Bureau Veritas classes new urban electric ferries in Portugal
10 new electric ferries will transport 9 million passengers annually across the Tagus River in Lisbon
Paris La Défense, 02 June 2021 – Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has won a contract for the classification of 10 electric ferries on behalf of the Portuguese river passenger operator, Transtejo. The vessels are currently under...
Bureau Veritas named partner to certify UK’s iconic Moray West offshore wind farm
Paris La Défense, 1 June 2021 – Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has been selected to undertake project certification for the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland – one of the UK’s most important offshore windfarm projects.
The project aims to be fully operational by 2024, with a lifespan of 25 years. Under the plan, up to 85 wind turbines are being built, as well as...
Bureau Veritas awards air lubrication system approval to GILLS PTE LTD
Bureau Veritas has awarded approval to the GILLS system, designed to support improved efficiency for both existing and new ships
Paris La Défense, 10 May 2021 – Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has been working with GILLS PTE LTD in Singapore to assess the performance of its innovative air lubrication system to improve ship efficiency and decrease fuel burn by reducing the...
Bureau Veritas assigns full suite of smart ship notations to innovative Furetank chemical tanker
Paris La Défense, 06 May 2021 – Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has, for the first time, assigned the complete suite of smart ship class notations to a 17,997 dwt chemical tanker, Furetank’s FURE VINGA. Designed by the Swedish engineering company FKAB and built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng, the...
Bureau Veritas publishes rules & guidelines on ammonia as a marine fuel
BV has released an Ammonia-Prepared notation and is developing a Rule Note for ammonia as fuel
Paris La Défense, 04 May 2021 – Bureau Veritas (BV) has released an Ammonia-Prepared notation and has developed a Rule Note for ammonia as a marine fuel to support ship owners, designers, shipyards, and charterers in advancing their journeys toward using ammonia and a zero carbon future.
Ammonia-Prepared is applicable to new-builds...
Bureau Veritas awards classification to Norway’s first LNG bunkering vessel
Paris La Défense, 30 April 2021 – Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has awarded classification to Bergen Tankers’ Bergen LNG, the first LNG bunkering vessel (LBV) operating in Norway.
The vessel was born from the conversion of the 2010 built oil tanker Oslo Tank to carry LNG instead of conventional liquid marine fuels. Bergen LNG will be operated...
Bureau Veritas conducts successful proof of concept for corrosion detection powered by A.I
Paris La Défense, 19 April 2021 – Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has successfully proven the value of deploying its artificial intelligence (AI) solution for corrosion detection during a hull inspection of a water ballast tank on a bulk carrier by an aerial drone. The test was conducted in partnership with the RIT...
New generation 3D printed propeller certified by Bureau Veritas
Another innovation achievement for Bureau Veritas
Paris La Défense, 05 February, 2021– Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has certified a new-generation 3D printed propeller manufactured by Naval Group.
With its 2.5-metre span supported by five 200-kg blades, Naval Group manufactured this new-generation propeller thanks to a metal 3D printing process. Mounted on a...
Underwater success for remote survey
An in-water survey of a ship located in Marseille has been supervised from Paris using a remotely operated drone
Paris La Défense, 19 January, 2021 – Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has successfully completed the proof of concept project for underwater remote surveys using the Seasam technology eco-system from Notilo Plus on a Corsica...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/19/underwater-success-for-remote-survey/