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SIZE BRINGS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Welcome to Cruise Shipping Miami, the epicentre of the global cruise industry. Bureau Veritas has always been the forefront of the cruise industry with our experts providing the best technical and regulatory support in order to deliver safe, energy-efficient, reduced-emission ships which also combine entertainment, comfort and luxury. We relish the challenges of being always at the forefront of new developments, such as the demand for expedition ships. Le Lyrial, the fourth sister ship of the successful Le Boreal class ships, will start cruising in April after her delivery from Fincantieri Ancona. She will be cruising the Mediterranean before heading to the icy coast of Antarctica. Like the other vessels of same class, she will be comfortable for the passengers and easy on the environment and will have BV's highest Comfort and Cleanship notations. Please visit Bureau Veritas at Cruise Shipping Miami Stand No. 2017. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing with you our expertise and experience. [email protected] FOREWORD BY PAILLETTE PALAIOLOGOU Director, Marine Sales & Marketing Massive cruise ships give owners the opportunity to develop incredible public spaces and facilities. At the same time the sheer size and number of passengers and crew create challenges for the designers and regulators. That is why MSC Cruises and their chosen shipyard, STX France, are relying on Bureau Veritas as their classification and certification partner for the new 5,700-passenger Vista class vessels. Building of the first ship is already underway. The Vista class will be 315 m long and 43 m wide and will be able to accommodate 7,200 persons on board, including 5,700 passengers in 2,250 passenger staterooms. The first vessel is due to start operating during summer 2017, followed by a sister ship two years later. Destined for the Maltese flag they will be the largest cruise ships ever registered in Europe. The 167,600 gt vessels will be powered by two propulsion pods of 20 MW and will meet the highest standards and regulations including Safe Return to Port. MSC Cruises has already presented some of their outstanding public spaces which will include an impressive main lounge, a panoramic aft lounge for shows and a Super Amusement Park and Aquapark claimed to be the most spectacular ever installed on board a cruise ship. The hotel offer will include staterooms that can be combined into small flats for family guests. The traditional Yacht Club exclusive area will be maintained with a large solarium, a private lounge and restaurant, and several large duplex cabins located at the front of the ship. Behind the scenes this new class of ships will be cleaner and benefit from more efficient technology with respect to reduced water emissions, enhanced energy efficiency thanks to hull and propulsion optimization, and installation of new generation scrubbers for compliance with the latest MARPOL regulations. Where size creates challenges is in the oversize vertical zones and the need to evacuate large numbers of people. These challenges will be met by using the Alternative Design solutions permitted under SOLAS regulations. These are based on complex risk assessment involving the use of sophisticated simulation software which can model smoke and heat propagation as well as evacuation analysis. These studies will be managed by Bureau Veritas’ Tecnitas subsidiary. The alternative design studies will allow the use of lifeboats of about 300- person capacity each, roughly twice the normal maximum prescriptive size, to provide speedy and orderly abandonment if required. [email protected] MARINE NEWSLETTER OF THE MARINE & OFFSHORE DIVISION CONTENTS MARCH 2015 Windstar Cruises Canadian gas fuel contracts Tallink order Delivery of New Harmony and New Laurel Delivery of Silver Hague - Malaysian Corvettes Seven Seas Explorer Revised IGC Code ISO/CEI 17025 accreditation
Transcript of CONTENTS Canadian gas fuel contracts Revised IGC Code · PDF fileRevised IGC Code ISO/CEI...
SIZE BRINGS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Welcome to Cruise ShippingMiami, the epicentre of the globalcruise industry. Bureau Veritas hasalways been the forefront of thecruise industry with our expertsproviding the best technical andregulatory support in order todeliver safe, energy-efficient,reduced-emission ships whichalso combine entertainment,comfort and luxury. We relish thechallenges of being always at theforefront of new developments,such as the demand for expeditionships. Le Lyrial, the fourth sistership of the successful Le Borealclass ships, will start cruising inApril after her delivery fromFincantieri Ancona. She will becruising the Mediterranean beforeheading to the icy coast ofAntarctica. Like the other vesselsof same class, she will becomfortable for the passengersand easy on the environment andwill have BV's highest Comfort andCleanship notations.
Please visit Bureau Veritas atCruise Shipping Miami Stand No. 2017. We look forward towelcoming you and sharing withyou our expertise and experience.
