DNV GL Grants Approval in Principle to Vard LNG Bunker Vessel Design

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Monday September 26, 2016

Vard Engineering Brevik AS (Vard) Monday announced that is has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV GL for the company's new 6,500 m3 liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel design.

"The excellent cooperation between DNV GL and Vard resulted in a development enabling flexibility and quality assurance of our design," said Øystein Kristoffersen Sæther, Managing Director for Vard.

"We are proud of our joint efforts and strongly believe that the cooperation between DNV GL and Vard results in first class designs for shipowners and operators."

The design is said to have been evaluated for compliance with DNV GL Gas Bunker rules, applicable Gas Carrier rules, and the IGC Code's 2016 edition, and will be given the class notation of "1A tanker for liquefied gas (-163˚C, 500 kg/m3, 0.7 bar) Gas Bunker."

The AiP is noted to follow Vard Marine and Brevik Technology's General Approval of Ship Application (GASA) for the companies' new International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type-B LNG cargo containment system, which DNV GL approved 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 which 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 their interest and dedication in developing this new concept."

Earlier this month, DNV GL announced that it had signed a letter of intent with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) that will see DNV GL implement green technologies across the port authority's current and future fleet.