Classification

LR and BV type approval for Octopus ESS

LR and BV type approval for Octopus ESS

EST-Floattech has announced that its Octopus Series Battery System has received Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Bureau Veritas (BV) type approval for maritime applications. Both LR and BV observed the tests that EST-Floattech carried out on the Octopus Series Battery System to ensure its compliance with the latest industry standards and regulations. The two classification societies […]

WindWings win DNV type approval

WindWings win DNV type approval

BAR Technologies (BARTech) has been awarded a full Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) for its wind propulsion technology – BAR Technologies WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies (WindWings) – from classification society DNV. Since being awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for WindWings in 2021, inventor and designer BARTech and industrialisation partner Yara Marine Technologies (YMT) […]

Partnering on the pathways to tomorrow

Partnering on the pathways to tomorrow

Collaboration is the true fuel of the future says DNV’s Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO Maritime, DNV, says that while progress towards industry decarbonisation should be applauded, it must be accelerated. Shipping needs to work together, in tandem with other sectors and stakeholders, if we’re to stand a hope of reaching our most ambitious, and […]