FOREWORD BYPAILLETTE PALAIOLOGOUDirector, Marine Sales & Marketing
Bureau Veritas will class an LNG-fuelled fast ferry which hasbeen ordered by AS Tallink Grupp for the Tallinn-Helsinki route.The 27 knot vessel will be built by Meyer Turku for deliveryearly 2017. The 2,800-passenger ferry will be 212 m long and49,000 gt. The vessel is designed to operate in ice and for fastcargo and passenger turnaround at each end of the route. TheLNG fuel option will allow the vessel to meet strict air emissioncontrol limits in the Baltic area. BV's subsidiairy Tecnitas hasalready carried out risk assessment studies for the LNGbunkering operations in Helsinki and Tallinn ports. [email protected]
CONTACT FOR VERISTAR NEWS MARINE
Bureau Veritas, 67/71 Boulevard du Château, 92571 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex, France - www.bureauveritas.com - www.veristar.com
Philippe Boisson: 33 (0) 1 55 24 71 98 Annie Lavrencic: 33 (0) 1 55 24 72 [email protected] [email protected]
BV TO CLASS GAS-FUELLED FERRY
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The 49,800 dwt IMO III oil and chemical tanker Silver Hague is the latestdelivery of the series of ten MR tankers being built to BV class byHyundai Mipo Dockyard for Sinokor Marine. Bureau Veritas has granted Cleanship, Green passport, BWT and VCSenvironmental protection notations to the vessels.In addition, Bureau Veritas has provided a full scope of statutorycertificates including the International Certificate of Fitness incompliance with the 2012 amendments of the IBC [email protected]
MR SERIES DELIVERY
VeriSTAR News Marine | 4March 2015
Two 320,400 dwt VLCCs, New Harmony and New Laurel, werebuilt to BV class and delivered at the end of 2014 to ChinaMerchants Energy Shipping Co. They are registered in HongKong. The ships were built by Guangzhou Shipyard based on aMARIC [email protected]
CHINA MERCHANTS VLCCS DELIVERED
Korea’s DSME yard will build six 85 m missile corvettes forMalaysian contractor NMEL (NGV Marine Engineering andLogistic). The vessels are for the Royal Malaysian Navy and theywill be built to Bureau Veritas class.The first three ships will be built and completed in DSME’s Okpoyard with the first delivery in January 2018. The blocks for thesecond three ships will be fabricated by DSME in Korea andtransferred to a local Malaysian yard for assembly,commissioning and completion of the ships. All new constructionactivities in the Malaysian yard, in Tanjung Agas, Pekan Pahang,will be done co-operatively by NMEL and DSME under BV [email protected]
MALAYSIAN CORVETTES TO BE BUILTIN KOREA
Massive cruise ships give owners the opportunityto develop incredible public spaces and facilities.At the same time the sheer size and number ofpassengers and crew create challenges for thedesigners and regulators. That is why MSC Cruisesand their chosen shipyard, STX France, are relyingon Bureau Veritas as their classification andcertification partner for the new 5,700-passengerVista class vessels. Building of the first ship isalready underway.The Vista class will be 315 m long and 43 m wideand will be able to accommodate 7,200 persons onboard, including 5,700 passengers in 2,250passenger staterooms. The first vessel is due to start operating duringsummer 2017, followed by a sister ship two yearslater. Destined for the Maltese flag they will be thelargest cruise ships ever registered in Europe.The 167,600 gt vessels will be powered by twopropulsion pods of 20 MW and will meet the higheststandards and regulations including Safe Returnto Port. MSC Cruises has already presented some of theiroutstanding public spaces which will include animpressive main lounge, a panoramic aft loungefor shows and a Super Amusement Park andAquapark claimed to be the most spectacular everinstalled on board a cruise ship.
