The basic notation with nominators D and MEc – Gas Ready (D, MEc) – verifies the vessel’s main engine can operate or be converted to operate on gas, as well as that the vessel is compliant with DNV GL's gas-fuelled notation once converted.
Other optional levels to the newbuilding under the notation include structural reinforcements and the choice of correct materials to support future LNG tanks (S); preparations for future gas fuel systems (P); certification and installation of LNG fuel tanks (T); and the installation of machinery, which can be converted gas fuel, or which is already capable of burning gas fuel.
“We developed the new gas ready notation based on the experience we have gained from our LNG Ready service as well as the 50 LNG fuelled vessels we already have in class with our gas fuelled notation”, said Torill Grimstad Osberg, DNV GL head of LNG cargo handling & piping systems. “This new notation enables owners to ensure that a future LNG-fuelled version of the vessel complies with the relevant safety and operational requirements, while also being very useful in helping owners specify and quantify the level of investment they are making at the newbuilding stage.”
“DNV GL’s unique LNG Ready service has been in place for over two years and has proven its value in assisting many shipowners, operators, yards and designers in identifying the most attractive compliance option for their ships. Through a detailed technical and financial feasibility study, the LNG Ready service investigates all the potential options for compliance and fuel cost reduction, uncovers any technical showstoppers, as well as calculating the financial attractiveness of each option," said Gerd-Michael Wuersig, DNV GL’s segment director for LNG-fuelled ships. “The new class notation gas ready provides a formalised framework for documenting the compliance option and preparation level chosen, and thereby is a natural extension of the LNG Ready service.”
In 2014, the industry reached a record 120 LNG-fuelled vessels, excluding LNG carriers, in operation or on order.
UASC named 15,000 teu, DNV GL-classed Sajir last week, branded the first ever “LNG-ready” Ultra-Large Container Vessel, and part of a series of newbuild vessels capable of switching to the fuel
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