Bureau Veritas Solutions M&O will conduct condition assessment programmes (CAP) on Nakilat’s LNG carrier fleet under a recently awarded three-year contract
The contract covers 21 of the Qatari shipowner’s LNG vessels, all of which will be close to 15 years old (third special survey) at the time of the CAP survey. All CAP surveys will be scheduled to coincide with Nakilat’s routine drydocking processes in Qatar.
Bureau Veritas (BV) has been at the forefront in supporting innovation in risk management and continued innovation in the evolution of seaborne LNG. A specific methodology has been developed to assess the condition of LNG carriers with both Moss-type and membrane containment. The specific LNG carrier programme is described in BV’s NI623 Condition Assessment Programme for LNG Carriers (LNG CAP) – an annex to the NI465 for general CAP surveys.
BV Solutions M&O president and vice president global services Paul Shrieve said BV’s CAP methodology has been built on more than 20 years of experience. “It is particularly pleasing that we will be assessing the quality of vessels based on their current condition rather than age, this shows the forward-looking nature of Nakilat, and we are looking forward to work getting under way,” said Mr Shrieve.
In 2021 BV M&O performed more than 100 CAP surveys worldwide, of which about 20% were for LNG carriers – reflecting BV’s LNG expertise.
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