The hotel offer will include staterooms that can becombined into small flats for family guests. Thetraditional Yacht Club exclusive area will bemaintained with a large solarium, a private loungeand restaurant, and several large duplex cabinslocated at the front of the ship. Behind the scenes this new class of ships will becleaner and benefit from more efficient technologywith respect to reduced water emissions, enhancedenergy efficiency thanks to hull and propulsionoptimization, and installation of new generationscrubbers for compliance with the latest MARPOLregulations.Where size creates challenges is in the oversizevertical zones and the need to evacuate largenumbers of people. These challenges will be met byusing the Alternative Design solutions permittedunder SOLAS regulations. These are based oncomplex risk assessment involving the use ofsophisticated simulation software which can modelsmoke and heat propagation as well as evacuationanalysis. These studies will be managed by BureauVeritas’ Tecnitas subsidiary. The alternative designstudies will allow the use of lifeboats of about 300-person capacity each, roughly twice the normalmaximum prescriptive size, to provide speedy andorderly abandonment if [email protected]
M A R I N ENEWSLETTER OF THE MARINE & OFFSHORE DIVISION
CONTENTS
MARCH 2015
Windstar CruisesCanadian gas fuel contracts
Tallink order Delivery of New Harmony and New Laurel Delivery of Silver Hague - Malaysian Corvettes
Seven Seas Explorer Revised IGC Code ISO/CEI 17025 accreditation
Silver Hannah, sistership of Silver Hague
Cour
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BUREAU VERITAS WINS INNOVATIVE CANADIAN GAS FUEL CONTRACTS
The first block for the Seven Seas Explorer, the newest luxurious shipfor Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ fleet, was lowered into the buildingdock during a special ceremony at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyardin Genoa, Italy, in January this year. The 56,000 gt, 750-passenger ship will have one of the highest spaceratios in the cruise industry as well as one of the highest staff-to-guestratios. It is scheduled to be delivered in June 2016.During this ceremony, a box containing three coins, one 1921 US Peacedollar, one 1959 Italian Lire, for the year Fincantieri was formed, anda special coin minted for the event, was welded into the keel.This event is an important milestone in the construction process ofthis vessel presented by Regent Cruises as the most luxurious shipever built. Bureau Veritas is very proud to be the society chosen by theowners and the yard for the classification and certification of thisoutstanding cruise [email protected]
Dutch engineers are famous for being careful with cash.They want things done right, but at the right price. SoHuib van Leeuwen, Vice-President Technical Operationsand Compliance, Windstar Cruises, is the right man forrunning a fleet of small upmarket cruise ships. “Thechallenge of smaller ships is that you don’t have theeconomies of scale,” he explains. “You have to keep avigilant eye on costs, you haven’t got the scale and returnon investment that big cruise vessels have.” Huib started his career as a seagoing engineer andcame to Windstar Cruises as a superintendent with HALin 1999, which is when he first worked with BureauVeritas. Since then Windstar has changed hands twiceand moved sharply upmarket. “Today we are the CondeNast No 1 in the world small cruise line and we areproud of that,” he says. “And that is another challenge,to make and keep that position. To do so we all have towork together: our staff here in Seattle, our people onboard the ships and of course our service partners likeclass.”Windstar operates a fleet of small luxury cruise shipsknown for their intimate yacht style experience andunique voyages to the world’s best small ports. “Weoperate three luxury sailing yachts and an all-suitepower yacht, and we have two more joining the fleet
soon. First they will have a major refurbishment in Italy,”explains Huib. “Then the two vessels will move to join the rest of our fleet under BV class. We haverecently also moved our ISM/ISPS/MLC and ISO 14000certification all to BV.”A special challenge for Windstar is that they are almostunique in operating large sailing vessels. “You needspecial knowledge for the masts and rigging,” explainsHuib. “And as there are no set criteria for masts andrigging and sails you need a class surveyor who knowsthe ships, who knows you and who you can work within an atmosphere of trust to make sure everything iskept in good shape and with a mutual understanding ofeach other’s needs. I get that from BV, and I appreciatethat.”Looking ahead Huib has a vision. “We are very proudwith the new vessels joining the fleet. They will allowus to grow our product and also extend our cruisingrange,” he says. “But we don’t want to stop there. Wesee a real market for our high-end product and we hopeto acquire more vessels and bring them up to ourstandards in the future. A dream would be to build anew Windstar vessel from the keel up with a new sailsystem making it the most efficient vessel afloat.”www.windstarcruises.com
Mr. Huib van LeeuwenVice-President Technical Operations and Compliance, Windstar Cruises
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VeriSTAR News Marine | 3March 2015
BV’s European Technical Committee met in Paris on February 11.
