Approval in principle for new LNG bunker vessel design
Presentation of the AiP: From left: Pål Spilleth (DNV GL), Marius Øverland (Vard), Johan P. Tutturen (DNV GL), Andreas Buskop (Vard), Roald Vårheim and Magnus Lindgren (both DNV GL)
The design has been evaluated for compliance with the DNV GL Gas Bunker rules, the applicable Gas Carrier rules as well as the IGC Code's 2016 edition. The AiP is a continuation of the successful GASA (General Approval of Ship Application) of Vard and Brevik Technology's new IMO Type-B LNG cargo containment system, which was approved by DNV GL at the end of 2015.
“With the continuing rise in interest in LNG as a ship fuel, both from an environmental and economic perspective, it is essential that we continue to develop the infrastructure that will allow this technology to thrive,” said Johan Petter Tutturen, business director for gas carriers at DNV GL. “We are very pleased to have been able to build on this excellent cooperation with Vard and support its interest and dedication in developing this new concept.”
The bunker vessel will be given the following class notation: 1A tanker for liquefied gas (-163˚C, 500 kg/m3, 0.7 bar) Gas Bunker.
