Hanwha Ocean Wins String of Approvals from Major Classification Societies

Hanwha Ocean has won approvals from major classification societies for its designs, including a standardized floating liquefied natural gas production unit (FLNG). The company secured approval in principle (AIP) from ABS of the United States and DNV of Norway for its FLNG design. This approval follows earlier certification of its standardized basic design for a floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO), allowing Hanwha Ocean to extend its efficiency strategy to FLNG.

The company also won approvals related to gas carriers. Britain's Lloyd's Register (LR) granted an AIP for MCTIV, a high-manganese steel cargo containment system for a 100,000-cubic-meter very large ethane carrier (VLEC). Cargo tanks using MCTIV can secure strong structural safety, and the high workability of high-manganese steel also improves fabrication and processing productivity.

Hanwha Ocean announced the completion of a joint development project with DNV on next-generation high-pressure LNG fuel tank technology. The project raised the allowable pressure of fuel tanks on LNG-powered container ships to a maximum of 2.0 barg from 0.7 barg, improving operational flexibility and fuel management efficiency.