Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates to four innovative projects developed by CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard, covering green hydrogen transportation, liquid ammonia storage and supply, low-carbon LNG shipping, and...
The costs of compliance and the future of safety led the discussion at the recent ABS UK National Committee as well as retrofits, carbon capture, energy efficiency technologies and updates on cutting-edge joint development projects. Maritime industry leaders from...
ClassNK has released the third edition of its ‘Guidelines for Liquefied Hydrogen Carriers’, which cover essential details to examine the safety of liquefied hydrogen carriers to spur related technological developments. To construct a supply chain for hydrogen, which...
Data, digital twins and artificial intelligence will reshape everything in maritime from regulation to operating procedures challenging the industry to respond to a new safety protection frontier, according to ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J Wiernicki, speaking at...
Wind-assisted propulsion system company Anemoi Marine Technologies has been awarded a type approval design certificate (TADC)from classification society DNV for its 35m high, 5m diameter rotor sail design. The TADC validates that Anemoi’s 5x35m rotor sail design...
A 360-degree analysis of hydrogen as a marine fuel and wind-assisted propulsion are the latest in a series of reports studying alternative fuels and decarbonisation technologies for the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) delivered by an ABS-led consortium,...
Norsepower and DNV have set an industry milestone with the type approval design certificate (TADC) award for the explosion-proof (EX) version of the Norsepower rotor sail (NPRS) 28m x 4m. As the first approval for a Wind Assisted Propulsion System (WAPS) to be used in...
ClassNK has updated its report ‘ClassNK Alternative Fuels Insight’ initially released in May 2024, to Version 2.0, to include the latest information on alternative fuel ships, including orders and deliveries, demand outlook, and cost simulations for ammonia-fuelled...
Spanish wind-assisted propulsion company bound4blue's eSAIL has received a full Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) from DNV, validating compliance with the classification society’s Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) technical standard, and demonstrating that...
Lloyd’s Register Group (LR) has reached an agreement to acquire Ocean Technologies Group (OTG), a provider of software dedicated to the global maritime industry, from European private equity firm Oakley Capital. Following the revision to the IMO GHG strategy in 2023...
The new version of DNV's 'Maritime Forecast to 2050' highlights the importance of energy efficiency and digital technologies in reducing fuel consumption and emissions, while also outlining various pathways and regulatory frameworks to achieve the IMO’s GHG emission...
Swiss passenger shipbuilder Shiptec has been awarded approval in principle (AiP) by Lloyd’s Register (LR), for the compressed hydrogen fuel-cell ferries 'Saphir' and 'Quinten Lebt', which will operate on Lake Lucerne and Lake Walen respectively. The 300-passenger...
ClassNK has published estimated leak frequencies of ammonia fuel from onboard components for ammonia-fuelled ships, usable for risk assessment, and which have been added as an appendix to Part C of 'Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels (Edition 3.0)'. Ammonia,...
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