Shaver Transportation has become the first tug and barge operator on the U.S. West Coast and Columbia Snake River System to participate in Green Marine, a voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry.
AET has named the first of three Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers, purpose-built for a long-term charter with Petrobras for operations in Brazil.
French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has delivered an approval in principle (AiP) to compatriot shipyard Chantiers de l’Atlantique for its sailing propulsion system, Solid Sail, tailored for the market of large cruise ships.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and compatriot shipbuilder Oshima Shipbuilding said that the introduction plan of a large-scale dry bulk vessel with a hard sail system was certified by the country’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
The Danish Energy Agency has invited comments on a plan for tenders and an executive order for geological storage of CO2 in the North Sea.
Technical Committee 114, in charge of developing international standards for marine energy at the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), has modified and updated its strategy for the marine energy sector to better reflect its maturity level.
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) is supporting the classification and construction of two 40,000 cbm LPG carriers that will be ‘ammonia prepared’.
Swiss energy storage solutions provider Leclanché has obtained recertification from classification societies DNV and Lloyd’s Register for its Marine Rack System (MRS-2) operating on the 65 Ah lithium-ion pouch cells.
Japanese shipping firm NYK Line and its group companies MTI and Japan Maritime Science have received approval in principle (AiP) from classification societies ClassNK and Bureau Veritas (BV) for a fully autonomous ship framework for the first time in the country.
Due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, the U.S. classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has decided to withdraw all class services involving Russian vessels, assets and companies.
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Council has agreed to exclude the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) from the IACS membership.
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) granted approval in principle (AiP) to Marine Service and Newport Shipping for a jointly developed containerized LNG solution.
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to InfraCore Company for its design, modelling, production and testing of a full glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) rudder flap for an 18,500 TEU containership.
Fidelis Insurance, a Bermuda-based provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, is the latest company to join the new framework for responsible marine insurance.
