ABS issued general design approval (GDA) to Samsung Heavy Industries Co., LTD. (SHI) for its detailed design of a liquefied hydrogen carrier.
The 20,000 cbm vessel features Type C tanks. ABS completed design reviews based on class and statutory requirements. Gareth Burton, ABS Senior Vice President, Global Engineering, explained that as the demand for hydrogen grows, vessels like the design from SHI will be critical for its transportation and development of the hydrogen value chain.
Through this joint development project, SHI secured a detailed design for a liquefied hydrogen cargo containment system and cargo handling system. SHI plans to prepare for commercialization of liquefied hydrogen carriers following a mock-up verification.
… said Ho-Ki Lee, SHI Vice President, Green Energy Technology Center.
To remind, ABS has issued Requirements for Hydrogen Fueled Vessels, offering the industry a risk assessment framework for introducing hydrogen as marine fuel to a fleet. The issued guidelines are building upon projects such as the ABS-classed, Glosten-designed hydrogen-fueled research vessel for the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
