Another approval in for multi-fuel and OCCS-ready bulk carrier

Shortly after securing one from the Japanese classification society ClassNK, Oshima Shipbuilding has been awarded approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Ultramax bulk carrier design, ready for multiple alternative fuels and onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS).

L-R: Sung-Gu Park, North East Asia President at LR , and Junichi Man, Managing Director of Oshima Shipbuilding. Source: LR

The AiP covers a 64,000 dwt bulk carrier concept developed to accommodate multiple future fuel pathways, including ammonia, methanol and methane (LNG), alongside provision for OCCS.

The approval was formally presented at Oshima Shipbuilding’s headquarters in Japan on January 23.

LR said it had conducted a comprehensive technical review of the design in accordance with its ShipRight Risk Based Certification framework, assessing the safety, feasibility and integration of the proposed fuel and carbon capture arrangements, providing independent assurance that the concept can progress towards detailed design and potential construction.