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...
DNV has been selected to class ship owner Purus’ newbuilding order of two Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs), contracted at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea and scheduled for delivery in 2026-2027. With a cargo carrying capacity of 98,000m3, the two...
Lemissoler Navigation and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) have received ABS approval in principle (AiP) for its design of a 65,000 dwt methanol-fuelled ultramax bulk carrier, the first such methanol vessel for China’s shipbuilding...
Classification society DNV has updated its recently released Compliance Planner, which will now additionally enable DNV customers to monitor their entire fleets and individual vessels against Flag State compliance requirements. According to DNV, international shipping...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has certified Nova Scotia recycling facility, R.J. MacIsaac (RJMI), according to the requirements of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (Hong Kong Convention). It is the first Canadian...
ClassNK has released new features for its GHG Emissions Management Tool, ClassNK ZETA (Zero Emission Transition Accelerator). The ClassNK ZETA is a tool for visualising GHG emissions and CII ratings of ships and is used on over 5,000 vessels. Based on data submitted...
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) says it made significant progress throughout the year 2023, venturing into new geographies and maintaining business growth. IRS has enlarged its fleet by adding more than 5m gt and expanded its global reach to Middle East, Europe...
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an Ammonia FSRU (Ammonia Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) jointly developed by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding. Ammonia, which does not emit CO2 during combustion, is projected to be...
Classification society DNV and Shandong Shipping Tanker Co (SDST) have announced the launch of a new Joint Innovation Studio to explore, develop and promote maritime projects in the digital and sustainability space. According to DNV, the shift towards a more digital...
The Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has welcomed significant progress being made by the Association to deliver measures to ensure the safe decarbonisation of the industry. The recent council meetin heard that work...
Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted an Approval in Principle to Greek company Erma First for its Blue Connect system, a high voltage alternative maritime power solution that can be housed in a 40ft container. Erma First’s system, which can be housed in a container or...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle to Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (NACKS) for an 81,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carrier with new energy saving technology strategies jointly developed by LR, NACKS, Minerva and Cargill. The design features...
Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to Swiss marine power company WinGD’s ammonia fuelled X-DF-A dual-fuel engine, in respect of the engine’s safety concept. The concept describes how risks associated with using ammonia as a fuel are...
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