China DSIC Received AiP for Ballast-Free LNGC Design
Lloyd’s Register (LR) authorized approval in principle (AiP) for GTT and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd (DSIC) to design the 30,000m³ Ballast-Free LNG Carrier in a ceremony at Marintec China on December 5, 2017.
The Ballast-Free LNG Carriers have several advantages over traditional LNG carriers that use ballast. B-FREE LNGC have environmentally-friendly features, high efficiency and lower build and operating costs.
Ma Yingbin is the Vice Chief Engineer of DSIC. He said, “While we are still in the initial stage of the project and the design is subject to ongoing change, the initial results are indicating that we will meet our goal of having a ballast-free ship that is equal to, or better than existing conventional designs. The cumulative improvements in operating costs coming from the combination of the various innovations and new ideas applied to the design are better than we anticipated, although we should be mindful that this is only the preliminary results phase and we need phase two to further refine and validate the design, we are hopeful this will result in more efficient small-scale LNG carriers.”
David Colson, Commercial VP of GTT, commented at the occasion: “The ballast-free was an old idea that GTT had in mind several years ago and we are excited to see it now materialised in a conceptual design thanks to the excellent work from DSIC R&D institute and the very strong support and advice of LR. The first results show that this ballast-free design has also introduced complimentary advantages such as a reduction in the number of cargo tanks, handling equipment, engine power, and more.”
Nick Brown, LR Marine & Offshore Director, commented: “This truly innovative design that could bring many benefits to the industry as well as offering a potential solution to one of our most challenging environmental concerns. This work builds on the JDP we had together for a low-ballast VLCC and also follows on from the work LR did in supporting DSIC to prepare for building LNG carriers using GTT membrane technology.”
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