French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Mitsubishi Shipbuilding for a spherical cargo tank system, designed to serve liquefied CO₂ (LCO₂) carriers.
These carriers are used for the shipment of LCO₂ gas in cargo tanks in a low-temperature and high-pressure state.
Using advanced technologies in structural analysis, Mitsubishi has developed a spherical cargo tank system for these vessels.
A unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, the...
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