fuel and multi-function gas carriers and our ability to support the partners means we can make a real contribution to this initiative,” said Philippe Donche-Gay, executive vice president and head of marine and offshore division, Bureau Veritas.

“It will help kick-start LNG bunkering, bringing forward the use of this clean fuel in North European waters,” he added.

The vessel will carry 5,000m³ of LNG for ships’ fuel stored at 4bar in two IMO Type C pressure tanks.

Delivery is set for 2016 when the vessel will operate from the Fluxys LNG Terminal in Zeebrugge, initially supplying LNG fuel from GDF-SUEZ to the fleet of United European Car Carriers.