{
  "id": 8003280,
  "title": "Babcock LGE’s new LR-approved integrated cargo handling technology promises lower emissions and efficiency gains for gas carriers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/babcock-lges-new-lr-approved-integrated-cargo-handling-technology",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/babcock-lges-new-lr-approved-integrated-cargo-handling-technology-promises-lower-emissions-and-efficiency-gains-for-gas-carriers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Babcock LGE has secured Lloyd's Register (LR) Approval in Principle (AiP) for its ecoAPEX™ cargo handling technology. This integrated reliquefication and fuel system aims to boost efficiency in gas carriers by optimizing onboard reliquefaction and gas fuel processes. During Gastech 2026 in Bangkok, LR granted AiP to ecoAPEX™, which can increase reliquefaction efficiency by up to 33%, reduce energy consumption by 25%, and decrease loading and cooldown times by 14%. This innovation eliminates the need for extra rotating machinery and connects two existing onboard processes: cooling boil-off gas and heating fuel gas for engine consumption. By recovering energy from existing resources, ecoAPEX™ offers a novel approach to enhancing cargo handling efficiency while minimizing system complexity. The patent-pending concept has potential applications for LPG, ammonia, and ethane carriers, supporting industry efforts to improve vessel efficiency as fuel and cargo landscapes evolve. Andy McKeran, Chief Growth Officer at LR, emphasized the industry's growing focus on efficiency, highlighting the potential gains from optimizing onboard systems. Neale Campbell, Managing Director of Babcock LGE, explained that ecoAPEX™ integrates two traditionally separate processes, reducing cargo handling energy demand without adding complexity or burden. Campbell praised the collaboration with LR, noting that the Approval in Principle validates the technology concept and provides assurance for commercial adoption.",
  "summary": "Approval supports a new integrated reliquefication and fuel technology that enables liquefied gas carriers to extract greater value from energy already available onboard. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Babcock LGE’s ecoAPEX™ (Advanced Performance Extraction) cargo handling technology, which is designed to improve the efficiency of onboard reliquefaction and gas…",
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}