Deltamarin’s newly developed 40,000 dwt MR1 product oil tanker design has received an Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society Bureau Veritas, the development reported on 4 September 2026.
The certificate was awarded during SMM in Hamburg, where the design’s compliance with applicable requirements was confirmed and its technical advancement noted. The report states the AIP highlights the innovative features of the vessel and supports its further development towards market application.
The design itself is described as a 40,000 dwt MR1 product oil tanker, newly developed by Deltamarin, and the AIP application and approval were presented as part of the company’s work on that concept. Bureau Veritas’s issuance of the AIP was described in the report as an affirmation that the design meets the applicable criteria that the society evaluates for such certificates.
Certification awarded at SMM, Hamburg
Sources noted that the AIP was handed over during the SMM event in Hamburg, marking the design’s formal recognition by a major classification society at the industry gathering. According to the report, Bureau Veritas’s certificate confirms compliance with the applicable requirements that underpin the approval process and brings official acknowledgement of the design’s technical qualities.
The report highlights that the AIP singled out the technical advancement embodied in the MR1 concept. It presents the AIP as a validation step that supports the continued refinement and development of the design as Deltamarin progresses it towards potential commercial use.
Path to market
reports’s account says the AIP “supports further development towards market application,” signalling that the certificate is intended to facilitate the next stages of the design process rather than to represent final approval for construction or operation. The report frames the certificate as part of the design’s progression from concept to a form that may be offered to shipowners and operators.
The announcement in the source framed the AIP as a milestone in the project’s development, with Bureau Veritas’s role limited in the report to issuing the Approval in Principle for the MR1 product oil tanker design. The report does not elaborate further on specific technical elements, contractual arrangements, or timelines beyond the issuance of the certificate and its presentation at SMM.
Deltamarin’s new MR1 design and the Bureau Veritas AIP were presented to attendees at SMM, according to the report, placing the development within the context of industry exhibition and exchange. The source indicates the certificate recognises the design’s conformity with the requirements applied by the society and that the recognition underscores the design’s innovative character as described in the published account.
The reports item dated 4 September 2026 serves as the basis for the report of the AIP issuance. The source is referenced in the account of the certification and the circumstances of the presentation at SMM in Hamburg; no further operational, contractual or technical particulars were included in the verified notes provided for this article.
A Bureau Veritas Approval in Principle for a newly developed 40,000 dwt MR1 product oil tanker design, reported on 4 September 2026 and presented at SMM in Hamburg, therefore stands as the confirmed factual development covered here. The report presents the AIP as confirmation of compliance with applicable requirements and as recognition of the design’s technical advancement that supports its continued development towards market application.