DNV GL approves VARD LNG tank

DNV GL gave its approval to the LNG-type B-tank, which is the result of a joint project initiated in 2015 between the classification society and VARD.

Øystein K. Sæther, managing director of VARD Engineering Brevik AS, said: “Although the design development was difficult, VARD has significantly improved its know-how through the cooperation with DNV GL. There is still some engineering work to do, but the design would not have been at its current stage without the cooperation of DNV GL.”

Johan Petter Tutturen, LNG business director for gas carriers at DNV GL, added: “This is one of the most time-efficient projects I have seen and is the result of the excellent cooperation between the several workshops involved.”

The tank is based on vertical cylindrical-shape geometry and has a patented support design.