Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a new contract with partner Echo Marine Group to support the delivery of Western Australia’s first fully electric passenger ferries - marking a major milestone for sustainable public transport in Australia. The project, which is a part...
Shipping company Navios Maritime Partners has selected the ABS Wavesight Platform to enable fully digitalised FuelEU Maritime and EU ETS compliance. The ABS Wavesight platform is intended to offer a seamless experience that automates data reporting and simplifies the...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to Seco Marine, a Fetis Group company, for its compressed hydrogen storage system designed for integration within a confined underdeck space on board vessels. This is considered a...
ClassNK has released ‘FAQs on the FuelEU Maritime (4th Edition)’, to serve as a helpful guide for stakeholders in the shipping sector when considering measures to comply with environmental regulations. FuelEU Maritime, the EU regulation aimed at promoting the...
ClassNK has launched a new service as part of its ‘ClassNK Transition Support Services’, which aims to facilitate the maritime industry’s transition to alternative fuels. The new service, 'ClassNK Fleet Cost Simulation’, estimates the cost impact of GHG emission...
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) 91st council meeting (C91) in Beijing assessed and advanced the association’s progress on safe decarbonisation and digital transitions, as well as the further development of common structural rules...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), has published a new book, 'Toward a Sustainable Blue Economy', in which EVP Matthieu de Tugny highlights the need for the industry to reframe how the global fleet is financed, fuelled, and operated if its decarbonisation...
Lloyd's Register (LR) says it has played a central role in the successful delivery of 'Brands Hatch', believed to be the world’s first newbuild Aframax tanker equipped with wind-assisted propulsion. Built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for Union Maritime...
ABS has issued approval in principle (AiP) to Pherousa Shipping for its ammonia cracking technology onboard ships, featuring proton exchange membrane fuel cells and fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for fully electric propulsion. The emissions-free propulsion system is...
DNV has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Mipo for a new second-generation LR2 tanker design featuring a hydraulically driven cargo pumping system from Framo. The new design is said to offer the potential to significantly enhance safety, cargo...
Inspection, certification, ship classification and consulting engineering company RINA has granted approval in principle (AiP) for a new Ultramax bulker design developed by SDARI (Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute) in collaboration with Almi...
Spanish wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) company bound4blue says it has taken a major step forward in simplifying the adoption of wind power worldwide, with DNV validation of its ‘wind propulsion system force matrix’ calculation method. The validation provides...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded the first Recognised Enhanced Antifouling Type Approval to Jotun's SeaQuantum Skate antifouling coating, alongside type approval certification for the HullSkater hull cleaning equipment. The approval covers both the HullSkater robotic...
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