New IACS Chairman to focus on goal-based standards, cyber system safety and...
Christopher Wiernicki ABS CEO pledges to support three areas crucial to industry as it tackles current challenges with an eye to the future. (London) ABS Chairman, President and CEO Christopher J...
View ArticleClassNK and TÜV Rheinland Sign Partnership Agreement
Koichi Fujiwara ClassNK and TÜV Rheinland Group have concluded a worldwide partnership agreement to expand their testing and certification services portfolio and better serve their clients. ClassNK, a...
View ArticleBureau Veritas classes first ethane-powered ships
The “JS Ineos Insight” Leading classification society Bureau Veritas is classing the first ethane-powered ship. JS Ineos Insight is the first of a series of eight 27,500 cu m multi-gas Dragon-class...
View ArticleDNV GL: Five pilot projects for Green Coastal Shipping programme chosen
The first pilot project, CargoFerry Plug-in Hybrid, aims to develop a cost-effective and profitable short-sea container ship that is powered by a plug-in hybrid LNG/battery propulsion system. Ålesund,...
View ArticleRINA group adds engineering expertise
D’Appolonia, the independent engineering consulting company of RINA Group, headquartered in Italy, has strengthened its expertise in the marine offshore oil and gas sector by acquiring a majority stake...
View ArticleHong Kong’s Wah Kwong implements ShipManager software by DNV GL
Wah Kwong Ship Management and DNV GL – Signing ceremony* Wah Kwong Ship Management (HK) Limited will adopt DNV GL’s ShipManagerTM integrated fleet management software suite to further improve...
View ArticlePoseidon Med partners hold Stakeholders Consultation Event in Limassol
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Communication and Works Alecos Michaelides addresses at the Poseidon Med Stakeholders Consultation Event in Limassol 18 September 2015 – Poseidon Med...
View ArticleThird award nomination for Liberian Registry Eco-Upgrade Programme
Scott Bergeron, CEO of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) The Liberian Registry’s Eco-Upgrade Finance Programme has been selected as a finalist in the Asia Lloyd’s List...
View ArticleHELMEPA’s Environmental Campaign moves to the island of Aegina
Following visits to Thessaloniki and Kavala in Northern Greece, the “Educational Community and Public Awareness Campaign on the Marine Environment, Shipping and Sciences” is now moving to the Saronic...
View ArticleBritain’s festival of boating draws to a close
Britain’s festival of boating draws to a close after welcoming everyone from sailing legends to pop stars As the 2015 Southampton Boat Show drew to a close yesterday (Sunday 20 September), over 110,000...
View ArticleRINA launches new services for yacht sector
Italy-based classification society RINA has launched a series of new services and standards aimed at helping the growing global yacht industry to grow efficiencies and reduce its environmental...
View ArticlePOSEIDON MED partners hold Technical Workshop on LNG Bunkering Operations at...
l-r) Mr Petros Dias, Cyprus Port Authority HSE Officer, Mr Thanos Koliopulos, Lloyd’s Register Global Special Projects Manager 24 September 2015 – on 17 and 18 September Poseidon Med held a technical...
View ArticleBUREAU VERITAS Marine Division celebrated Grand Opening in Limassol
front row; l to r: Anastasios Angelopoulos, Lambros A. Chahalis, Petros Pappas, Themis Papadopoulos, Maria Mavroudi, Paillette Palaiologou; back row: Alexandros Pappas Bureau Veritas (Cyprus) Ltd...
View ArticleChristopher J. Wiernicki Meets Maritime Industry Stakeholders in Role as IACS...
Christopher Wiernicki ABS Chairman, President and CEO outlines IACS strategic plan. (Houston) ABS Chairman, President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki has taken part in a series of meetings with...
View ArticleHong Kong’s Wah Kwong implements ShipManager software by DNV GL
Wah Kwong Ship Management and DNV GL – Signing ceremony* Wah Kwong Ship Management (HK) Limited will adopt DNV GL’s ShipManagerTM integrated fleet management software suite to further improve...
View ArticleClassNK issues Hong Kong Convention Statements of Compliance to two ship...
Noboru Ueda Tokyo – Leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) has issued Statements of Compliance (SoC) to two ship recycling facilities in Gujarat, India, R. L....
View ArticleABS Grants AIP for MES FPSO Design
Christopher Wiernicki New design and construction method accelerate time to production. (Houston –) ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has granted...
View ArticleGMS welcomes Gujarat ship recyclers compliance
GMS has welcomed news that two ship recycling yards in Alang , India have been issued Statements of Compliance (SoC) bythe Japanese and IACS member classification society, ClassNK. This confirms that...
View ArticleThe future of classification – DNV GL publishes new rule set
Remi Eriksen, DNV GL Group President and CEO. Hamburg, 1 October 2015. The new DNV GL rules for classification of ships will be publicly available online for the first time today. After an...
View ArticleDNV GL’s Green Coastal Shipping Programme wins Lloyd’s List Environment Award
Simon Mullett, de-Vries, Huw Edwards- London, 2 October 2015 – DNV GL received the HPH Environment Award for its leadership of the Green Coastal Shipping Programme at the Lloyd’s List Global Awards...
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