French classification society Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has been selected to class a series of methanol-ready oil and chemical tankers for UK shipping company Union Maritime, which are currently being equipped with wind propulsion systems, including Norsepower rotor sails.
South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean has won approval in principle (AIP) from the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its advanced hull monitoring system.
Tritec Marine, a subsidiary of Northern Marine Group and Stena Group, has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its Safe Bunker 20,000 cubic meter (cbm) LNG bunker vessel design.
Yanmar Power Technology has received an approval in principle (AiP) from DNV for its GH320FC maritime hydrogen fuel cell system.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has acquired approval in principle (AiP) from compatriot classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for its onboard carbon capture and storage system (OCCS).
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas for its full liquid hydrogen-based service operation vessel (SOV).
The Kassø Power-to-X facility in Aabenraa, Denmark, also known as the world’s largest commercial e-methanol facility, has received the first EU certification for green fuels.
The project for retrofitting conventionally-fueled Kamsarmax bulk carrier to dual-fuel methanol, co-led by MMMCZCS and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, has received approval in principle (AiP), paving the way for green transition within the medium-size bulk carrier sector.
Marine classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Scotland-based renewable energy company Orbital Marine Power an International Electrotechnical Commission for Renewable Energy (IECRE) feasibility statement for its O2-X tidal energy converter (TEC). According to LR, the O2-X, an upgrad
French classification society Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to China’s shipbuilding R&D institute Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC) for its new 155,000 cbm ultra large ethane carrier (ULEC) design.
The ammonia dual-fuel system designed for medium gas carriers (MGCs) being built for Trafigura has been approved by classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR).
UK-based marine and offshore solutions provider SRC Group’s retrofit methanol storage technology has received the go-ahead via an approval in principle (AiP) from Italy-based classification society RINA. As disclosed, the approval in principle took account of the International Maritime Organization’
Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a rigid windsail type wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS) developed by French designer and manufacturer OceanWings.
Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC), a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company NYK and Norway’s vessel operator Knutsen Group, has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for the design of liquefied CO2 carriers with elevated pressure cargo tanks (LCO2-EP) and a float
