For the first time in the classification society's history, it has awarded a vessel a full suite of smart ship notations.
The Fure Vinga tanker, designed by FKAB and built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng, has been equipped with smart systems for monitoring the ship's hull condition (H) as well as integrated machinery (M) and navigation (N) systems.
Furetank's ship has optimised hull lines, a dual-fuel engine that can run on liquefied natural gas and liquid biogas, a battery pack for hybrid operations, and is fitted with a ducted propeller.
The vessel's computer systems incorporate smart functions for the collection, transmission, analysis, and visualisation of data to support the crew with informed decision-making to enhance safety and optimise operations and maintenance.
The vessel complies with all tier one requirements included in Bureau Veritas' Rule Note Additional Service Feature SMART (NR675); hence it was granted the SMART (H1, M1, N1) notation.
"The associated requirements have been specifically developed to set a benchmark for the safe and reliable design and operation of smart systems on board ships, covering both hardware and software, and includes extensive on-board system and integration testing," the classification society wrote in a press release.
"As the maritime industry continues its digital transformation journey, improving safety and minimising operational risk using smart technology for monitoring and decision support makes a lot of sense. Furetank has achieved this across the key systems of Fure Vinga, and the ship has become the first BV classed ship to be assigned the full suite of smart notations. This, in turn, provides the shipowner with an additional – digital – differentiator in the charter market," Gijsbert de Jong, Marine Chief Executive, Bureau Veritas' Nordic, explained.
Lars Höglund, Managing Director, Furetank, added, "We always have safety, quality and environmental care as our main priorities. This is why we equip our new vessels with the latest technology in order to be able to deliver the best possible performance to our clients. Our new generation of intermediate sized oil and chemical tankers get us to the next level in terms of on-board system integration. We are happy to work with Bureau Veritas as they support innovative solutions with relevant classification notations and technical requirements, which set new standards in our industry."
Photo: Furetank