The main topics discussed were IMO Tier III for NOx emissions, use of low sulphur fuels, new IMO Polar Code, new BV Underwater Radiated Noise URN notation and new BV Rules for crane vessels.
BV is leading a working group within IACS which aims to deliverharmonized guidance on LNG Bunkering, bringing together andrationalizing all existing guidance.
Bureau Veritas is to class a series of six 84,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk
carriers ordered by Principals of Foremost Group to OshimaShipbuilding. The ships will be delivered in 2016 through 2018.
NEWS IN BRIEF...
GETTING TO AND STAYING No 1
IMO’s revised International Code for the Construction andEquipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code)will enter into force on 1st July 2016.The IGC Code was first adopted in 1983 to provide aninternational standard for the safe carriage by sea of liquefiedgases and this new IGC Code is the first major revision.As the class leader in gas carriers Bureau Veritas has carriedout a gap analysis and developed a guidance document intendedto give an overview of the main changes included in the new IGC
Code. As an example Chapter 4 regarding containment systemshas been completely rewritten. All the main new requirementsare presented in the BV document, in particular the location ofcargo tanks, personnel protection, fire protection, turretcompartment and use of cargo as fuel.Equivalences between the old and new IGC are also listed. Thisdocument will help designers and shipyards to understand thenew IGC and to quickly react and anticipate the necessarymodifications to the design of gas [email protected]
IGC CODE TO ENTER INTO FORCEKEEL LAYING LUXURY
Bureau Veritas’ dedicated team of five engineers specialized in fieldmeasurements, DS/VLM, has been accredited by the Frenchaccreditation committee (Cofrac) under ISO/CEI 17025 standard.Within the considered scope, the accreditation brings recognition, bothnationally and internationally, that the measurement team has a simpleyet compliant quality management system, that it applies normalizedmeasurement methods, there is a proven internal qualification systemand knowledge sharing, an optimizedequipment calibration process and somereliable uncertainty assessments. It has taken three years to achieve thisaccreditation, working at the same time onfield tests and measurements, especiallyon board ships for the purpose of BV’sCOMFORT class notation but also for theassessment of the daily noise and vibrationexposure levels of [email protected]
ISO/CEI 17025 ACCREDITATION FOR MARINE MEASUREMENT TEAM
KITA LNG(Courtesy of DSME)
Bureau Veritas is to class two innovative projects for gas-fuelled vesselsto be built for Canadian owners in Turkish shipyards.British Columbia-based Seaspan Ferries has chosen BV class for twohybrid LNG/diesel/battery-powered ro-ro cargo ferries which will be builtat the Sedef yard in Turkey.Quebec-based Transport Desgagnés has chosen BV class for two 14,000 dwt gas-fuelled asphalt/product tankers to be built at Besiktas. BV has extensive experience of handling LNG and using LNG as a fuelwith its gas carrier fleet. Its ability to deploy that expertise for the benefitof shipyards and owners who are both breaking new ground was crucialto these owners entrusting BV with the classification of these vessels.The 148.9 m Seaspan ferries are due for delivery in 2016 and will operateon Canada’s west coast, carrying up to 59 trailers at speeds of up to 16knots propelled by azimuthing drives. Twin dual-fuel W9L 34DF generatorswill be able to burn LNG from one single 200 cbm Type C tank below themain deck and there will be a hybrid battery pack power supply for
generating zero emissions energy at quay or during manoeuvring andfor any low-load operation.The Transport Desgagnés tankers will have two 300 cbm Type C LNGtanks on the deck powering the dual-fuel ME 5RT Flex 50 DF main engineand two 6L20DF engines and one 8L20DF auxiliary engine and two 3000 kW boilers.BV is currently engaged in gas fuel conversion or newbuilding projectsinvolving chemical tankers, small-scale LNG tankers, LNG bunkertankers, cargo and passenger ferries, product tankers and [email protected]
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BUREAU VERITAS WINS INNOVATIVE CANADIAN GAS FUEL CONTRACTS
