Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has classed the ‘AICC Fenghuang’, a dual-fuel PCTC which will serve as a low-carbon, eco-friendly model at sea and play a vital role in supporting China’s rapidly growing global automotive exports. The vessel was designed by...
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to collaborate on the safe implementation of various maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation initiatives....
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products and Solutions to an emissions-saving solution developed by industry consortium Blue Visby Services. The company describes Blue Visby Solution as a multilateral platform for reducing shipping GHG emissions by...
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products and Solutions to a cyclone type microplastic collection device, known as HQ-100/HQ100B developed by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Miura. According to the developers, the HQ-100/HQ-100B device efficiently...
The message for members at the recent annual ABS Advisory Council Meeting was that the maritime industry continues to be shaped by extensive uncertainty, influenced by a changing regulatory framework and evolving boundary conditions of safety, fuel availability and...
Maritime industry leaders from across the US and Canada met recently at ABS’ World Headquarters to discuss developments in offshore, government and marine market trends along with the latest in technology, sustainability and regulatory initiatives. Christopher J...
The transportation of hydrogen, a key fuel of the energy transition in maritime, is said to be another step closer to supporting projected market demands following newly published industry requirements from ABS. The ABS Requirements for Liquefied Hydrogen Carriers...
Classification Society ABS says it is shining a light on the maritime industry’s complex regulatory environment in its major new report summarising the latest global regulatory developments and guidelines, as well as their impact on the maritime industry. From...
Classification society Korean Register (KR), in collaboration with the Marshall Islands Registry flag state, has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an Onboard CO2 Capture System (OCCS) developed by Hanwha Ocean of South Korea. With the IMO and EU strengthening...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been awarded the contract to class two methanol-ready Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs) being built by specialised vessel designer and builder Vard, for UK offshore infrastructure support vessel operator North Star. The new...
KR (Korean Register) and HD Hyundai Global Service have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on verification of maritime carbon reduction solutions. As decarbonisation regulations are gradually being strengthened, shipping companies are actively...
ClassNK has released a white paper 'Pathway to Zero-Emission in International Shipping – Understanding the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy ', which looks at the July 2023 adoption by IMO of its strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships. The IMO is working towards the...
In a development programme starting in summer 2022 and working closely from the outset with classification society Bureau Veritas, Damen Shipyards has developed and gained approval in principle (AiP) for designs of methanol-powered compact vessels. According to Damen,...
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