New containership retrofit concept: Stretch and switch to LNG

Converting existing containerships to LNG fueling can be expensive. Could adding in a new revenue-earning ship section ease the financial pain? Bureau Veritas (BV) has given its Approval in Principle (AiP) to a new containership retrofit concept that combines conversion to LNG fueling with vessel jumboization.

Awarded at a ceremony at Bureau Veritas (BV) headquarters in Paris, the AiP was granted to Joint Development Program (JDP) members GTT, consultancy Alwena Shipping and China’s CHI Zhoushan...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/shipping/new-containership-retrofit-concept-stretch-and-switch-to-lng/

DSME’s LNG Containment System Approved by Bureau Veritas

  • DSME has obtained design approval from Bureau Veritas for its LNG cargo containment system.
  • BV is the fifth agency to grant approval to DSME’s LNG cargo containment system.
  • DSME is hoping the technology could free it from the hefty royalty fees it has been paying to French LNG containment specialist Gaztransport and Technigaz.

According to an article published in Korea Joongang Daily, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering obtained design approval from Bureau Veritas for its liquefied...

http://mfame.guru/dsmes-lng-containment-system-approved-by-bureau-veritas/