Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Rondal for its Aero Wing Sail, following completion of concept-level assessment activities in line with LR’s 'Guidance Notes on Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (2025)'. The Aero Wing Sail is a rigid...
The first Jones Act plug-in hybrid offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV) in the US has been christened and launched in a ceremony at the Port of New Orleans. The ABS-classed ECO Liberty was constructed by Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) at its LaShip shipyard in...
Classification society DNV has reminded ship owners and operators the Paris and Tokyo MoUs published the questionnaire for this year’s concentrated inspection campaign (CIC). The Paris and Tokyo MoUs have made available a questionnaire, containing 10 questions as a...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for its next-generation 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax bulk carrier design. The innovative design features flexibility for multiple fuel types, including...
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...
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