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LR SAYS INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE REGULATORY SUPPORT

LR SAYS INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE REGULATORY SUPPORT

The Global Maritime Trends 2025 Barometer from Lloyd's Register (LR) warns that fragmented regulation is undermining progress in decarbonisation and limiting investment. According to LR, the global shipping industry risks falling short of its net-zero and digital...

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DNV HIGHLIGHTS EEXI DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS

DNV HIGHLIGHTS EEXI DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS

DNV has issued a reminder that, as many ships are now equipped with power limitation solutions to comply with EEXI regulations, documentation of the applied limitation measure is crucial from a statutory perspective and from a technical and safety standpoint. The...

KOREA SHIPBUILDING RECEIVES DNV AiP FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED SHIP DESIGN

KOREA SHIPBUILDING RECEIVES DNV AiP FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED SHIP DESIGN

Korea Shipbuilding says that it is striving to develop eco-friendly ship technology in line with the global decarbonisation trend, and recently obtained a conceptual design certification (AiP) for an ammonia dual-fuel propulsion Suezmax-class crude oil carrier from...

LNG SHIPPING HOLDS FIRM, SAYS ABS IN QATAR

LNG SHIPPING HOLDS FIRM, SAYS ABS IN QATAR

Strong global growth of LNG and in the orders for vessels needed to carry it, as well as key regulatory changes and critical technologies for the energy transition led the discussion at a recent meeting of the ABS Maritime Committee in Qatar. Industry leaders from...

DNV RECOMMENDS SHIP OPERATORS TO FOCUS ON NOx TO AVOID PSC ISSUES

DNV RECOMMENDS SHIP OPERATORS TO FOCUS ON NOx TO AVOID PSC ISSUES

According to classification society DNV. international requirements on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are currently high in focus of Port State Control (PSC). The EIAPP certification of engines and the maintenance of records have resulted in several PSC detentions....

ABS APPROVES HANWHA OCEAN’S ECO-FRIENDLY DEEP WATER FPSO DESIGN

ABS APPROVES HANWHA OCEAN’S ECO-FRIENDLY DEEP WATER FPSO DESIGN

Classification society ABS has awarded Hanwha Ocean Approval in Principle (AiP) for its Pre-FEED standard FPSO Design intended to create an asset optimised for deployment in the deep waters of West Africa. The FPSO design is 340m long and capable of storing...

DNV LAUNCHES ALTERNATIVE FUEL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTATION

DNV LAUNCHES ALTERNATIVE FUEL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTATION

Classification society DNV has released a competence standard (ST) for methanol and a recommended practice (RP) for ammonia, to enable crew and shipowners to tackle the safety risks and challenges posed by the introduction of new alternative fuels and technologies...

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EMISSIONS REDUCTION DEPENDS ON RISK SHARING – LR

EMISSIONS REDUCTION DEPENDS ON RISK SHARING – LR

According to Lloyd's Register (LR), data-driven insight and technology will play an increasing role in emissions-compliant sailings but investment in these tools and equipment must be distributed across stakeholders. A recent LR event in Greece was told that shipping...

AiP FROM LR FOR GTT’S MORE SUSTAINABLE LNGC

AiP FROM LR FOR GTT’S MORE SUSTAINABLE LNGC

Lloyd's Register (LR) has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) for GTT's new 200,000 m³ LNG carrier (LNGC) concept, featuring slow-steaming navigation and three tanks instead of the traditional four, and which LR says paves the way for more sustainable LNG shipping...

IACS UPDATES CRANKCASE EXPLOSION UR FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS

IACS UPDATES CRANKCASE EXPLOSION UR FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published the latest edition of Unified Requirement (UR) M10, which introduces new safety requirements to protect internal combustion engines from crankcase explosions, in response to the shift...

IACS REVISITS AMMONIA FUEL SAFETY REQUIREMENT

IACS REVISITS AMMONIA FUEL SAFETY REQUIREMENT

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,...

BV GRANTS AiP FOR OCEANWINGS RIGID TITLTABLE WINGSAIL

BV GRANTS AiP FOR OCEANWINGS RIGID TITLTABLE WINGSAIL

Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) company OceanWings has been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) for its Rigid Tiltable Wingsail (OW RT) technology. The OW RT system has been specifically designed for...

DNV AND SEATRIUM COLLABORATION DRIVES OFFSHORE SUSTAINABILITY

DNV AND SEATRIUM COLLABORATION DRIVES OFFSHORE SUSTAINABILITY

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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