Around 30% of all LR surveys are now being carried out remotely The Covid-19 pandemic saw a huge shift in the attitudes towards remote work, with the capability to conduct remote surveys becoming an essential part of classification services to the maritime industry. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has continued its drive towards this tech-driven future with […]
Japanese firm collaborates with technology leaders to enhance FPSO and FSO offerings Modec, working together with Toray Industries, has developed a carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) patch technique for repairs to floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) and floating storage and offloading (FSO) systems. FPSO and FSO repair services provided by Modec will utilise this CFRP […]
An Ammonia FSRU (Ammonia Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) cncept jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co has been granted Approval in Principle by Japan’s ClassNK. The announcement comes nearly two years after MOL and Mitsubishi announced they had completed a conceptual study for an FRSU, as part of an agreement […]
Hull stress monitoring has been a feature of commercial shipping since the 1990s, but according to Terje Sannerud from marine structural monitoring specialist Light Structures, it is today finding applications for improving ship design, insightful maintenance and potentially extending the period between dry-dockings allowing for cost savings without compromising ship safety. Ships can become damaged, […]
By Panos Koutsourakis, vice president of global sustainability, ABS With reporting of data in compliance with the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulation well underway, shipowners and operators are focused on how to optimise their operations and gain improvement in CII ratings. The options include optimisation of vessel efficiency using energy efficiency technologies and the […]
Despite a surge in orders for methanol-ready vessels during the past year it’s LNG that continues to have the competitive edge over other alternative fuels, according to Lloyd’s Register’s principal gas expert. Panos Mitrou, global gas segment director for LR, tells The Naval Architect that the characteristics of LNG remain a competitive challenge for LNG […]
A report published by the independent expert committee the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) has concluded that a lack of alignment between stakeholders and regulators, including a lack of regulatory guidance for innovators, threaten the UK’s ability to play a leading role in ship and technology-related design and manufacture for hydrogen-propelled vessels. The RHC report on […]
More than half a year into the inaugural data reporting for IMO’s carbon intensity indicator (CII) many shipowners still seem a little uncertain exactly what the new regulations will mean for them, according to Japanese classification society ClassNK. “We tried to arrange interviews with the shipowners but most didn’t take it seriously because the company […]
A new non-flammable battery type, based on vanadium redox technology, will soon have a chance to demonstrate its benefits in a maritime setting Class society ABS has issued New Technology Qualification (NTQ) status to a non-flammable marine battery technology developed by Gennal Engineering of Singapore. The battery system, called Blue G, is reportedly based on […]
A report from the DNV Group warns that the amount of ocean space occupied by offshore installations will grow fivefold by 2050, driven primarily by the rapid expansion of offshore wind and aquaculture projects. The class society’s Spatial Competition Forecast claims that offshore wind will account for 80% of stationary infrastructure by mid-century, followed by […]
Italian classification society RINA believes that remote survey systems and technology are becoming an established and accepted part of the inspection and survey regimes adopted in the shipping industry The classification society RINA believes that remote survey systems and technology are becoming an established and accepted part of the inspection and survey regimes adopted in […]
Classification society DNV has awarded Viridis Bulk Carriers an approval in principle (AiP) for an ammonia-fuelled short-sea bulk carrier design. The certificate was presented during the Nor-Shipping trade fair. The bulk carrier design, developed by Kongsberg Maritime, is for 5,000dwt short-sea vessels that offer a 3,000nm range and safety levels equivalent to conventionally fuelled vessels. […]