A floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) designed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), known as the FSMR, featuring two small modular reactors (SMRs) developed by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has received ABS Approval in Principle (AiP). The design,...
Classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), and Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (MPUVNL), have signed an MoU towards classification and certification of Solar-Electric vessels, a move which is expected to provide impetus in the promotion of...
Hellenic Marine Equipment Manufacturers and Exporters (HEMEXPO), a suppliers and exporters association for the international shipping sector, has reached an agreement with classification society DNV for the assessment of energy-saving devices (ESDs) produced by...
Canadian shipping company Algoma Central Corporation has ordered two, methanol-ready, 37,000 dwt ice class product tanker vessels to be built to ABS Class at Hyundai Mipo Shipyard in South Korea. This CAN$127m investment followed an order for two, new, 72,250...
Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a 15,000 TEU ammonia-powered container vessel. The certificates were presented to Seaspan Corporation and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon...
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a Cargo Containment System (CCS) and Cargo Handling System (CHS) for liquefied hydrogen carriers developed by GTT. Hydrogen is expected to be used as a source of clean energy for decarbonisation since it does not...
The transformational impact of nuclear propulsion on the design, operation and emissions of a 14,000 TEU container vessel and a 157,000 dwt Suezmax tanker have been modelled by ABS and Herbert Engineering Co (HEC) in a new study. ABS commissioned HEC to carry out the...
The first containership ever to sail on green methanol, a Maersk feeder vessel built to ABS Class, has embarked on its historic maiden voyage. ABS considers this to mark a milestone in the history of alternative marine fuels, and it follows the 32,300 dwt vessel’s...
ABS has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to Korea Maritime Consultants (Komac) for an innovative design of an ammonia-fuelled 3600 TEU container ship, which addresses a perceived increase in market need for small-scale, ammonia-fuelled vessels. Given the...
Erma First company Metis Cyberspace Technology has received type approval from Bureau Veritas covering the functionality of its solution for monitoring and reporting shaft power limitation (ShaPoLi, or SPL). Said to offer relative simplicity, cost efficiency and...
DNV has become the first class society globally to introduce new class rules for electrical shore connections specifically tailored for tankers, contributing to setting sector norms. The need for new rules on shore power for tankers emerged following amendments to the...
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) have been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from the Japanese classification society ClassNK for a ship designed to transport ammonia and...
New vessel designs to carry and store liquified carbon dioxide (LCO2) from Petronas, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) have received approval in principle (AiP) from ABS. Designs for a 96,000m3 LCO2 floating...
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