Lloyd's Register (LR) has completed an independent verification and assessment of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis for SunRui’s suction sail technology. The verification is considered to reflect a growing industry focus on independently validated...
Lloyd's Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for a new 12,500 m³ LNG bunkering vessel design. The AiP confirms that the vessel concept has successfully completed an independent design assessment against LR's...
Lloyd's Register (LR) and the Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC) have secured approval in principle (AiP) for a new 114,000 dwt product and crude oil tanker designed to accommodate future conversion to LNG, methanol or ammonia. The concept addresses...
OceanWings has received approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK covering its rigid fixed (RF) and rigid tiltable (RT) wingsails, adding to the previous AiP granted by ClassNK in 2025, for the 363m² wingsail with a 38m span. The extended approval confirms that the...
RINA has unveiled Mermaid, described as a future-ready ship propulsion concept intended to help shipowners reduce fuel consumption, lower emissions, improve operational resilience and protect long-term asset value while remaining flexible as the maritime industry's...
DNV has launched the latest (10th) edition of its Maritime Forecast to 2050 report, which explores how shipping can navigate an increasingly complex and uncertain energy transition. According to the report, as ships ordered today will operate well beyond 2050,...
ABS joined Hanwha Shipping for the naming ceremony of the ‘Elandra K2’, a 320,000 dwt very large crude carrier (VLCC) built to ABS Class at Hanwha Ocean’s Okpo Shipyard. The Elandra K2 is the first of three VLCCs under construction for Hanwha Shipping. The Elandra...
ClassNK has revised the safety requirements for ships using methanol/ethanol and hydrogen as fuel within the ‘Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels (Edition 3.1).’ In Part D, covering hydrogen-fuelled ships, the revision incorporates the Interim Guidelines for...
ABS has issued a product design assessment (PDA) to Fleetzero for its Leviathan battery energy storage system, marking the first lithium iron phosphate (LFP) marine battery system manufactured in the US to receive classification approval. The PDA reflects ABS review...
ABS has awarded Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Conrad Shipyard approval in principle (AiP) for the basic design of a 12,000m3 LNG bunkering articulated tug-barge (ATB) intended for construction in the United States. The AiP follows a memorandum of understanding...
ABS has awarded approval in principle (AiP) for a concept design for a nuclear-powered 15,000 TEU container ship developed in collaboration with the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)....
Anemoi Marine Technologies has been awarded design assessment certificates from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) covering several versions of its rotor sail wind-assisted propulsion technology, further reinforcing the company's growing track record of...
Dutch company Econowind has received a type approval design certificate (TADC) from classification society DNV for its VentoFoil 3-Series boundary layer suction wing. The certification confirms compliance with DNV's ST-0511 standard for wind-assisted propulsion...
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