Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has awarded Approval in Precept (AiP) to the Marine Design and Analysis Institute of China (MARIC) for its new 155,000m³ Extremely Giant Ethane Service (ULEC) design.
The vessel, measuring roughly 274 meters in size and 42 meters in breadth, is designed as a single-propeller liquefied ethane service powered by a MAN ME-GIE ethane dual-fuel predominant engine, supporting worldwide ethane transportation. The design is suitable with each Sort B cargo tanks and GTT Mark III membrane tanks, providing a decrease boil-off charge (BOR), lowered unloading residue, and better cargo capability utilization. It is usually able to transporting ethylene, propylene, and LPG.
Optimized for gas effectivity, the vessel options superior hull strains, propellers, and rudders, together with energy-saving units resembling propeller cap fins, a pre-swirl duct, and a shaft generator. Moreover, MARIC’s Good Ship Answer is built-in, together with a Good Navigation System (SNS), an Vitality Effectivity Administration System (EEMS), and a Equipment Well being Administration System (MHMS), enhancing security, operational effectivity and sustainability.
The vessel has been reviewed in accordance with BV’s classification guidelines and key notations. Leveraging its intensive expertise in gasoline service classification, together with Very Giant Ethane Carriers (VLECs), BV will be capable to conduct vital assessments resembling structural energy analysis, non-linear fatigue evaluation, crack propagation research, and leakage danger assessments.
