ABS classes LNG-powered ethane carrier

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on Thursday said it has classed the LNG-powered ethane carrier, Navigator Aurora, that has recently been delivered to Navigator Gas by Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China.

The Navigator Aurora is the first of four Navigator Gas ethane/ethylene midsize vessels to be delivered with ABS Class during 2016 and early 2017, ABS said in its statement.

The vessel has a cargo capacity of 37,000-cbm and features dual fuel engines capable of operating on diesel fuel or LNG.

In a separate statement, TGE Marine informed it has supervised the sea trials of the vessel, that is equipped with TGE’s bilobe type C cargo tanks, gas handling system and a high pressure LNG fuel supply package.

Navigator Aurora’s MAN ME-GI main engine has been tested with LNG under various load cases, TGE said.

The ship has been chartered by Borealis and is set to transport ethane from the US to Europe starting end of 2016.

LNG World News Staff