Bureau Veritas Grants AiP to MARIC for 155,000m³ Ultra Large Ethane Carrier

(right) Alex Gregg-Smith, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific (APA), Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, with Zhu Jianzhang, Vice President of MARIC.

Paris La Défense, March 31, 2025: Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to the Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC) for its new 155,000m³ Ultra Large Ethane Carrier (ULEC) design.
 
The vessel, measuring approximately 274 meters in length and 42 meters in breadth, is designed as a...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/31/bureau-veritas-grants-aip-to-maric-for-155000m³-ultra-large-ethane-carrier/

Bureau Veritas on track to classifying the AirFish Wing-in-Ground (WIG) Craft by ST Engineering AirX

(Left) Alex Gregg-Smith, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific (APA), Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, with Kevin Chow, EVP and Head of Aerostructures and Systems, Commercial Aerospace, ST Engineering.

The first AirFish craft is undergoing fabrication following the award of the Approval in Principle in September 2024. Registration expected to commence in the second half of 2025.

Singapore, March 27, 2025: Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), a global leader in Testing, Inspection and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/27/bureau-veritas-on-track-to-classifying-the-airfish-wing-in-ground-wig-craft-by-st-engineering-airx/

Rux Energy and BV launch Joint Development Project for Hydrogen Storage Solutions Certification

Representatives from Bureau Veritas and Rux Energy.

Singapore, March 25, 2025: Rux Energy and Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) have signed a Joint Development Project (JDP) agreement today, marking a significant step forward in validating and verifying major safety enhancements provided by Rux Energy’s nanoporous materials for hydrogen storage. The project will also focus on meeting the certification requirements for large-scale hydrogen storage systems for bulk transport, distribution,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/25/rux-energy-and-bv-launch-joint-development-project-for-hydrogen-storage-solutions-certification/

John Faraclas interviews Bureau Veritas’ Dr. John Kokarakis

Dr. John Kokarakis, Technical Director, SEEBA Zone Bureau Veritas

For a couple of years we have been trying to have Dr. Kokarakis “on the record” and have his views on many shipping issues, paramount for shipping, particularly within the coming decade, in a very much changing Shipping Industry. We are very pleased he took his time and we come up with an excellent interview.

John Faraclas/allaboutshipping: What are the key strategic elements of BV’s technology in supporting both internal and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/02/john-faraclas-interviews-bureau-veritas-dr-john-kokarakis/

Bureau Veritas expands its Remote Inspection Techniques (RIT) Capabilities

BV surveyors operated their first surveys with aerial drones early 2022.

Paris-La Défense, France – March 31, 2022: Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, announces it can now provide owners and operators with new ways to survey their ships through Remote Inspection Techniques operated by BV’s own surveyors in France. This is an important milestone for BV as it confirms its strategy to leverage digital technologies to deliver its inspection services more...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/31/bureau-veritas-expands-its-remote-inspection-techniques-rit-capabilities/

Bureau Veritas hosts LNG Seminar in Athens, addressing the new challenges the sector is facing and the opportunities that rise.

Paillette Palaiologou

Bureau Veritas Piraeus, in collaboration with the Head Office of the Marine & Offshore Division organized an LNG Seminar, which was held on the 17th of March 2022 at the Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel. The title of the Seminar was “LNG Transportation : Staying tuned in continuous evolution”.

Numerous members of the Greek Shipping Community attended the Seminar, which was also live-streamed giving the opportunity to interested parties for around the world to watch it live.

Th...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/30/bureau-veritas-hosts-lng-seminar-in-athens-addressing-the-new-challenges-the-sector-is-facing-and-the-opportunities-that-rise/

Bureau Veritas delivers AiP for ‘Solid Sail’ to help reduce large cruise ship emissions

Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s innovative sailing propulsion system ‘Solid Sail’ receives Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas. © Chantiers de l’Atlantique

Paris-La Défense, France – March 25, 2022: Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Chantiers de l’Atlantique for its innovative sailing propulsion system, Solid Sail, tailored for the large ships market.

Solid Sail is a 1,200 m² rigid sail made of composite...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/25/bureau-veritas-delivers-aip-for-solid-sail-to-help-reduce-large-cruise-ship-emissions/

Approval in Principle for containerized LNG solution developed by Marine Service GmbH and Newport Shipping

Approval in Principle for containerized LNG solution developed by Marine Service GmbH and Newport Shipping

From left: Christian Krämer, Managing Director Marine Service GmbH, Hamburg, Rolf Stiefel, Marine Chief Executive for Central Europe and Russia, Bureau Veritas SA, Hamburg, Ingmar Loges, Managing Director Newport Shipping

Marine Service GmbH and Newport Shipping are proud to announce an Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas (BV) for a jointly developed containerized LNG solution.

The 40′...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/11/approval-in-principle-for-containerized-lng-solution-developed-by-marine-service-gmbh-and-newport-shipping/

GTT, Alwena Shipping and CHI Zhoushan receive Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for a new retrofit concept combining LNG fuel conversion and vessel jumboization for very large container ships

GTT, Alwena Shipping and CHI Zhoushan receive Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for a new retrofit concept combining LNG fuel conversion and vessel jumboization for very large container ships

Paris and Beijing – March 1st, 2022. During a ceremony at Bureau Veritas (BV) headquarters based in Paris La Défense, GTT, a technological expert in membrane containment systems, Alwena Shipping, a naval consultancy and engineering firm, and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) Co., Ltd (CHI...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/01/gtt-alwena-shipping-and-chi-zhoushan-receive-approval-in-principle-from-bureau-veritas-for-a-new-retrofit-concept-combining-lng-fuel-conversion-and-vessel-jumboization-for-very-large-container-ships/

KSOE & HHI receive Approval in Principle for BV Cyber Managed Prepared Notation

KSOE & HHI receive Approval in Principle for BV Cyber Managed Prepared Notation 

The certificate was delivered to Won Ho Joo, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of HHI, by Christophe Capitant, Country Chief Executive of BV Korea, at a ceremony held at HHI’s Shipbuilding Management’s offices in Ulsan, Republic of Korea.

Paris-La Défense, France – 21st January, 2022: Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/21/ksoe-hhi-receive-approval-in-principle-for-bv-cyber-managed-prepared-notation/