ABS has been awarded a contract for the classification of two innovative 'Moss-type' LNG carriers to be built in Korea for Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional (Petronas).
The 150,200m3 capacity ships will emphasis energy efficiency and operational reliability, and will be the largest Moss-type units ever built at Hyundai Heavy Industry's shipyard in Ulsan, Korea.
The ships will adopt new ultra-steam turbine propulsion systems to boost performance.
The systems are expected to be about 15 per cent more energy efficient than conventional steam turbines, said ABS.