General News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas and shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean have completed a Joint Development Project (JDP) to enable 3D model based approval for the classification of ships.

28th September 2023

JDP on 3D Model Based class approval completed

28th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for two­­‑stroke engines fuelled with ammonia. Lloyd’s Register awarded the AiP to WinGD’s X-DF-A dual-fuel range.

28th September 2023

First AiP for WinGD’s X-DF-A engine

28th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

A French shipbuilder has been shortlisted for the construction of two vessels to serve the traffic between the Isles of Scilly and the English mainland. The Piriou organisation, based in Brittany, has…

28th September 2023

French Yard Favoured For UK Ferries

28th September 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Talks have taken place to discuss the potential of green hydrogen projects along the Suez Canal.

26th September 2023

Green fuel potential along the Suez Canal

26th September 2023

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Three of Japan’s largest shipowners have agreed to join a Kawasaki Heavy Industries-led consortium that is seeking to develop a maritime liquefied hydrogen (LH2) supply chain for imports into Japan. 

26th September 2023

Japanese shipowners join LH2 transportation and carrier consortium

26th September 2023

LNG

LNG

A new zero-carbon emissions LNG carrier design includes an ammonia-fuelled gas turbine and a heat recovery system using supercritical CO2.

26th September 2023

Ammonia-fuelled gas turbine planned for LNG carrier

26th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Norway’s maritime sector has gained a valuable project for a high-capacity, newbuild cable layer. West coast builder Ulstein Verft has landed the construction contract entailing a 150m vessel to Norwegian design for…

26th September 2023

Norwegian Yard Lands Cableship Contract

26th September 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A consortium of ports, carriers and cargo owners has unveiled a plan to reduce emissions on one of the world’s busiest container shipping routes.

25th September 2023

Pacific shipping corridor takes shape

25th September 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

In a first for Babcock’s LGE business, it has won the first orders for its cutting-edge cargo handling and reliquefaction system for two 22,000m³ liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers. The vessels will feature Babcock LGE’s…

25th September 2023

First reference for Babcock LGE LCO2 solution on new 22,000cbm carriers

25th September 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

DNV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Light Structures AS, a leading supplier of fibre optic condition monitoring systems, to cooperate on the development of new methodologies and solutions at the intersection of…

25th September 2023

DNV to explore integrating live CM data in digital twin services

25th September 2023