South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Mipo has received approval in principle from classification society ABS for its design development of a 30,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering and supply vessel.
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The global LNG bunkering vessel fleet may need to more than double by 2030 as demand from LNG-fueled ships grows faster than the infrastructure required to supply them, according to classification society DNV.
China's Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding has secured approval in principle from classification society Lloyd's Register for a new 12,500-cbm LNG bunkering vessel design.
Classification society Lloyd’s Register has secured a contract from Dutch services company Dixstone, a unit of London-based oil and gas firm Perenco, to deliver classification and technical assurance for the conversion of an LNG carrier into a floating storage unit (FSU) for the Gabon project.
Shipbuilders Conrad and Samsung Heavy received approval in principle from classification society ABS for the basic design of a 12,000-cbm LNG bunkering articulated tug-barge (ATB) intended for construction in the United States.
Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined forces with South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to develop a new generation of LNG carrier designs using hybrid electric propulsion.