Brazil’s CBO closed the acquisition of compatriot rival Finarge, acquiring five AHTS vessels in the transaction.
The ABS-classed and FPSO Liza Unity has been awarded the SUSTAIN-1 notation by ABS – the first FPSO in the world to receive it.
Classification society ABS, shipbuilder Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HZS) and technology company Wärtsilä have partnered up to develop a flexible, future-ready and modular concept for a future multi-fuel electric liquefied natural gas carrier (LNGC).
U.S. classification and technical advisory services provider ABS has revealed that Maersk’s new carbon-neutral methanol-powered fleet is to be built to ABS Class.
The UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) and compatriot satellite communications provider Inmarsat have partnered up to provide a connectivity solution that will address challenges experienced during remote surveys.
The Coastal Engineering Research Group of Ghent University and the Belgian Electrotechnical Committee (BEC) have completed the process to enroll Belgium as a full member of the International Electrotechnical Commission on Renewable Energy (IECRE).
The EU Commission has approved the acquisition of Dutch cold chain logistics provider HSF Logistics Group by Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS.
Japan’s shipbuilding company Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from the classification society Bureau Veritas for a cargo tank system to be mounted in a liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier.
Certification and advisory company Bureau Veritas has appointed Mauricio Pereira to head up its renewable energy division for the UK market.
Dutch ship automation company Praxis Automation Technology has received type approval by classification society DNV for its GreenBattery energy storage system (ESS) for use in battery-powered or hybrid vessels and off-shore units.
Certification group Bureau Veritas has delivered the world’s first Approval in Principle (AiP) for an offshore floating solar solution to Dutch company SolarDuck, marking the beginning of a new era for this form of renewable energy.
Australian energy transition company Global Energy Ventures has completed the ship specification engineering for its proposed 430-tonne pilot ship for review by a shipping regulator.
A pair of floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels now under construction for Petrobras, set to work on Buzios – the world’s largest deepwater oilfield, are to be built to ABS Class.
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has secured approval in principle (AiP) from Norwegian classification society DNV for the basic design of ammonia fuel-ready very large crude carrier (VLCC).
