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LR SAYS INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE REGULATORY SUPPORT

LR SAYS INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE REGULATORY SUPPORT

The Global Maritime Trends 2025 Barometer from Lloyd's Register (LR) warns that fragmented regulation is undermining progress in decarbonisation and limiting investment. According to LR, the global shipping industry risks falling short of its net-zero and digital...

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DNV PUBLISHES RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR WAPS

DNV PUBLISHES RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR WAPS

DNV has released a new Recommended Practice (RP) to assess the performance of Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS). The new RP has been developed to provide a basis for reliably determining the ability of different WAPS technologies to deliver efficiency gains when...

ABS AND PIL JOIN FORCES ON MARITIME SUSTAINABILITY

ABS AND PIL JOIN FORCES ON MARITIME SUSTAINABILITY

ABS and Pacific International Lines (PIL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that establishes a framework to collaborate on projects related to maritime technology, sustainability and safety management systems. Christopher J Wiernicki, ABS Chairman and...

NEW LR SERVICE TO ADVISE ON DECARBONISATION

NEW LR SERVICE TO ADVISE ON DECARBONISATION

Lloyd’s Register (LR) is to introduce a newly structured LR Advisory service, designed to help address escalating regulatory demands, rising decarbonisation costs, and the increasing influence of digitalisation.  The move sees LR consolidate its Technical...

NEW APPOINTMENTS AT TOP OF ClassNK

NEW APPOINTMENTS AT TOP OF ClassNK

ClassNK's current SEVP Hayato Suga has been appointed as the Japanese classification society's President and CEO as well as Representative Director of ClassNK, and current Corporate Officer Fumihiko Higashi has been appointed as EVP. Former President and CEO Hiroaki...

ClassNK AiP FOR LARGE LARGE NH3-FUELLED AMMONIA CARRIER

ClassNK AiP FOR LARGE LARGE NH3-FUELLED AMMONIA CARRIER

ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a large-size ammonia-powered ammonia carrier, jointly developed by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Namura Shipbuilding and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to transport large volumes of ammonia with low emissions. The certification...

SHIPPING SEEKS CERTAINTY ABOUT CARBON LEVY PROPOSALS

SHIPPING SEEKS CERTAINTY ABOUT CARBON LEVY PROPOSALS

According to ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J Wiernicki, speaking at the CERAWeek energy conference, uncertainty about the scale and nature of the IMO’s proposed carbon levy is holding back investment in shipping. Wiernicki said: “A carbon levy is a wild card. It...

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DNV PUBLISHES PAPER ON AMMONIA AND HYDROGEN SAFETY

DNV PUBLISHES PAPER ON AMMONIA AND HYDROGEN SAFETY

As the shipping industry continues its transition to carbon-neutral fuels, and ammonia and hydrogen are emerging as possible fuel options, DNV points out that mandatory regulations governing their use are not yet in place. DNV’s latest whitepaper, Safe introduction of...

DUAL-FUEL METHANOL MR TANKER DELIVERED TO BV CLASS

DUAL-FUEL METHANOL MR TANKER DELIVERED TO BV CLASS

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV M&O) has announced the recent delivery of the 'Ecomar Gascogne', first of four newbuild dual-fuel methanol chemical IMO II medium-range (MR) tankers built at Guangzhou Shipyard International for owner Socatra and its...

LR SEES SURGE IN LNG RETROFIT TO MEET SHORT-TERM CO2 COMPLIANCE

LR SEES SURGE IN LNG RETROFIT TO MEET SHORT-TERM CO2 COMPLIANCE

Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) latest Engine Retrofit Report reveals that while the maritime industry has made strides in its ability to execute ship engine retrofits for alternative fuels, a critical lack of supply-side incentives threatens to delay progress.  Since...

LR TO USE MICROSOFT AAI TO ADVANCE MARITIME NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

LR TO USE MICROSOFT AAI TO ADVANCE MARITIME NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

Lloyd’s Register (LR) says that it will become one of the first maritime organisations to use generative AI for permitting capabilities built upon Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, to bridge the gap between terrestrial and maritime applications. The capabilities are...

LR AWARDS TYPE APPROVAL TO CORVUS DOLPHIN ESS

LR AWARDS TYPE APPROVAL TO CORVUS DOLPHIN ESS

Corvus Energy is pleased to announce that it has received Type Approval from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Dolphin NxtGen Energy marine energy storage system (ESS).  The LR Type Approval confirms that the energy dense and lightweight battery system complies with the...

ABS BACKS NUCLEAR PROPULSION OPTION

ABS BACKS NUCLEAR PROPULSION OPTION

New nuclear reactor technology represents a once in a generation opportunity for US industrial policy, with vessels propelled by advanced small modular reactors (SMR) acting as a catalyst for the revitalisation of US shipbuilding. That is the view of ABS Chairman and...

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