DNV has enhanced its Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) data platform as part of an effort to accelerate the decarbonisation of shipping; the upgrade includes the addition of new fuel types, improved fuel price monitoring supported by Argus, and a crowdsourcing feature...
Classification Society ClassNK has granted its Class C Innovation Endorsement Provider Certification to Yusen Logistics Co of Japan. ClassNK offers its third-party Innovation Endorsement 'Provider Certification', which supports innovative initiatives, to companies and...
Bureau Veritas (BV) has announced that it will class two hybrid double hull, double end ferries, which will be equipped with battery and solar power technology for operation in Hong Kong. Designed by Dutch naval architect design and development company CoCo...
Bureau Veritas (BV) has issued an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Viridis Bulk Carriers, for a new initiative in zero carbon short sea bulk logistics by utilising ammonia as fuel. The Viridis vessels, which are designed to support charterers' cargo capacity needs, have...
DNV has appointed Torgeir Sterri as new Offshore Classification Director for DNV Maritime, with effect from 1 March 2023. Lucas Ribeiro, former Area Manager for Iberia, Italy and Malta, will succeed Sterri as Regional Manager for West Europe. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO,...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded a Statement of Compliance (SoC) to German marine engineering company Marsig for its Searecs electronic record book. The platform offers an electronic alternative to hardcopy logbooks and unifies the extensive collection of documents...
ClassNK has issued four Approvals in Principle (AiPs) to French company GTT, covering GTT's latest development projects for alternative fuels. The four AiPs are in regard to: Concept of 12,500m3 LNG dual-fuelled VLCC fitted with Mark III Flex system Concept of LNG...
A new upgrade to the Korean Register (KR) GHG Emission Authentic Reporting system (KR GEARs) enables maritime stakeholders to more easily ensure compliance with greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations in a shorter period. Launched by KR in 2019, KR GEARs has been supporting...
Preparing the region’s marine and offshore industries to prosper through the clean energy transition was the focus at the ABS Southeast Asia Regional Committee Meeting, which was joined by the CEO of the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) for leaders of Asia’s shipping...
ABS has appointed Panos Koutsourakis, who has 18 years of industry experience with shipping companies, classification, operations, design and new construction, decarbonisation technologies and strategic planning, to head its global sustainability team. As VP Global...
ABS has issued New Technology Qualification (NTQ) for what it describes as a groundbreaking, non-flammable battery technology for use at sea. Called Blue G, the vanadium redox flow battery system from Singapore-based Gennal Engineering is now planned to move into...
A hydrogen-fuelled research vessel commissioned by the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography is to be built to ABS Class. Designed by Glosten, the vessel will feature a new hydrogen-hybrid propulsion system that integrates hydrogen...
Italian classification society RINA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ABB, which focuses on establishing a collaborative relationship with the aim to develop new concepts to reduce emissions in shipping for various vessel types. The collaboration...
