The maritime sector’s appetite to take on emerging risks arising from digital transformation is notably higher than other critical infrastructure industries including energy, manufacturing and healthcare, according to a new report published by the classification society DNV.
Houston-headquartered engine manufacturer Caterpillar Marine has been given the go-ahead from Norway’s classification society DNV via an approval in principle (AiP) for its Cat 3500E methanol-ready marine main and auxiliary engines. As disclosed, the DNV approval and class notation have confirmed th
COSCO Shipping Energy and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, units of China’s COSCO Shipping group, have received approvals in principle (AiPs) from classification societies ABS, CCS, and DNV for their design of a 50,000 cubic meter (cbm) ammonia dual-fuel ammonia/LPG carrier. According to COSCO Shippin
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has obtained approvals in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) for its ammonia cargo operation system and ammonia fuel supply system, which ca
South Korea’s shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has received approvals in principle (AIP) for the preliminary front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) of a standard floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility from two classification societies, the United States’ ABS and France’s BV.
U.S. offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott has secured classification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its pipelay vessel that recognizes its environmental performance, including energy efficiency, waste management, emissions reduction, and coastal ecosystem preservation
The UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted the maritime industry’s ‘first-ever’ enhanced antifouling type approval to Canada-based coatings company Graphite Innovation & Technologies (GIT Coatings). The type approval was created to provide ship owners and operators with ‘v
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV and signed a joint development project (JDP) for AiP with Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its new design of a 15,300 TEU ammonia dual-fuel containership. DNV granted the appr
Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has obtained a stamp of approval from Japan’s classification society ClassNK for its 30,000 cubic meters (cbm) membrane-type liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier design.
French designer and manufacturer of wind propulsion systems OceanWings has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its ‘innovative’ wind propulsion technology in Busan, South Korea.
Industry associations, including Methanol Institute, Europex and Hydrogen Europe, have called on the European Union (EU) to refine the “Low-Carbon Fuels Delegated Act.”
China Classification Society (CCS) has awarded approvals in principle for designs of a new ammonia dual-fuel containership and a methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier independently developed by CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company.
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), in collaboration with ship designer Robert Allan, has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for an escort tug with methanol dual-fuel (DF) hybrid propulsion system. The AiP certific
Japan’s classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has granted the ‘first-ever’ class notation for the use of green steel in a vessel to compatriot NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers’ bulk carrier Bright Queen, representing a ‘notable’ step toward the wider adoption of environmentally-friendly m
