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BV grants GTT approval for ballast-free LNG bunker vessel
French company GTT, best know for the supply of tanks for LNG tankers, said Tuesday its new concept for a ballast-free LNG bunker & feeder vessel called Shear-Water had received “Shear-Water”, a new approval in principle from Bureau Veritas …
May 4, 2022 / Curious
Geogas LPG carriers to feature BV ‘Ammonia Prepared’ class notation
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) is supporting the classification and construction of two 40,000 cbm LPG carriers that will be ‘ammonia prepared’.The ships are being built for Geneva-based company Geogas at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in …
Mar 21, 2022 / Curious
GTT, Alwena Shipping and CHI Zhoushan, receive AiP from Bureau Veritas for a new retrofit concept combining LNG fuel conversion and vessel jumboization for very large container ships
During a ceremony at Bureau Veritas (BV) headquarters based in Paris La Défense, GTT, a technological expert in membrane containment systems, Alwena Shipping, a naval consultancy and engineering firm, and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) Co., …
Mar 2, 2022 / Vessels
Bureau Veritas delivers Approval in Principle to the first LNG bunkering vessel concept developed in Malaysia
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to LNG MARINE SDN BHD for its first LNG Bunkering Vessel concept, which is also the first of its kind ever developed by a …
Oct 11, 2021 / Vessels
HHI & KSOE receive Approval in Principle for ammonia carrier with ammonia fuel propulsion
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) and Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. (KSOE) for its …
Sep 21, 2021 / Curious
World’s First Hybrid-Powered Surface Effect Ship Classed by Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has classified the world’s first hybrid-powered Surface Effect Ship (SES), the CWind Pioneer, which features an air cushion, twin hulls and an innovative diesel and …
Aug 3, 2021 / Vessels
Bureau Veritas proves value of inspection technologies on Oceanbulk ship
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has directed and supervised the testing, establishing ‘proof of concept’ and operational purpose, for remote inspection technologies and techniques, including an …
Jun 16, 2021 / Curious
Milestone for Longship Group B.V. First new building order for Dutch shortsea operator Longship Group
Longship Group BV has placed an order for two modern Bijlsma Trader 6000 vessels, a multi-purpose vessel of 103,48 m, DWT 6,080 and 270,000 cubic feet, at Bijlsma Shipyard, Lemmer (NL) part of the VEKA Shipbuilding Group. The first of the new ships …
Mar 12, 2021 / Vessels
Fugro conducts seep survey and geochemical campaign for Petronas Suriname E&P B.V.
Fugro is conducting a seep survey and geochemical campaign in Block 48, offshore Suriname, for PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V. (PSEPBV). PSEPBV is a subsidiary of PETRONAS, a global energy and solutions partner ranked amongst the largest corporations …
Mar 10, 2021 / Vessels
Keppel delivers Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vessel
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has delivered Singapore’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering vessel, FueLNG Bellina, to FueLNG with a perfect safety record.Built in Keppel O&M’s Nantong shipyard, FueLNG Bellina is the …
Jan 4, 2021 / Vessels