Tag: VLEC
Wärtsilä’s strong relationship with Jiangnan Shipyard enhanced with system orders for five new VLEC
Image caption: Wärtsilä will supply Cargo Handling System and Fuel Supply Systems for five new Very Large Ethan carriers being built at Jiangnan Shipyard. © Wärtsilä Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the Cargo Handling and Fuel Gas Supply systems for five new Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC) vessels. The order has been placed by Jiangnan Shipyard, and the ships…
Wartsila cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems selected for three new Very Large Ethane Gas Carriers
Image: Wartsila Three new big ethane gas carrier (VLEC) vessels will receive fuel supply and cargo handling equipment from Wartsila Gas Solutions, a division of Wartsila organisation, a technology organisation. Purus, the owner, is having the ships constructed at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in Korea. Wartsila booked the order in Q1 2024, and it solidifies…
DNV to class Purus’ first VLEC newbuilds
DNV has been selected to class ship owner Purus’ newbuilding order of two Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC). The vessels have been contracted at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea and scheduled for delivery in 2026-2027. With a cargo carrying capacity of 98,000cbm, the two VLECs will be fitted with GTT’s Mark III…
MARIC’s new VLEC design receives Bureau Veritas Approval in Principle
On the first day of Marintec, BV issued a Type Approval AiP certificate to MARIC for its 102,000m3 VLEC, currently the largest of its kind in the world. The vessel features an ME-GIE ethane dual-fuel main engine and a GTT Mark III cargo enclosure system comprising three innovative film-type cargo holds. The design is an…
ABS Approves Jiangnan Shipyard’s BrilliancE II Liquefied Gas Containment System for VLEC
Modern Design Builds on Groundbreaking Type B Tank Technology (SINGAPORE) ABS has awarded Jiangnan Shipyard approval in principle (AIP) for its BrilliancE II IMO Type B cryogenic liquefied gas containment system for very large ethane carriers (VLEC). The BrilliancE II advances the original BrilliancE system first seen in the…