The first block for the Seven Seas Explorer, the newest luxurious shipfor Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ fleet, was lowered into the buildingdock during a special ceremony at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyardin Genoa, Italy, in January this year. The 56,000 gt, 750-passenger ship will have one of the highest spaceratios in the cruise industry as well as one of the highest staff-to-guestratios. It is scheduled to be delivered in June 2016.During this ceremony, a box containing three coins, one 1921 US Peacedollar, one 1959 Italian Lire, for the year Fincantieri was formed, anda special coin minted for the event, was welded into the keel.This event is an important milestone in the construction process ofthis vessel presented by Regent Cruises as the most luxurious shipever built. Bureau Veritas is very proud to be the society chosen by theowners and the yard for the classification and certification of thisoutstanding cruise [email protected]
Dutch engineers are famous for being careful with cash.They want things done right, but at the right price. SoHuib van Leeuwen, Vice-President Technical Operationsand Compliance, Windstar Cruises, is the right man forrunning a fleet of small upmarket cruise ships. “Thechallenge of smaller ships is that you don’t have theeconomies of scale,” he explains. “You have to keep avigilant eye on costs, you haven’t got the scale and returnon investment that big cruise vessels have.” Huib started his career as a seagoing engineer andcame to Windstar Cruises as a superintendent with HALin 1999, which is when he first worked with BureauVeritas. Since then Windstar has changed hands twiceand moved sharply upmarket. “Today we are the CondeNast No 1 in the world small cruise line and we areproud of that,” he says. “And that is another challenge,to make and keep that position. To do so we all have towork together: our staff here in Seattle, our people onboard the ships and of course our service partners likeclass.”Windstar operates a fleet of small luxury cruise shipsknown for their intimate yacht style experience andunique voyages to the world’s best small ports. “Weoperate three luxury sailing yachts and an all-suitepower yacht, and we have two more joining the fleet
soon. First they will have a major refurbishment in Italy,”explains Huib. “Then the two vessels will move to join the rest of our fleet under BV class. We haverecently also moved our ISM/ISPS/MLC and ISO 14000certification all to BV.”A special challenge for Windstar is that they are almostunique in operating large sailing vessels. “You needspecial knowledge for the masts and rigging,” explainsHuib. “And as there are no set criteria for masts andrigging and sails you need a class surveyor who knowsthe ships, who knows you and who you can work within an atmosphere of trust to make sure everything iskept in good shape and with a mutual understanding ofeach other’s needs. I get that from BV, and I appreciatethat.”Looking ahead Huib has a vision. “We are very proudwith the new vessels joining the fleet. They will allowus to grow our product and also extend our cruisingrange,” he says. “But we don’t want to stop there. Wesee a real market for our high-end product and we hopeto acquire more vessels and bring them up to ourstandards in the future. A dream would be to build anew Windstar vessel from the keel up with a new sailsystem making it the most efficient vessel afloat.”www.windstarcruises.com
Mr. Huib van LeeuwenVice-President Technical Operations and Compliance, Windstar Cruises
2 | VeriSTAR News MarineMarch 2015
VeriSTAR News Marine | 3March 2015
BV’s European Technical Committee met in Paris on February 11.
The main topics discussed were IMO Tier III for NOx emissions, use of low sulphur fuels, new IMO Polar Code, new BV Underwater Radiated Noise URN notation and new BV Rules for crane vessels.
BV is leading a working group within IACS which aims to deliverharmonized guidance on LNG Bunkering, bringing together andrationalizing all existing guidance.
Bureau Veritas is to class a series of six 84,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk
carriers ordered by Principals of Foremost Group to OshimaShipbuilding. The ships will be delivered in 2016 through 2018.
NEWS IN BRIEF...
