
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle to Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (NACKS) for an 81,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carrier. The design, which was unveiled with the announcement of a joint development project earlier this year, features methanol propulsion and rotor sail ca

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has issued Approval in Principle (AIP) to Chinese provider of clean energy technology service and solutions Wison Offshore & Marine (WOM) for its floating green methanol plant (FGMP) solutions.

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) and Avance Labs, an I-REC (international renewable energy certificate) accredited code manager for tracking and certification of attributes associated with hydrogen and hydrogen derivative fuels and products, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)

Classification society ABS has issued approval in principle (AiP) to Lemissoler Navigation for its design of a methanol-fueled Ultramax bulk carrier, the first such methanol vessel for China’s shipbuilding industry.

Stena Drilling has welcomed the award of DNV’s Abate (P) notation, which now adorns one of its drillships.

Ecomotus’ EcoPro fuel catalyst system, a standalone retrofit design that uses hydrogen to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency on marine engines, has been granted full-type approval by the classification society RINA. The EcoPro system is said to optimize the engine’s fuel combustion, contin

China Classification Society (CCS) has awarded dozens of Approvals in Principle (AIP) at this year’s China International Maritime Exhibition (Marintec China). The exhibition is one of the most authoritative B2B platforms for the international maritime industry and it has seen numerous business deals

China Classification Society (CCS) has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the recently launched ammonia engine and five methanol engines developed by Finnish technology group Wärtsilä.

The US-based ammonia power solutions company Amogy has completed its technology verification phase with the UK’s classification society Lloyd’s Register.

The UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC for its 2,500 TEU feeder design with methanol propulsion, as part of a joint development project.

Classification society ClassNK has issued Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for three vehicle carrier designs developed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI), which will be powered by green fuels.

Classification society DNV has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co. for its 11,000-CEU capacity pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design.

ERMA FIRST has received approval in principle (AiP) from Norwegian classification society DNV for its amine absorption-based onboard carbon capture (OCC) system.

A global initiative for the mutual recognition of certification systems for hydrogen and derivatives has been presented at COP28 in Dubai. During a “High Level Roundtable on Hydrogen” event on December 5, the flagship Hydrogen Declaration of Intent to pursue mutual recognition of hydrogen certificat