AiP for Vard LNG bunker vessel

The design has been evaluated for compliance with the DNV GL Gas Bunker rules, the applicable Gas Carrier rules as well as the International Maritime Organization’s IGC Code for gas carriers.

The AiP is follows the General Approval of Ship Application (GASA) of Vard and Brevik Technology’s new IMO Type-B LNG cargo containment system, granted by DNV GL at the end of 2015.

Johan Petter Tutturen, business director for gas carriers, DNV GL, said: “With the continuing rise in interest in LNG as a ship fuel it is essential that we continue to develop the infrastructure which will allow this technology to thrive. We are very pleased to have been able to build on this excellent cooperation with Vard and support their interest and dedication in developing this new concept.”

An AiP is an independent assessment of a concept within an agreed framework, confirming that the design is feasible and no significant obstacles exist to prevent the concept from being realised. The AiP is typically carried out at an early stage of a project to confirm feasibility for the project team, company management and external investors or regulators.

The bunker vessel will be given the class notation ‘1A tanker for liquefied gas (-163˚C, 500 kg/m3, 0.7 bar) Gas Bunker’.