Baker Hughes said it has reached a technology milestone in pioneering a solution to overcome flexible pipe stress corrosion cracking (SCC) tendencies in high CO2 content fields, such as those found in Brazil’s pre-salt offshore developments. The inspection, verification and assurance body, Lloyd’s R
The American Bureau of Shipping has issued an Approval in Principle to Australian Global Energy Ventures for their C-H2 Ship containment system. The hydrogen containment system, patent-pending, is the most critical component of the company’s C-H2 Ship. It is made up of two large (20 metre diameter)
The ENCORE project has appointed MET-support as the new lead partner, and three observers to the project including the National University of Costa Rica (UNA), Hogeschool Zeeland Applied University of Sciences (HZ), and DOB-Academy.
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has released new-generation classification rules for wind propulsion systems that are expected to help support and drive the development of zero-carbon propulsion options for modern ships.
Classification society ABS has signed an agreement with Diana Shipping Services (DSS), a subsidiary of Greek shipowner Diana Shipping, to implement the ABS Environmental Monitor digital sustainability solution across 31 vessels under DSS management.
Bureau Veritas has been awarded a contract for project certification for the 30 MW EolMed floating wind pilot project in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan in France. “This certification will ensure project reliability and sustainability, a critical step for offshore renewable energy d
Norway-based classification society DNV (formerly DNV GL) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for a new design of intra-Europe 1,900 TEU feeder container ships.
Classification society ClassNK has released its “Guidelines for ROV/AUV” which summarise the performance and safety requirements for remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). So far, ROVs and AUVs have mainly found their use in oceanographic surveys and
IECRE has launched a survey to better understand the growing needs for certification in the marine energy sector and develop corresponding services by certification bodies and test facilities worldwide.
Japanese classification society ClassNK has granted its remote survey (RMSV) notation for Orca Ace, a car carrier operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and managed by MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd. (MOLSHIP).
Towage operator Svitzer A/S, maritime technology group Kongsberg Maritime, and classification society ABS have signed an agreement to jointly develop RECOTUG, the world’s first fully operational, and fully remotely controlled tugboat.
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) will class the first Jones Act compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that will service the U.S. offshore wind sector. The 472-foot Charybdis, designed by GustoMSC, is being constructed by Keppel AmFELS at its Brownsville shipyard in Texas. The vessel
Croatia has become the latest country to accede to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling, the Hong Kong Convention.
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has joined Green Marine as an association member to advance environmental stewardship in the US tugboat, towboat and barge industry.
