Tank-Rhino-web Home News Bureau Veritas delivered an Approval in Principle to HB Hunte Engineering for an innovative high strength carbon manganese steel bilobe type C tank Sep. 15 2021 LinkedIn Twitter Facebook share Liquid CO2 (LCO2) transportation by ship for the food and drink industry currently considers tank capacity limited to approximately 3,600 cbm. In the framework of Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) chains under development, the maritime part will require significant increase of cargo capacity and innovation for the tank and cargo handling technologies. Bureau Veritas has recently granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HB Hunte Engineering for an innovative high strength carbon manganese steel bilobe type C tank with a capacity of 4,000 cbm for the transportation of LCO2 and LPG. The LCO2 transportation conditions considered are a maximum design pressure of 19 bar gauge and a minimum design temperature of -35o Celsius. Wolfgang Franzelius Director Sales and Business Development HB Hunte Engineering We are very pleased to have received the AiP. The experience from Bureau Veritas in the LPG and LCO2 sea transportation, combined with our proven track record in liquefied gases tank design, will provide efficient solutions and enhanced safety to the industry. ​​​​In addition, we are working on larger tank designs for dedicated costumers and will be happy to widen our co-operation with Bureau Veritas”, Wolfgang Franzelius, Director Sales and Business Development at HB Hunte Engineering, stated.