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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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...
KR AiP FOR SHI’S 9,300 TEU AMMONIA-FUELLED BOXSHIP DESIGN
KR (Korean Register) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its 9,300 TEU ammonia-fuelled container ship. As the global maritime industry intensifies efforts to meet stricter decarbonisation targets, ammonia is gaining prominence...
ABS AND HD KSOE SIGN ZERO-CARBON SHIPPING MoU
Enhancing their collaboration on new marine and technology projects, ABS and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the development and certification of innovative systems for...
LR AiP FOR SEASPAN CORPORATION’S AMMONIA-FUELLED FEEDER SHIP
Lloyd's Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Seaspan Corporation for its dual-fuel ammonia-powered next generation feeder ship design. The 3,100 TEU nominal vessel, measuring 198m in length and developed by Technolog will burn ammonia in its...
ClassNK ISSUES AiP FOR JAPANESSE LARGE LCO2 CARRIER CONCEPTS
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a design concept of large liquefied CO2 carriers of 50,000m³ and 23,000m³ jointly developed by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Mitsui OSK Lines, Nihon Shipyard, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsui, Mitsubishi Corporation,...
ABS FOCUSES ON RAPID CHANGES IN GLOBAL SHIPPING
The costs of compliance and the future of safety led the discussion at the recent ABS UK National Committee as well as retrofits, carbon capture, energy efficiency technologies and updates on cutting-edge joint development projects. Maritime industry leaders from...
CLASSNK UPDATES LIQUID H2 CARRIER GUIDELINES
ClassNK has released the third edition of its ‘Guidelines for Liquefied Hydrogen Carriers’, which cover essential details to examine the safety of liquefied hydrogen carriers to spur related technological developments. To construct a supply chain for hydrogen, which...