DNV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based Seatrium, an engineering solutions provider to the offshore and marine industries, to cooperate on strategic activities and projects in the areas of engineering, technology and new product design....
Ship classification news
DNV’S NEW RULES FOCUS ON GHG ABATEMENT AND CO2 CAPTURE
Classification society DNV has published updates to its rules for classification of ships and offshore structures, which, in addition to rules supporting the development and deployment of decarbonisation technologies, include new in-operation class notations seek to...
ABS WILL CLASS SEATRIUM’S GREEN FPSOs FOR PETROBRAS
Seatrium of Singapore has awarded the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) a classification contract for two newbuild floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) platforms P-84 and P-85 which are scheduled for delivery in 2029. These are the first FPSOs to be...
HUMAN ELEMENT MUST PLAY ITS PART IN DECARBONISATION
The 89th session of the Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), held recently in Rome under new Council Chair, Roberto Cazzulo, progressed a wide range of issues, foremost of which was the need for human element considerations to...
AIP ISSUED FOR HYDROGEN-FUELLED TANKER CONCEPT
A design concept for a hydrogen-fuelled oil tanker with an electric propulsion system, developed by Uyeno Transtech, Yanmar Power Technology and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK. This is believed to be the world’s...
AiP FROM LR FOR HD KSOE’S AMMONIA FUEL SYSTEM
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) for an ammonia fuel supply system, which will be used on ammonia-fuelled newbuild vessels. The newly developed ammonia fuel supply system shows...
CORVUS ESS RECEIVES TYPE APPROVAL FROM DNV
Corvus Energy has received Type Approval from DNV for its Blue Whale marine energy storage system, demonstrating that the large-scale energy storage system (ESS) complies with the industry's rules, regulations, and safety requirements, as defined by one of the leading...
ClassNK UPDATES FuelEU FAQ PUBLICATION
Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK has released 'FAQs on the FuelEU Maritime (2nd Edition)' providing details on responsible entities and timeline required for shipping companies. FuelEU Maritime, an EU regulation aimed at promoting the decarbonisation of...
LR AND COFCO JOIN IN EMISSIONS REDUCTION STRATEGY
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and COFCO International, a global agri-business, are partnering on the development of a strategy to decarbonise the company’s freight operations with a focus on emissions reduction technologies. The initial phase of the partnership will involve a...
ABS APPROVES ECOLOG LCO2 CARRIER CONCEPT
ABS issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a low pressure, shallow-draught, low carbon footprint 40,000m3 liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier design for Ecolog Services. This AiP is the result of extensive cooperation within a joint industry project on the...
AiP FROM LR FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED MEGA-PCTC
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to the Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC) for a dual-fuel 12,800 CEU capacity pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design - potentially the world’s largest car carrier. The carrier is...
AiP FROM ABS FOR SHI’S 96K AMMONIA CARRIER
ABS has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its design of a midship section and cargo tank for a 96K very large ammonia carrier. Among the largest in the world, the ammonia carrier design is the result of a joint development...
HD HYUNDAI MIPO RECEIVES DNV AIP FOR DUAL-FUEL FEEDER SHIP.
Classification society DNV has awarded HD Hyundai Mipo an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a new ammonia dual fuel feeder container vessel. The AiP is the result of a collaborative effort between HD Hyundai Mipo, WinGD, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries,...