GETTING TO AND STAYING No 1
IMO’s revised International Code for the Construction andEquipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code)will enter into force on 1st July 2016.The IGC Code was first adopted in 1983 to provide aninternational standard for the safe carriage by sea of liquefiedgases and this new IGC Code is the first major revision.As the class leader in gas carriers Bureau Veritas has carriedout a gap analysis and developed a guidance document intendedto give an overview of the main changes included in the new IGC
Code. As an example Chapter 4 regarding containment systemshas been completely rewritten. All the main new requirementsare presented in the BV document, in particular the location ofcargo tanks, personnel protection, fire protection, turretcompartment and use of cargo as fuel.Equivalences between the old and new IGC are also listed. Thisdocument will help designers and shipyards to understand thenew IGC and to quickly react and anticipate the necessarymodifications to the design of gas [email protected]
IGC CODE TO ENTER INTO FORCEKEEL LAYING LUXURY
Bureau Veritas’ dedicated team of five engineers specialized in fieldmeasurements, DS/VLM, has been accredited by the Frenchaccreditation committee (Cofrac) under ISO/CEI 17025 standard.Within the considered scope, the accreditation brings recognition, bothnationally and internationally, that the measurement team has a simpleyet compliant quality management system, that it applies normalizedmeasurement methods, there is a proven internal qualification systemand knowledge sharing, an optimizedequipment calibration process and somereliable uncertainty assessments. It has taken three years to achieve thisaccreditation, working at the same time onfield tests and measurements, especiallyon board ships for the purpose of BV’sCOMFORT class notation but also for theassessment of the daily noise and vibrationexposure levels of [email protected]
ISO/CEI 17025 ACCREDITATION FOR MARINE MEASUREMENT TEAM
KITA LNG(Courtesy of DSME)
Bureau Veritas is to class two innovative projects for gas-fuelled vesselsto be built for Canadian owners in Turkish shipyards.British Columbia-based Seaspan Ferries has chosen BV class for twohybrid LNG/diesel/battery-powered ro-ro cargo ferries which will be builtat the Sedef yard in Turkey.Quebec-based Transport Desgagnés has chosen BV class for two 14,000 dwt gas-fuelled asphalt/product tankers to be built at Besiktas. BV has extensive experience of handling LNG and using LNG as a fuelwith its gas carrier fleet. Its ability to deploy that expertise for the benefitof shipyards and owners who are both breaking new ground was crucialto these owners entrusting BV with the classification of these vessels.The 148.9 m Seaspan ferries are due for delivery in 2016 and will operateon Canada’s west coast, carrying up to 59 trailers at speeds of up to 16knots propelled by azimuthing drives. Twin dual-fuel W9L 34DF generatorswill be able to burn LNG from one single 200 cbm Type C tank below themain deck and there will be a hybrid battery pack power supply for
generating zero emissions energy at quay or during manoeuvring andfor any low-load operation.The Transport Desgagnés tankers will have two 300 cbm Type C LNGtanks on the deck powering the dual-fuel ME 5RT Flex 50 DF main engineand two 6L20DF engines and one 8L20DF auxiliary engine and two 3000 kW boilers.BV is currently engaged in gas fuel conversion or newbuilding projectsinvolving chemical tankers, small-scale LNG tankers, LNG bunkertankers, cargo and passenger ferries, product tankers and [email protected]
▼
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SIZE BRINGS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Welcome to Cruise ShippingMiami, the epicentre of the globalcruise industry. Bureau Veritas hasalways been the forefront of thecruise industry with our expertsproviding the best technical andregulatory support in order todeliver safe, energy-efficient,reduced-emission ships whichalso combine entertainment,comfort and luxury. We relish thechallenges of being always at theforefront of new developments,such as the demand for expeditionships. Le Lyrial, the fourth sistership of the successful Le Borealclass ships, will start cruising inApril after her delivery fromFincantieri Ancona. She will becruising the Mediterranean beforeheading to the icy coast ofAntarctica. Like the other vesselsof same class, she will becomfortable for the passengersand easy on the environment andwill have BV's highest Comfort andCleanship notations.
Please visit Bureau Veritas atCruise Shipping Miami Stand No. 2017. We look forward towelcoming you and sharing withyou our expertise and experience.
