Advent Technologies Holdings’ fuel cell unit for the maritime sector – developed within the frame of the RiverCell Consortium – has passed safety testing, as well as a safety assessment completed by classification society DNV.
Classification society RINA has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to the first European branch of China Merchant Group, CMIT Europe, for its weather independent shuttle tanker (WIST).
11 out of 23 ship finance portfolios are aligned with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decarbonization target. In 2020, only 20% of reporting signatories were aligned with this goal, according to a new Poseidon Principles report.
French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has delivered an approval in principle (AiP) to compatriot shipping company Zéphyr & Borée for its first open-top 1,800 TEU containership, demonstrating the feasibility of using wind-propelled wing-sails on this type of vessel.
Maritime classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Swedish company Alfa Laval the first marine approval for operating boilers on methanol.
DNV has awarded AiP for the ZeroCoaster ammonia-fuelled cargo ship, confirming an independent assessment that the ship’s design is feasible.
Maritime classification society Lloyd’s Register has secured approval from the International Electrotechnical Commission’s Renewable Energy System (IECRE) for the certification of complex hybrid renewable energy projects that involve multiple technologies, such as wind, wave and tidal.
UK-based Marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies (BARTech) has secured an approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for wind propulsion technology WindWings developed in cooperation with Yara Marine Technologies.
Norway-based classification society DNV has decided to acquire Dutch cyber security specialist Applied Risk in an effort to create an industrial security powerhouse.
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has appointed Black & Veatch to system engineering and coordination role for combined floating wind and wave energy project.
CrewSmart, the end-to-end management system for maritime operations, has secured Type Approval from class and certification society DNV for its Planned Maintenance System (PMS).
Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a non-profit group established to further digitalisation of container shipping technology standards, has published interface standards and messaging application programming interface (API) specifications for all 50 event timestamps.
British company Windship Technology has revealed that its zero-emission concept for ships has shown a significant increase in fuel savings after being independently assessed by classification society DNV.
Emissions control specialist Eminox and turbocharger maker Kompressorenbau Bannewitz (KBB) have teamed up to meet emissions compliance requirements for marine diesel engines.
