Bureau Veritas Marine and Offshore (BV) is collaborating with shipowner Selar, designer Cormoran/Ship-ST and shipyard CNOI on the certification of 'Captain Arctic', Selar’s pioneering polar expedition cruise designed to operate with close to zero carbon emissions....
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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,...
KR AiP FOR SAMSUNG’S 150K ULAC AND MoU FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED BOXSHIPS
Korean Register (KR) has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the 150,000 dwt ultra-large ammonia carrier (ULAC) developed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SHI for the development of 9,300 TEU ammonia-fuelled...
KOREAN REGISTER CERTIFIES HD HHI’S AMMONIA PCTC DESIGN
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a K-Ammonia Storage and Powered PCTC, developed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) with the participation of Hyundai Glovis and G-Marine Service. According to KR, the development...
DNV AND ARTEMIS COLLABORATE ON ELECTRIC FOILING FERRY PROJECT
Classification society DNV and Northern Ireland-based Artemis Technologies (ATL) have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the development, certification, and operation of electric foiling vessels. As the decarbonisation challenge intensifies, providing a...
ABS HIGHLIGHTS SHIIFT TO SUSTAINABLE FUEL
According to the latest ABS research, geopolitical instability, scalability of fuel production and retrofits to existing vessels are key factors impacting the shipping industry’s journey to net zero by 2050. The sixth in an annual series, the 2024 Outlook, Beyond the...
LR TO ASSIST REGENT WITH SEAGLIDER CERTIFICATIONS
Lloyd’s Register (LR) will provide certification and advisory services for a 12-passenger all-electric 'Viceroy' seaglider manufactured by Regent and designed for sustainable maritime mobility. Seagliders are a novel type of maritime vessel that operate a few metres...
AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS ARE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE DECARBONIATION GOALS – LR
At a summit held during Singapore Maritime Week, and led by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and Lloyd’s Register (LR), among the insights shared was that decarbonised systems of the future will require autonomous management systems for viable exploitation....