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...
Speaking to industry leaders during COP 28 in Dubai, at a Future of Shipping summit organised by the International Chamber of Shipping, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J Wiernicki emphasised the pivotal role of safety in delivering a more sustainable industry....
DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) for its 11,000-CEU capacity pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design. Considered the world's largest yet PCTC, the 234m long and 40m wide ship will have 14 decks...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC for its 2,500 TEU feeder design with methanol propulsion, as part of a joint development project. This joint project signifies a major advancement in the Taiwanese shipbuilding...
ClassNK has issued Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for four advanced ship designs developed by Marine Design & Research Institute of China (MARIC). The four designs – a 210k methanol dual-fuelled bulk carrier, a 210k ammonia dual-fuelled bulk carrier, a 210k LNG...
ClassNK has issued Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for three vehicle carrier designs developed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI). The first AiP acknowledges an ammonia-ready LNG dual-fuelled vehicle carrier with a capacity of 7,000 CEU, a...
Sustainable maritime solutions provider Erma First has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV for its amine absorption-based Onboard Carbon Capture (OCC) system. DNV issued the AiP to Erma First following the successful completion of a technical review, risk...
Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched its first classification Rules for hydrogen-fuelled ships (NR678) to support the safe development of hydrogen propulsion in the maritime sector. The rules outline technical requirements for the safe bunkering, storage, preparation,...
Lloyd's Register (LR) will class the first newbuild project for mid-size low pressure ammonia-ready liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers ordered by Capital Gas Ship Management at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The project follows a collaboration between Capital, HMD, and LR, which...
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to collaborate on the safe implementation of various maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation initiatives....
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products and Solutions to an emissions-saving solution developed by industry consortium Blue Visby Services. The company describes Blue Visby Solution as a multilateral platform for reducing shipping GHG emissions by...
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products and Solutions to a cyclone type microplastic collection device, known as HQ-100/HQ100B developed by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Miura. According to the developers, the HQ-100/HQ-100B device efficiently...
The message for members at the recent annual ABS Advisory Council Meeting was that the maritime industry continues to be shaped by extensive uncertainty, influenced by a changing regulatory framework and evolving boundary conditions of safety, fuel availability and...
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