French classification society Bureau Veritas has appointed Andreas Ullrich as Global Market Leader, Passenger Ships & Ferries. He will be involved[ds_preview] from the concept stages through the operational life of projects »helping ensure that clients are able to make the best commercial decisions based on technical understanding to mitigate risk and promote safety«, BV states. Passenger ships and ferries are very important areas of activity for Bureau Veritas. The society claims many innovative projects in these sectors, both in service and under construction, which are BV classed. Ullrich succeeds Jean-Jacques Juenet, who retires in April. Bureau Veritas classed passenger ship and ferry projects cover a wide range of developments including: Sunstone’s four expedition class ships (plus six options) to be built in China; Ponant’s ice-breaking, LNG fuelled, order; MSC Cruise’s LNG-fuelled mega ships; Scenic’s ultra-luxurious polar expedition ship; and Brittany Ferries new LNG fuelled ferry being built at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). Ullrich graduated in naval architecture at the University of Rostock in 1989. He has nearly three decades of classification experience, principally with cruise shipping. His classification career began at GL (later to become DNV GL) in 1989. He was technical support manager for Carnival Maritime’s AIDA branded fleet and a supporting expert to the German delegation at IMO – advising on fire protection and passenger ship issues.
