COSCO Shipping Energy and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, units of China’s COSCO Shipping group, have received approvals in principle (AiPs) from classification societies ABS, CCS, and DNV for their design of a 50,000 cubic meter (cbm) ammonia dual-fuel ammonia/LPG carrier. According to COSCO Shippin
Clean Maritime Fuels Platform, an industry initiative aiming to enhance communication between the shipping sector and fuel producers, has called on policymakers to create regulatory conditions to unlock investments in the production of clean maritime fuels in the EU.
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has obtained approvals in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) for its ammonia cargo operation system and ammonia fuel supply system, which ca
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the voice of liner shipping, said that the designated European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, will have a key role in securing supply chains and decarbonizing the shipping sector. In a media release issued on November 5,
In a bid to further bring down harmful pollutants from oceangoing vessels, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is expanding its 2020 CARB At-Berth regulation, requiring tanker and roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels to utilize a CARB-approved emission control strategy (CAECS) while docked at Calif
Classification societies DNV and Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) have become members of the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO), an association focused on advancing the integration of nuclear technology in maritime. NEMO was created earlier this year by a group of companies interested in d
While the implementation of ammonia as a marine fuel is expected to be technologically feasible as early as 2025-2026, its toxic nature requires the maritime industry to develop new approaches to safety. However, the majority of maritime community members are willing to sail on or work with ammonia-
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), in collaboration with ship designer Robert Allan, has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for an escort tug with methanol dual-fuel (DF) hybrid propulsion system. The AiP certific
ABS has completed a safety evaluation of ammonia dispersion on board an ammonia-fueled gas turbine LNG carrier design from Hanwha Ocean.
Classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has teamed up with Singapore-based maritime engineering and design company SeaTech Solutions to work on the design and classification of next-generation green tugs and harbor crafts. To bolster their partnership, IRS and SeaTech signed a memor
Japan’s classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has granted the ‘first-ever’ class notation for the use of green steel in a vessel to compatriot NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers’ bulk carrier Bright Queen, representing a ‘notable’ step toward the wider adoption of environmentally-friendly m
Amid growing global calls for achieving climate neutrality, the bulk carrier sector is seeing a downturn in average speeds, resulting in a decrease of 2.5% in carbon emissions since the beginning of 2021, a new white paper published by Veson Nautical, a London-based provider of maritime freight mana
The United States Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Office of Environment and Innovation has selected ABS to establish and maintain the U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation under a five-year cooperative agreement.
Following the conclusion of the 82nd session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 82), the progress made toward finalizing the net-zero framework, set for approval at the ‘critical’ MEPC 83 meeting in April next year, appears to be ‘on track’ as the maritime industry continues it
