Bureau Veritas assigns full suite of smart ship notations to innovative Furetank chemical tanker
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has, for the first time, assigned the complete suite of smart ship class notations to a 17,997 dwt chemical tanker, Furetank’s FURE VINGA. Designed by the Swedish engineering company FKAB and built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng, the vessel is operating in the Swedish Gothia Tanker Alliance fleet.
FURE VINGA has been equipped with smart systems for monitoring the ship’s hull condition (H), as well as integrated machinery (M) and navigation (N) systems. Therefore, the vessel is in compliance with all tier 1 requirements included in the Rule Note Additional Service Feature SMART (NR675) issued in January 2021, and is granted SMART (H1, M1, N1). The associated requirements have been specifically developed to set a benchmark for the safe and reliable design and operation of smart syst
Fure Vinga 1st BV classed ship to get full smart ship status May 6, 2021, by Fatima Bahtić
Furetank’s Fure Vinga, a 17,997 dwt chemical tanker flying under the Swedish flag, has been granted a complete suite of smart ship class notations by classification society Bureau Veritas (BV).
The chemical tanker with an overall length of 150 meters, built back in 2020 by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng, is a part of Swedish Gothia Tanker Alliance fleet.
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Fure Vinga has been equipped with smart systems for monitoring the ship’s hull condition (H), as well as integrated machinery (M) and navigation (N) systems. It is said to be in compliance with all tier 1 requirements included in the Rule Note Additional Service Feature SMART (NR675) issued in January 2021, and is granted SMART (H1, M1, N1).
May 06 2021 Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has, for the first time, assigned the complete suite of smart ship class notations to a 17,997 dwt chemical tanker, Furetank’s FURE VINGA. Designed by the Swedish engineering company FKAB and built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng, the vessel is operating in the Swedish Gothia Tanker Alliance fleet.
FURE VINGA has been equipped with smart systems for monitoring the ship’s hull condition (H), as well as integrated machinery (M) and navigation (N) systems. Therefore, the vessel is in compliance with all tier 1 requirements included in the Rule Note Additional Service Feature SMART (NR675) issued in January 2021, and is granted SMART (H1, M1, N1). The associated requirements have been specifically developed to set a benchmark for the safe and reliable design and operation of smart systems on board ships, covering both hardware and softwa
Bureau Veritas awards classification to Norway’s first LNG bunkering vessel
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has awarded classification to Bergen Tankers’ Bergen LNG, the first LNG bunkering vessel (LBV) operating in Norway.
The vessel was born from the conversion of the 2010 built oil tanker Oslo Tank to carry LNG instead of conventional liquid marine fuels. Bergen LNG will be operated by Gasnor (Shell) in the Bergen area and on the Norwegian west coast to supply the LNG fuelled passenger ships operated by Hurtigruten and Kystruten.
The conversion took place at Westcon Shipyards in Florø. BV has supported the owners and designer from the beginning of the project to ensure that the conversion could be performed in compliance with the requirements of the International Gas Carrier Code (IGC Code), notably with regard to stability and navigational safety. BV has also played an important role in the involvement of the flag state. In o
Norway s First LNG Bunkering Vessel Enters Service
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Bergen LNG (Photo: Bergen Tankers)
Bergen Tankers’ newly converted liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel Norway s first has recently entered service.
The 49.25-meter vessel, Bergen LNG, is being operated by Gasnor (Shell) in the Bergen area and on the Norwegian west coast to supply the LNG-fueled passenger ships operated by Hurtigruten and Kystruten. Bergen LNG has completed several LNG bunkers for ships, and has distributed LNG to many industrial and land facilities in Norway, Bergen Tankers said.
The 850-cubic-meter capacity Bergen LNG was born from the conversion of the 2010-built oil tanker Oslo Tank to carry LNG instead of conventional liquid marine fuels. The vessel was originally built by Nevsky Shipbuilding in St Petersburg, Russia, and the conversion took place at Westcon Shipyards in Florø, Norway.