
In a pressing need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), the shipping sector and offshore vessel services providers are certainly the protagonists in the whole decarbonization story. However, although we are seeing an increasing number of initiatives, we still have a long way to go.

ClassNK certification society has given an A rating to the LNG dual-fueled chemical tanker Fairchem Pioneer jointly developed by Fukuoka Shipbuilding and Fairfield Japan. The tanker is currently under construction at Fukuoka Shipbuilding, and is going to be chartered to FJL. The vessel was evaluated