
Maritime classification society Lloyd’s Register has secured approval from the International Electrotechnical Commission’s Renewable Energy System (IECRE) for the certification of complex hybrid renewable energy projects that involve multiple technologies, such as wind, wave and tidal.

Dutch shipbuilding firm Damen Shipyards Group has become the first shipyard to achieve official European Union (EU) Stage V certification for its in-house developed emission reduction system.

UK-based Marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies (BARTech) has secured an approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for wind propulsion technology WindWings developed in cooperation with Yara Marine Technologies.

The consortium of ABS, Sembcorp Marine, 3D Metalforge and ConocoPhillips Polar Tankers has completed the joint project of installing additive manufactured spare parts on board the oil tanker Polar Endeavour.

Norway-based classification society DNV has decided to acquire Dutch cyber security specialist Applied Risk in an effort to create an industrial security powerhouse.

Maritime services provider MISC Berhad has been listed as a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) under the Emerging Markets category.

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has appointed Black & Veatch to system engineering and coordination role for combined floating wind and wave energy project.

Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has been selected again as an Asia Pacific Index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), one of the leading global indices for ESG investing, for the 11th consecutive year since 2011.

CrewSmart, the end-to-end management system for maritime operations, has secured Type Approval from class and certification society DNV for its Planned Maintenance System (PMS).

Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a non-profit group established to further digitalisation of container shipping technology standards, has published interface standards and messaging application programming interface (API) specifications for all 50 event timestamps.

Logistics and transportation company Bahri has added its first gas-ready vessel to its Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) fleet.

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) under Bureau Veritas’ (BV) Cyber Managed Prepared notation for its smart ship solution.

Tullow Oil has taken delivery of the first Ghanaian-owned and Ghanaian-flagged vessel, which will support oil and gas activities in Ghana.

US classification society ABS, South shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and its parent company Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) have unveiled two joint development projects (JDPs) to develop decarbonization technologies to support global sustainability ambitions.