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....
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ABS ISSUES RULES FOR NUCLEAR POWER AFLOAT
What is said to be the industry’s first comprehensive set of rules for floating nuclear power plants has been unveiled by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), working with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), home of the National Reactor Innovation Center. The launch saw...
ABS AiP FOR JAPANESE LCO2 VESSEL PROJECT
ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to a consortium of Japanese companies for two liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier designs with Type-C cargo tanks that do not require performing post-weld-heat-treatment. The AiP is based on the demonstration of an...
AiP FROM KR FOR HYBRID OFFSHORE WIND CTV
KR (Korean Register) has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV), a passenger and cargo transport vessel dedicated to offshore wind farms, developed by Korean maritime service company Marcon. CTVs are widely used in Europe for transporting...
ClassNK CERTIFIES EVERGREEN’S CII ASSESSMENT FOLLOWING OCCS TRIAL
Earlier in 2024, the onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) system installed on an Evergreens neo-Panamax container vessel successfully captured CO2 from its exhaust gas emissions. The captured CO2 was offloaded to a shore facility and was recycled. ClassNK has now...
ABS CERTIFICATION FOR SHI LH2 CARRIER DESIGN
ABS has issued general design approval (GDA) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its detailed design of a liquefied hydrogen carrier. The 20,000m3 vessel features Type C tanks. ABS completed its design reviews based on class and statutory requirements. Gareth...
CLASS SOCIETIES TO JOINTLY ADDRESS YACHT SUSTAINABILITY
Leading global classification societies DNV, Lloyd's Register (LR), RINA, Bureau Veritas (BV) and ABS, are to establish a Yacht Safety and Environmental Consortium (YSEC). The new consortium is committed to driving forward the safety and environmental performance of...
ABS AiP FOR AMMONIA FUEL ONBOARD SAFETY PROJECTS.
ABS has awarded approval in principle (AiP) for two new autonomous technologies from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The projects concern: Unmanned ammonia engine room for ammonia-fuelled ships...
SHI AND LR DEVELOPING NH3-FUELLED BOXSHIP
Lloyd's Register (LR) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) for approval in principle (AiP) for an ammonia-fuelled 9,300 TEU container vessel. Under the agreement, SHI will carry out the design for the ammonia-fuelled...
HD HYUNDAI MIPO GAINS KR AiP FOR AMMONIA AND LNG BUNKER VESSELS
KR (Korean Register) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Mipo (HD HMD) for its 23,000m3 Ammonia Bunkering Vessel and 18,000m3 LNG Bunkering Vessel, which KR believes helps pave the way for green shipping. The development of these vessels should...
AiP FROM DNV FOR HD HYUNDAI’S ONBOARD CCS RETROFIT
HD Hyundai Marine Solution, HD Hyundai Engineering & Technology, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), and Hyundai Heavy Industries Power Systems have successfully obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV for their design of an onboard...
HYUNDAI TO DEVELOP ENHANCED AMMONIA FUEL SYSTEMS WITH KR
KR (Korean Register) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) to develop an enhanced ammonia fuel supply system. According to KR, there is, in line with IMO's GHG regulatory goal, evidence of a global acceleration in the...
PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES AMMONIA-FUELLED BOXSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Lloyd’s Register (LR), Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and MAN Energy Solutions (MAN-ES) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which now includes the Liberian International Ship and...