In light of the evolving regulatory landscape for ammonia as a maritime fuel, and the recent finalisation of the IMO’s draft interim guidelines on ammonia, the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) is withdrawing its Unified Requirement UR H1,...
Classification Society DNV has issued a reminder that from 1 January 2025, offshore ships above 400gt will be required to report GHG emissions data under the EU MRV regulation. The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation defining which ship types fall...
Classification Society DNV has issued a reminder that the 2020 California Air Resources Board (CARB) At-Berth Regulation will require tanker and ro-ro vessels to use a CARB Approved Emission Control Strategy (CAECS) while at berth in California ports starting from 1...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) for approval in principle (AiP) for a 15,300 TEU ammonia-powered dual-fuel container ship. As the shipping industry strives to reduce its environmental...
New technical information from DNV highlights the increasing number of vessels which are encountering unexpected port state issues related to sulphur emissions limit exceedance caused by inaccurate readings. These false measurement readings are often the result of...
ABS has released its latest report into the potential of advanced nuclear technology for maritime applications, with a study of a small modular reactor on a standard LNG carrier. The transformational impact of a high-temperature, gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) on the...
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), has published its latest technology report, 'Wind Propulsion Technology Report', which details the technology systems that are available, their viability, as well as the various challenges that inhibit the adoption of wind...
In a wide-ranging lecture detailing how maritime moves and shapes the world as well as exploring the challenges and disruptive technologies driving rapid change in shipping, Christopher J Wiernicki, ABS Chairman and CEO, explained how the industry is an interconnected...
Due to decarbonisation measures being undertaken in the industry, DNV says it has recently experienced an increase in the number of fixed-pitch propeller retrofits. The end-to-end retrofit process has a short timeframe and demands early preparation and prompt actions...
ABS has completed a safety evaluation of ammonia dispersion on board an ammonia-fuelled gas turbine LNG carrier design from Hanwha Ocean. ABS, in collaboration with Hanwha Ocean, conducted computational fluid dynamics simulations that modelled different ammonia...
Classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SeaTech Solutions International, a Singapore-based maritime engineering and design firm. The MoU highlights a broader international collaboration aimed at...
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products and Solutions to Ship Energy Efficiency Monitoring System (SEEMS) developed by Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies. In order to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, ClassNK has...
Lloyd's Register (LR) has classed K Shipbuilding's first newbuild LNG dual-fuel medium-range (MR) tanker, ‘Arctic Tern’, representing a significant step forward in the Korean's shipyard’s capability to build sustainable ships. Through this tanker delivery, LR says...
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