Bureau Veritas grants AiP for Ponant’s WAPS vessel design

Classification society Bureau Veritas has granted approval in principle (AiP) to a new passenger vessel concept developed by the French cruise shipping operator Ponant.

PHOTO: A 3D rendering of Ponant's vessel concept. Stirling Design International

Wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS) will be the primary source of power for the vessel, according to Ponant. Apart from WAPS, the vessel will be equipped with a 1,000-square-meter solar panel, a proton exchange Membrane (PEM) and solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) batteries.

Ponant’s vessel concept measures around 186 meters in length and will also feature dual-fuel engines.

The vessel concept also has a carbon capture system “designed to capture and store CO2 emissions, which may be reused or securely stored,” Ponant claims.

By Manjula Nair

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