BV to class unique Arctic carriers

Bureau Veritas is to class the series of innovative Arctic-capable LNG carriers which will be built in Korea’s DSME yard to service the Yamal LNG project in Russia’s high Arctic. Exporting LNG from Yamal calls for a type of LNG carrier never built before. A series of 15 vessels will be built, each capable of transporting 172,000 m ³ of LNG and operating in second year ice up to 2.5m thick. The 300m loa vessels will carry 172,000 m ³ LNG in four membrane tanks. The hull form is designed with a moderate ice bow forward and a heavy ice-breaking profile aft. The ship is dual-acting, navigating in light ice or open sea bow first, then navigating astern to break heavy ice.