BV class for first dual-fuel chemical tanker

It built under BV class at Avic Dingheng, China and delivered to Denmark’s Terntank Rederi at the end of June 2016.

Philippe Donche-Gay, president of Bureau Veritas Marine and Offshore Division, said: “We led the way globally classing dual-fuel gas carriers and we are now leading the way with newbuildings of different ship types using LNG as fuel.”

“Step by step shipping is moving to cleaner fuels and Bureau Veritas is helping it to do that safely and with confidence.”

The Ternsund is the first of a series of four ships all equipped with the Wärtsilä RT-flex50-D dual-fuel low-speed engine.

In August the vessel became the first ship to take on LNG as bunker fuel in the Port of Rotterdam. This means it qualified for an LNG bunkering premium equal to a 10% reduction in port fees.

Ternsund is an IMO Type 2 oil chemical tanker, it can carry nine grades of cargo in 16 different tanks and will operate in North European waters under charter to a Finnish company.