FOREWORD BYPAILLETTE PALAIOLOGOUDirector, Marine Sales & Marketing
Bureau Veritas will class an LNG-fuelled fast ferry which hasbeen ordered by AS Tallink Grupp for the Tallinn-Helsinki route.The 27 knot vessel will be built by Meyer Turku for deliveryearly 2017. The 2,800-passenger ferry will be 212 m long and49,000 gt. The vessel is designed to operate in ice and for fastcargo and passenger turnaround at each end of the route. TheLNG fuel option will allow the vessel to meet strict air emissioncontrol limits in the Baltic area. BV's subsidiairy Tecnitas hasalready carried out risk assessment studies for the LNGbunkering operations in Helsinki and Tallinn ports. [email protected]
CONTACT FOR VERISTAR NEWS MARINE
Bureau Veritas, 67/71 Boulevard du Château, 92571 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex, France - www.bureauveritas.com - www.veristar.com
Philippe Boisson: 33 (0) 1 55 24 71 98 Annie Lavrencic: 33 (0) 1 55 24 72 [email protected] [email protected]
BV TO CLASS GAS-FUELLED FERRY
VN-M
03/
2015
The 49,800 dwt IMO III oil and chemical tanker Silver Hague is the latestdelivery of the series of ten MR tankers being built to BV class byHyundai Mipo Dockyard for Sinokor Marine. Bureau Veritas has granted Cleanship, Green passport, BWT and VCSenvironmental protection notations to the vessels.In addition, Bureau Veritas has provided a full scope of statutorycertificates including the International Certificate of Fitness incompliance with the 2012 amendments of the IBC [email protected]
MR SERIES DELIVERY
VeriSTAR News Marine | 4March 2015
Two 320,400 dwt VLCCs, New Harmony and New Laurel, werebuilt to BV class and delivered at the end of 2014 to ChinaMerchants Energy Shipping Co. They are registered in HongKong. The ships were built by Guangzhou Shipyard based on aMARIC [email protected]
CHINA MERCHANTS VLCCS DELIVERED
Korea’s DSME yard will build six 85 m missile corvettes forMalaysian contractor NMEL (NGV Marine Engineering andLogistic). The vessels are for the Royal Malaysian Navy and theywill be built to Bureau Veritas class.The first three ships will be built and completed in DSME’s Okpoyard with the first delivery in January 2018. The blocks for thesecond three ships will be fabricated by DSME in Korea andtransferred to a local Malaysian yard for assembly,commissioning and completion of the ships. All new constructionactivities in the Malaysian yard, in Tanjung Agas, Pekan Pahang,will be done co-operatively by NMEL and DSME under BV [email protected]
MALAYSIAN CORVETTES TO BE BUILTIN KOREA
Massive cruise ships give owners the opportunityto develop incredible public spaces and facilities.At the same time the sheer size and number ofpassengers and crew create challenges for thedesigners and regulators. That is why MSC Cruisesand their chosen shipyard, STX France, are relyingon Bureau Veritas as their classification andcertification partner for the new 5,700-passengerVista class vessels. Building of the first ship isalready underway.The Vista class will be 315 m long and 43 m wideand will be able to accommodate 7,200 persons onboard, including 5,700 passengers in 2,250passenger staterooms. The first vessel is due to start operating duringsummer 2017, followed by a sister ship two yearslater. Destined for the Maltese flag they will be thelargest cruise ships ever registered in Europe.The 167,600 gt vessels will be powered by twopropulsion pods of 20 MW and will meet the higheststandards and regulations including Safe Returnto Port. MSC Cruises has already presented some of theiroutstanding public spaces which will include animpressive main lounge, a panoramic aft loungefor shows and a Super Amusement Park andAquapark claimed to be the most spectacular everinstalled on board a cruise ship.
The hotel offer will include staterooms that can becombined into small flats for family guests. Thetraditional Yacht Club exclusive area will bemaintained with a large solarium, a private loungeand restaurant, and several large duplex cabinslocated at the front of the ship. Behind the scenes this new class of ships will becleaner and benefit from more efficient technologywith respect to reduced water emissions, enhancedenergy efficiency thanks to hull and propulsionoptimization, and installation of new generationscrubbers for compliance with the latest MARPOLregulations.Where size creates challenges is in the oversizevertical zones and the need to evacuate largenumbers of people. These challenges will be met byusing the Alternative Design solutions permittedunder SOLAS regulations. These are based oncomplex risk assessment involving the use ofsophisticated simulation software which can modelsmoke and heat propagation as well as evacuationanalysis. These studies will be managed by BureauVeritas’ Tecnitas subsidiary. The alternative designstudies will allow the use of lifeboats of about 300-person capacity each, roughly twice the normalmaximum prescriptive size, to provide speedy andorderly abandonment if [email protected]
M A R I N ENEWSLETTER OF THE MARINE & OFFSHORE DIVISION
CONTENTS
MARCH 2015
Windstar CruisesCanadian gas fuel contracts
Tallink order Delivery of New Harmony and New Laurel Delivery of Silver Hague - Malaysian Corvettes
Seven Seas Explorer Revised IGC Code ISO/CEI 17025 accreditation
Silver Hannah, sistership of Silver Hague
Cour
tesy
of M
eyer
Tur
ku y
ard
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