BV in China: Our Marintec 2023 round-up

Contemporary Amperex Electric Vessel (CAEV)

Our signing of a strategic cooperation memorandum with CAEV will both enhance Bureau Veritas’ experience in batteries for marine vessels, and enable CAEV to explore new ambitious business ventures.
 

Dalian Shipyard Industry Development (DSID) and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC)

Bureau Veritas, DSIC and its R&D branch DSID signed a cooperation framework agreement to support DSIC’s development of a wing type wind-assisted propulsion system. The system includes several models of different heights. It has already been integrated onboard a pilot ship and shown significant efficiency gains. Our teams will provide drawing review, risk analysis, type approval and structure analysis within the framework of this agreement.
 

Jiangnan

We signed a joint declaration with China’s Jiangnan shipyard, a leader in marine digitalization for 3D design submission and approval technology. We will collaborate on a pilot of 3D classification technology on a real newbuild project – a methanol dual-fuel ultra-large container ship. The aim is to promote 3D class as a more transparent, collaborative and efficient process.
 

China Offshore 

Our teams signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Offshore to promote the development of the offshore energy industry.

“Signing this strategic cooperation agreement both deepens our partnership with China Offshore and stands as a commitment to future developments. We will combine our strengths to promote the development of the offshore industry together, and make a greater contribution to the global energy sector.” 
Matthieu de Tugny, President

Highlander

We were proud to award Highlander with type approval certification for its alarm and monitoring systems and intelligent information system. Committed to providing cutting-edge digital and smart solutions, Highlander implements unique smart ship and ocean stereo monitoring technology.

“We believe that our cooperation with Highlander will enable us to promote the progress of the entire marine industry and contribute to the protection and sustainable development of the global marine environment.” 
Matthieu de Tugny, President

Hudong CSSC 

Hudong received Bureau Veritas’ AiP certificate for its 16,000 TEU ammonia dual-fuel container vessels, which will feature 14,200 m3 stainless steel ammonia tanks of Hudong’s own design. Postponed due to the cancellation of Marintec China last year, the award ceremony this year also allowed the teams to mark the shipyard’s 95th anniversary.
 

China Offshore

China Offshore received two AiPs from Bureau Veritas on Marintec’s first day. The first of these was for its floating photovoltaic platform, a promising exploration of floating solar power to be installed off the coast of the Shadong Province. The second was for a new shallow-water FPSO/FSO that will operate in the Weizhou field. We lent our offshore engineering experience to both of these projects, conducting a full design review.
 

Fujian GuoHang Shipping and Bestway

We awarded AiP certificates to Fujian GuoHang Shipping and Bestway for two methanol dual fuel bulk carriers of 89,000 and 63,600 DWT. The AiPs are based on a joint development agreement and new design by Bestway. The ships meet the requirements of EEDI Phase III and of our METHANOLFUEL DUALFUEL and METHANOL FUEL PREPARED notations.
 

China National Offshore Oil Co. (CNOOC) Yeudong

Our awarding of an AIP for CNOOC Yeudong’s floating wind turbine supports their strategic ambition to explore deep water marine renewable energy. Our experts reviewed the basic design drawings for the 15MW turbine to ensure China’s largest and deepest installation proceeds safely.
 

MARIC

We recognized MARIC’s new design for a 15,000 TEU ammonia-fueled container ship, which will be eligible for our AMMONIAFUEL or AMMONIAFUEL PREPARED notations. Having received Bureau Veritas’ AiP certificate – which shows that due consideration has been taken towards safety concerns – the potentially zero-carbon emission vessel design can enter the building stage.
 

Jiangnan

We awarded a Cyber Security AiP to the Jiangnan Shipyard’s 15,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel containership. This demonstrates that the vessel design meets our classification standards and those of IACS UR-E26.

"This is our very first Cyber Security AiP of its kind in China. The Jiangnan Shipyard has demonstrated excellent capabilities and technical strength in researching marine cyber security. We believe that they will play an active leading role in the development of this field."
Matthieu de Tugny, President

Wison Offshore & Marine

Building on a long-standing partnership, we awarded a new AiP to Wison for its Genting FLNG, which has been ordered for operation in Indonesia. It will be one of the largest offshore oil and gas facilities in the world, producing around 1.2 million tons of LNG annually for the international market. Our teams provided design review services and made great efforts to support Wison on structural analysis.
 

China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI)

This AiP award ceremony further highlighted the development of marine renewable energy in the region. CMHI received this AiP certificate for its floating wind turbine design suitable for 10 MW of capacity and installation at depths of up to 100 m. The design features a multi-point spreading mooring system that enables a 20-year maintenance-free period after installation. One of a small but growing number of floating offshore wind turbine designs in China, this project is a positive sign of moves to capture greater renewable energy capacity further offshore.