Tag: LPG carriers

The Green Award Foundation announced that a new certification programme for LPG carriers has been launched. From the 1st of April, 2016, fully refrigerated LPG carriers from 20,000 m3 are eligible for Green Award certification.

Hyundai Heavy Industries announced it developed the world’s first flame-retarding insulation for LPG cargo tank in cooperation with insulation system manufacturers.

Vopak has received its first cargo at the new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facility at its Banyan terminal on Jurong Island, marking the start-up of Southeast Asia’s first independent LPG import and storage facility. The shipment from the vessel “Sun Aries” will deliver fully refrigerated propane to ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, one of the anchor tenants of Vopak’s terminal in Singapore.

 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.,MHI, has received an order from Astomos Energy Corporation for a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.The order marks the very first to be received by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding since the company’s launch on October 1. The LPG carrier on order is identical to the four vessels Astomos Energy has already ordered to MHI since 2013.The ship provides the world’s highest level of energy-saving performance, flexibility to accommodate major LPG terminals around the globe, and specifications suited to passage through the newly expanding Panama Canal. Completion and delivery are scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2018.The LPG carrier newly ordered to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding will measure 230.0 meters (m) in length overall (LOA), 36.6m in width and 11.1m in draft, with gross tonnage of 48,300 tons (t) and deadweight tonnage of 51,100t. It will have capacity to carry up to 83,000 cubic meters (m3) of LPG. The adoption of MHI’s  hull design and other features will provide the carrier with superlative fuel efficiency and outstanding adaptability to the diverse connecting conditions of the world’s LPG terminals. The ship will also be equipped with the industry’s most advanced systems, including mooring arrangement, to ...

 Green Award Foundation announced that it will broaden certification programme further to LPG carriers following the demand from Certificate Holders. Company says that preparations are in the final stage  as they expect the final approval for launch by the end of this year.Green Award currently runs a certification scheme for ship types of Oil/Product, Dry Bulk, LNG, Chemical, Containers and their respective technical management offices, as well as a programme for Inland ships.''As it is Green Award’s ambition to continuously broaden and maximise the effect of going beyond regulations for safety in shipping and protection of the (marine) environment, together with our stakeholders we saw that the development of the LPG certification programme would be a logical step after we entered the LNG sector several years ago.''Green Award stated.A research project was run which included a feasibility assessment and consultations with the stakeholders in the LPG transport sector that provided expertise on LPG related technical issues (e.g. design, cargo operations, training).In parallel, several more organisations were selected to request feedback on the full draft requirements. The group consists of several certificate holders, ports and industry representatives. Upon some final fine-tuning, these requirements will enter the final stage of approval process. ''We are aiming at ...