Lloyds Register

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has taken a decisive step in supporting the maritime industry’s decarbonisation efforts with the introduction of biofuel insights to its Global Fuel Finder tool.

24th April 2025

LR adds biofuels to fuel finder tool

24th April 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new international partnership aims to advance liquefied hydrogen carrier technology and cryogenic engineering as a lucrative and viable zero-emission maritime transport option.

17th April 2025

Liquefied hydrogen carrier technology partnership

17th April 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

As the maritime industry pushes toward decarbonisation, ammonia is emerging as a promising alternative fuel. With its potential to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions—particularly when produced from renewable sources—ammonia offers a path toward…

16th April 2025

LR Decarb Hub’s guidance on crew safety with ammonia

16th April 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A joint development project focused on designing ammonia dual-fuel systems for Trafigura’s newbuild medium gas carriers (MGC) has successfully concluded, says Lloyd’s Register (LR).

31st March 2025

LR approves ammonia gas carrier design

31st March 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The global shipping industry may fall short of its net-zero and digital transformation targets without stronger regulatory support, warns Lloyd’s Register (LR) in a new report.

26th March 2025

Regulatory support needed for net zero, warns LR

26th March 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

At Singapore Shipping Week, Lloyd’s Register (LR) is set to unveil its newly structured LR Advisory service, designed to help ship owners and operators navigate rising regulatory demands, decarbonisation costs and digitalisation…

24th March 2025

LR expands service offering

24th March 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Significant progress is being made in the maritime industry’s ability to retrofit ships for alternative fuels, says Lloyd’s Register, but a lack of incentives is impeding greater take-up.

6th March 2025

Alternative fuel retrofits face challenges

6th March 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Naval engineering and design consultancy Houlder has been working with clients providing innovative maritime solutions to a range of issues from propulsion to offshore wind construction for many years. We spoke to…

27th February 2025

Houlder’s engineering mastery

27th February 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Capital Ship Management has successfully completed the world’s first tanker onshore power supply (OPS) compatibility assessment in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register (LR).

20th February 2025

Capital completes tanker onshore power assessment

20th February 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded its first VC-L+ Descriptive Note for vessel connectivity to Neda Maritime’s very large car carrier, marking the first LR vessel to complete this verification.

10th February 2025

VLCC receives LR’s first VC-L+ Descriptive Note

10th February 2025