The UK’s insurance company Navium Marine and its US-based counterpart AXA XL have joined the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance as the eighth and ninth signatories, allowing the principles to enter into force.
Norwegian HAV Group ASA has received preliminary approval for the hydrogen-based energy system for ships developed in the FreeCO2ast project, making a step towards the commercial use of hydrogen fuel by a commercial vessel.
Renewable energy company e1 Marine has received approval in principle (AiP) from the classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its M-series methanol to hydrogen generator.
The classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded approval in principle to French LNG containment specialist GTT for its ballast-free LNG bunkering and feeder vessel.
Opsealog, a provider of digital performance management solutions for shipping, has become a partner to Green Marine, a voluntary environmental certification program for the maritime industry.
Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a large liquefied hydrogen carrier (LH2 carrier) developed by local shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
Fugro has received what is said to be the world’s first professional certificate to operate uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). The company’s Middle East office personnel completed the world’s first Maritime Autonomous Surface Systems (MASS) professional certified training delivered by SeaBot XR at its
Classification society ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of an ammonia-ready LNG-fueled Panamax bulk carrier developed by Japan’s Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC).
South Korean shipbuilder HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC, formerly Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction) has developed a dual-fuel liquefied natural gas- (LNG) powered containership.
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted approval in principle to Japanese firms K Line and JGC for a new FLNG hull design.
Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) for the country’s first Newcastlemax bulk carrier concept to be powered by ammonia.
Italian insurance broker and shipping agency Cambiaso Risso has joined the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance, the global framework for responsible marine insurance, as an affiliate member.
Fuel cell supplier Ballard Power Systems has received a type approval from classification society DNV for its marine fuel cell module FCwave.
GTT and Deltamarin have been awarded an approval in principle from the Norwegian classification society DNV for a new LNG-fueled PCTC design.
