Seatrium Secures Bureau Veritas Approval for 30 MW Floating Data Centre

Seatrium says it has obtained an Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for a 30 MW floating data centre design, with larger hyperscale versions under development.

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Seatrium has obtained an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore for a floating data centre rated at 30 MW, the company said.

According to Seatrium, the design is built around a barge without its own propulsion that is moored to a jetty. It houses six self-contained 5 MW units the company calls Data-In-A-Box, each combining computing hardware, cooling, power distribution and the associated support systems. The concept draws on seawater for cooling and generates its own power on site.

Bureau Veritas said it checked the design against its classification rules and the applicable international and regulatory standards, examining the layout, the way cooling flows through the vessel, early-stage stability, the marine systems and central safety questions.

The approval follows a memorandum of understanding the two firms concluded at Singapore Maritime Week earlier in 2026. Seatrium added that it is working on versions of 100 MW and above aimed at hyperscale operators.

Drago Pinteric, Vice President, Marine & Offshore Southeast Asia at Bureau Veritas, said the milestone "is an early outcome of our strategic collaboration with Seatrium, reflecting our shared ambition to advance innovative offshore solutions with confidence." Aziz Merchant, Executive Vice President, Technology & New Product Development at Seatrium, said the AiP "provides an important validation of the concept and strengthens our confidence in progressing the development of this innovative, next-generation, offshore platform."