Gastech 2024: CB&I, Hanwha Ocean receive approval for liquid hydrogen carriers from DNV

CB&I, a subsidiary of McDermott, and Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean have received Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a cargo containment system and an 80,000 cu m liquid hydrogen (LH₂) carrier from DNV.

DNV formalized the AiP at the Gastech conference in Houston on Sept. 17.

The AiP confirms CB&I's cargo containment systems meets applicable safety standards including class rules, the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk, as well as the Interim Recommendations for Carriage of Liquefied Hydrogen in Bulk, Resolution MSC.420(97), issued by the International Maritime Organization.

CB&I is supporting Hanwha Ocean's carrier design with its cargo containment system consisting of vacuum-insulated double-wall spheres for LH₂ transport, which has also been approved by DNV.