Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a joint development project with the Flettner Rotor developer Anemoi and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) to develop a series of energy-efficient vessel designs equipped with rotor sails. Rotor sails, also referred to as ‘Flettner rotors’,
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has secured an Approval in Principle for its Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) power generation system design from the DNV GL classification society. The presentation ceremony was held at the KSOE office in Ulsan, South Korea on November 23. In the power g
Ballast water management system (BWM) manufacturer Erma First has received an amended Type Approval from the China Classification Society (CCS) for its FIT range BWM systems. The system has been awarded a Certificate under the Authority of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and can now
US classification society ABS and South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to use solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology to replace at least one of three diesel generators typically onboard a very large crude carrier (VLC
A North Sea reservoir has been confirmed suitable for CO2 storage, with Wintershall Dea, Ineos, and Maersk Drilling as members of the project.
As part of the IEC 62600 standard series, IEC Technical Committee 114 (IEC TC 114) has recently published a new part for the international standard to support the assessment of marine energy technologies.
The Isle of Man Ship Registry has been selected as the flag state to oversee the construction of two rail-enabled roll-on roll-off passenger ( RoPax) ferries that will connect New Zealand’s North and South Islands.
Classification and technical advisory body ABS has recently published the ‘Guide for Subsea Mining’. The guide details Class requirements for the design, construction, installation as well as survey of mobile offshore mining units. It comes as global interest in resources on the sea floor grows to s
The methanol-operated fuel cell system set to be installed on a cruise ship operated by AIDA Cruises, a Carnival Corporation brand, has reached a new milestone having secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV GL. As a result, AIDA Cruises will be the world’s first cruise company to test the us
U.S. classification and technical advisory services provider ABS has launched a new notation and new guidance amid the COVID-19 pandemic to help marine and offshore operators reduce transmission of disease.
MISC Berhad has received concept approval certificates from classification society Bureau Veritas for the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) solution, converted from the company’s Puteri and Puteri Satu-class vessels.
The Isle of Man Ship Registry has become the first flag state to join the Getting to Zero Coalition, an industry-led alliance working towards decarbonising the international maritime shipping sector.
Classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has released its guidelines for membrane systems on liquefied gas carriers.
Lloyd’s Register [LR] has launched a dedicated centre of excellence to accelerate decarbonisation of the world of shipping. The Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, a joint initiative between Lloyd’s Register Group and Foundation, brings together thought leaders and experts with the aim of helping the mari
