LR awards AiP to HMD for LNG carrier
Advertisement Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for its 30 000 m 3 LNG carrier with prismatic IMO type B tank design, a key result following a Joint Development Project (JDP) between the two parties launched in January 2020. As part of the JDP, HMD produced the design of the 30 000 m 3 LNG carrier with an IMO Type B tank. LR’s role was to review the suitability and risks of the design which involved a Structural Design Assessment (SDA) and Fatigue Design Assessment (FDA). This included a crack propagation analysis and a design rev...