ABS: Gas and Other Low-Flashpoint Fuel Ready Vessels

ABS has published the ABS Guide for Gas and Other Low-Flashpoint Fuel Ready Vessels to support shipowners looking to build a new vessel or convert an existing one to use LNG, methanol, ethane, LPG, hydrogen, ammonia and other gases or low-flashpoint fuels.

The guide, which replaces the Guide for LNG Fuel Ready Vessels, supports owners looking to commission conventionally powered vessels that are ‘Alternative Fuel Ready’- designed to be capable of adaptation to low-flashpoint fuels at a future date.

The guide, which also introduces a range of ‘Alternative Fuel Ready’ notations, defines a program of three levels of alternative fuel readiness through concept, design and installation. The approach identifies the key technical issues to assist owners, designers, and shipyards in developing vessels capable of low-flashpoint fuel operations.