COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry Technology (Weihai) has won test approval clearance for the company’s ammonia fuel supply system prototype. The marine product test approval was awarded by the China Classification Society (CCS) Qingdao Branch after the system successfully cleared its acceptance test. T
The first wing sail from Oceanbird, Wing 560, has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society DNV.
SM Korealine Co., a shipping unit of South Korea’s SM Group, revealed on Monday that its subsidiary Korealine LNG has received official authorization from its flag state of Panama for autonomous sailing operations of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering ship, named the SM Jeju LNG 2. The LNG bu
DNV classification society has issued a letter of professional opinion confirming that ERMA FIRST’s alternative maritime power (AMP) system, BLUE CONNECT, meets the requirements for categorisation as an ‘energy-saving device’ (ESD). In the same document, DNV recognises BLUE CONNECT’s ability to impr
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has released its new service specification which delineates its procedures for verifying claims made by companies about the production and distribution of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia. As explained, the new service, DNV-SE-0654, will enab
South Korea’s shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (HD KSOE), the intermediate holding company for shipbuilding under HD Hyundai, has constructed and delivered the world’s first ship equipped with an ‘AI engineer’. The company has delivered and installed an AI-based engine a
China Classification Society (CCS) has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a marine liquid hydrogen fuel supply system which is developed by Weishi Energy Technology Hebei Co.
COSCO Shipping Special Carriers has welcomed into the fleet its second 68,000-ton ice-class multi-purpose pulp ship, named Green Kotka. The methanol-ready ship was built by Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard. The Green Kotka is designed to navigate polar regions efficiently
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has secured approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK for its ammonia fuel supply system developed for oil tanker and containership. ClassNK said it carried out a review of a conceptual design of the system developed by SHI based on part C of it
Norwegian offshore safety regulator has carried out an audit of Transocean Services and its processes for following up certification and recertification of drilling blowout preventers (BOPs) with control functions.
The Norwegian government has given its stamp of approval for the Equinor-operated Snøhvit Future project, which comes with plans for the future operation of Snøhvit and Hammerfest LNG, subject to certain conditions.
Tullow Oil has gained approval from the government of Gabon for the extension of several of its Gabon licences to 2046.
Lloyd’s Register has awarded Aberdeen-based 3D scanning company Viewport3 with the first UK approval for remote inspection techniques using underwater photogrammetry. “It is a huge honour for a small company like Viewport3 to receive such a credible certification. Our team are absolutely delighted t
The Netherlands-based marine robotics manufacturer and shipyard RC Dock has unveiled its first fully classed uncrewed surface vessel (USV) designed for inspection, maintenance, repair (IMR) and survey operations. The 12-meter catamaran is equipped with an in-house developed launch and recovery syste
