nuclear

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Jez Sims, from the Nuclear - Marine and Offshore, Technical Directorate at Lloyd’s Register, is joining this year’s speaker line-up to talk about nuclear’s potential role in the marine energy transition.

8th July 2026

PFF: Lloyd’s Register brings nuclear to the fore

8th July 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

As the shipping industry edges closer to its 2050 net-zero target, the search for workable alternatives to heavy fuel oil has never been more urgent. What once seemed a distant ambition has now become a technical, regulatory and financial imperative.

23rd December 2025

A look back at this year’s Special Reports

23rd December 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ABS and the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on applying small modular reactor (SMR) technology within the marine and…

28th October 2025

ABS and KRISO sign MoU for SMR technology

28th October 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released comprehensive new guidance outlining a practical roadmap for safely and responsibly integrating nuclear technology into commercial shipping and offshore industries.

16th October 2025

LR releases nuclear maritime tech guidance

16th October 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

We spoke to Lloyd’s Register and Anemoi Marine Technologies about the state of the UK maritime market and what it sees as the country’s role in a global context.

15th August 2025

Anemoi and Lloyd’s Register consider UK market

15th August 2025

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

CORE POWER, led by CEO Mikal Bøe, is spearheading a transformative initiative in the shipping industry through its Liberty program, which focuses on floating nuclear reactors. These reactors, designed to be modular…

13th March 2025

Floating nuclear power: CORE POWER’s vision for maritime energy

13th March 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Nuclear-powered vessels have the potential to revitalise US shipbuilding, says the boss of ABS.

24th February 2025

Nuclear could revitalise US shipbuilding

24th February 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Reported to have completed sea trials in mid-December, Russia’s latest nuclear icebreaker, the 209-metre Yakutiya, is being readied for service on the country’s Arctic seaway, the Northern Sea Route (NSR).

4th February 2025

Potent Russian icebreaker for Russian Arctic

4th February 2025

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

One of the potential paths for application of nuclear power in maritime is vessel propulsion, writes Jin Wang, director of technology, ABS.

2nd January 2025

Assessing the viability of nuclear power systems in design of future LNG carriers

2nd January 2025

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Nuclear propulsion, as a zero-emissions ship power concept, has been around for many years. Following successful use of the technology in submarines, naval vessels and icebreakers, the first nuclear-powered merchant ship was…

21st October 2024

Is nuclear still a game-changer?

21st October 2024