December 3rd, 2025 – Deltamarin and China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society ABS for a new versatile Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) hull design. The AiP certificate was awarded on December 3, 2025, at Marintec China in Shanghai.
The AiP confirms the feasibility of a robust, fatigue-friendly hull optimized for multiple field locations, including deepwater operations west of Africa, with a length of 285 m, crude oil storage capacity of 1.5 MMBBL, and a topside capacity of 25,000 MT
In collaboration with CMHI, Deltamarin also developed two additional hull variants with 1.0 MMBBL and 2.0 MMBBL capacities using parametric modeling, enabling rapid adaptation to varying operational conditions while preserving structural efficiency and reliability.
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Deltamarin receives ABS AiP for versatile FPSO hull design
