General News 13-18 – Page 41
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NewsHyundai Heavy Industries Partners with ABS on autonomous ship technology
Avikus, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group’s subsidiary specialising in autonomous navigation technologies, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ABS to obtain the Approval in Principle (AIP) for its autonomous ship technologies at the world’s biggest tech show CES 2022 in Las Vegas in January 2022. Source: ABS ...
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NewsCNOOC inks long-term charters for six LNGC newbuildings - reports
A subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed long-term charter agreements for six newbuild 174,000cbm LNG carriers with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. (MOL), according to local social media reports. The six vessels will be built at China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group.
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NewsSouth32 inks sustainability linked CoA with Klaveness subsidiary
South32, the international mining company, has signed a sustainability-linked contract of affreightment (COA) with KCC Chartering AS, a subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers.
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NewsMandatory simulator-based training
A new cloud based navigation platform has been certified for industry simulator-based training
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NewsClassNK to make e-certificates standard from January
ClassNK has announced that it will make electronic certificates and reports issued for ships as standard service from 30 January 2022.
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NewsNor-Shipping to be held in April 2022
Nor-Shipping will hold its 2022 exhibition and event programme on 4-7 April in Oslo and Lillestrøm, Norway. The announcement of the revised dates follows just two days after the organisers opted to postpone the event, which had been scheduled to be held between 10-13 January 2022.
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NewsOwners and operators expect Scope 3 rules to slowly change chartering landscape
While operators have not seen any direct effect of Scope 3 emission reporting on chartering of ships, analysts expect improved visibility to lead to improved performance becoming a minimum threshold for larger charterers
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NewsMarine insurers adopt principles to decarbonise shipping
Six leading marine insurers have launched a new initiative to provide transparency on carbon emissions and support the shipping industry’s green transition.
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NewsNor-Shipping to postpone January 2022 event
Nor-Shipping has announced that it postponing its upcoming exhibition and event programme, which was due to be held between 10-13 January 2022 in Oslo and Lillestrøm, Norway.
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NewsClassNK updates remote survey guidance
ClassNK has released a third version of its remote survey guidance.
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NewsBIMCO releases EEXI Transition Clause before IMO efficiency regulation
BIMCO has announced the development of a new clause intended to address the upcoming introduction of EEXI regulations from the IMO.
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NewsMachine learning offers insights into causes of lifeboat accidents
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has used its machine learning technology to identify new, previously unseen insights surrounding lifeboat accidents, which will help improve lifeboat safety at sea.
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NewsDNV repeats warning that emerging risks from new fuels need to be mitigated
DNV has taken the opportunity of the release of a report chronicling improvements in ship safety in the past decade to reiterate a warning that emerging risks from new fuels and digital technologies should be mitigated to maintain progress
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NewsSustainability notation for Harvey Gulf OSVs
A pair of Harvey Gulf International Marine Offshore Support Vessels has been awarded the ABS Sustainability Class 1 Notation in recognition of how their design and operation is aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
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NewsUK funding for river ferry decarbonisation study
The UK government is funding a collaborative project to examine the potential of new technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of river ferry services in the north-east of England.
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NewsAmmonia coalition welcomes new partner
A multinational coalition committed to making zero emissions shipping a reality through the development of ammonia-fuelled tankers has welcomed a seventh partner.
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NewsItalian grid operator awards EUR2.3bn Tyrrhenian Sea cable contracts
The Italian electricity grid operator, Terna, awarded two framework contracts for the supply and installation of submarine and underground cables to Prysmian and Nexans on 30 November.
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NewsBV AiP for HHI floating offshore wind turbine foundation
Bureau Veritas has awarded approval in principle to Hyundai Heavy Industries for its design and development of a new floating offshore wind turbine foundation.
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NewsNext-gen tug partnership
A new partnership has been formed to advance China’s intelligent vessel standards and next-gen tug technology.
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NewsSubsidised ferry link between Cyprus and Greece retendered
The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry has launched a new tender process to restore a regular maritime passenger link between Cyprus and Greece.
