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International classification society Bureau Veritas has classed the LNG-fuelled newbuild oil/chemical tanker, the 15,000-deadweight-tonne (dwt) Ternsund, built under BV class at Avic Dingheng, China, and delivered to Denmark's Terntank Rederi at the end of June 2016. The new vessel is the result of a joint cooperation between Terntank, Avic and Bureau Veritas.

The Ternsund is the first of a series of four ships all equipped with the Wartsila RT-flex50-D dual-fuel low-speed engine.

As reported earlier this month by Bunker Index, the vessel became the first ever ship to take on LNG as bunker fuel in the port of Rotterdam, qualifying for an LNG bunkering premium equal to a ten percent reduction in port dues.

Philippe Donche-Gay, president of Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division, remarked: "We led the way globally classing dual-fuel gas carriers and we are now leading the way with newbuildings of different ship types using LNG as fuel. Step by step, shipping is moving to cleaner fuels and Bureau Veritas is helping it to do that safely and with confidence."

Ternsund is an IMO Type 2 oil/chemical tanker able to carry nine grades of cargo in 16 different tanks. It is to operate in north European waters under charter to a Finnish company.

The Wartsila RT-flex50-D dual-fuel low-speed engine will deliver 5,850 kilowatts (kW), propelling the 147-metre-long vessel via a controllable-pitch propeller (CPP), delivering a service speed of 14.5 knots.

The Ternsund's LNG as fuel is stored in two Type C tanks on deck containing 315 cubic metres of LNG each.