STX receives AiP from LR for LNG-fuelled 50k dwt MR tanker

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13 November 2018 – Lloyd’s Register (LR) has presented STX with approval in principle for a 50k dwt MR tanker design capable of using LNG as a fuel. This development is the result of close collaboration between STX and LR.

STX incorporated an LNG-fuelled propulsion system into their existing conventional MR tanker design with technical assistance and support from LR, ensuring that the design is in compliance with the new IGF code as well as LR’s Gas Fuelled Rules, covering other...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/13/stx-receives-aip-from-lr-for-lng-fuelled-50k-dwt-mr-tanker/

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