Bureau Veritas and Ascenz join forces in ship performance agreement
As well as providing ship performance benefits, Ascenz’s Shipulse solution incorporates monitoring and reporting requirements for MRV compliance Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, July 19, 2017 – Bureau...
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ClassNK Singapore marks 50 years with anniversary party
* Singapore- Leading classification society ClassNK hosted an anniversary party to commemorate 50 years of its Singapore Office on 18 July 2017. ClassNK’s Singapore Office was established in 1967 to...
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Coldharbour signs up Lloyd’s Register for US Coast Guard type approval process
Nick Brown, Marine and Offshore Director, Lloyd’s Register and Andrew Marshall, Chief Executive, Coldharbour Marine. LR will oversee the complete range of tests required by the US Coast Guard (USCG) in...
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DNV GL releases updated DNV GL NOx TIER III compliance guide
Hamburg, 20 July 2017: Classification society DNV GL has developed a new brochure to offer a set of best practices for the design of ships subject to NOx Tier III requirements. It also offers guidance...
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Crude oil tanker owners take advantage of low newbuilding prices
… Too low to say no A prolonged period of weak contracting activity has forced shipyards to drop their newbuilding prices to levels not seen in decades. Crude oil tanker owners have decided to take...
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Ballast Water Treatment Systems at a glance
Ballast water management is among the top environmental issues addressed by new regulations. With the ratification of the Ballast Water Management Convention, shipowners are pressed to decide which...
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Hyundai Heavy Industries and Royal New Zealand Navy value Lloyd’s Register’s...
Lloyd’s Register’s HQ’s Hyundai Heavy Industries and Royal New Zealand Navy value Lloyd’s Register’s safety and environment expertise to support their safety case preparation for the new MSC project in...
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ClassNK issues EU MRV Monitoring Plan approval to Iino Marine Service Co., Ltd.
(l-r): Mr. Akira Hoshi (Director & General Manager of Engineering Department, Iino Marine Service Co., Ltd.) Mr. Toshio Koiwa (Director of Assurance Operations Division, ClassNK). Toyko – Leading...
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DNV GL carries out its first offshore drone survey
DNV GL has carried out its first offshore drone survey on board the tender support vessel Safe Scandinavia. (Credit: DNV GL) Hamburg, 3 August 2017: DNV GL surveyors have carried out the classification...
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DNV GL’s Digital Journey
From electronic certificates, machine learning tools and drone surveys to the launch of a new industry data platform, DNV GL is embracing digitalization to enhance class services and improve...
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Sulphur cap ahead – Time to take action
ECA ZONES – Independent of the 0.5 per cent global fuel cap, the emission controlareas (ECAs) in Europe and around North America, possibly followedby China in a few years, impose a 0.1 sulphur limit in...
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Briese Schiffahrt appoints Korean Register for EU MRV services
… Korean Register (KR) – an IACS member classification society – has announced that it has been appointed to provide EU (European Union) Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (EU-MRV) services to...
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USCG type approval tests complete for EVOQUA SEACURE® system
The Evoqua SeaCURE system has now successfully completed all USCG Type Approval tests SeaCURE® Ballast Water Management System (BWMS), the electrochlorination based solution pioneered by Evoqua Water...
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MRV made easy by new functionality in NAPA performance monitoring systems
Existing users of NAPA Shipping Solutions, ClassNK-NAPA GREEN and NAPA-DSME Power® can achieve compliance with new MRV reporting requirements Helsinki, Finland, August 16, 2017 – NAPA, a world leading...
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LR joins project to build world’s biggest sailing cargo ship
An image of Quadriga project ship model 17 August 2017 – Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined the Quadriga sustainable shipping project – an initiative from Hamburg-based Sailing Cargo, which aims to build...
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DNV GL applies data analytics techniques to reduce downtime
Kjell Einar Eriksson Opportunities for digitalization are currently being embraced by the oil and gas sector. However, there are few practical use cases of it yet. Lundin Norway and DNV GL have...
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ClassNK paves the way for HKC verification expansion to South-East Asia
… Tokyo – Leading classification society ClassNK has completed the document review for a Ship Recycling Facility Plan (SRFP) submitted by Tsuneishi Ship Recycling (Negros), Inc. (TSRNI), verifying the...
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OOCL meets GHG Scopes 1 to 3 Inventory Verification Requirements
Mr. Stephen Ng, Director of Trades of OOCL received the verification certificates from John Rowley, Managing Director, Management Systems & Inspection Services at Lloyd’s Register 24 August 2017 –...
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Bureau Veritas releases new rules for offshore service vessels and tugs
BV classed tug, Dux – now operating in Hammerfest, Norway. Image courtesy of Gondan Shipbuilders Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, August 31, 2017, Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas...
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ClassNK updates Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
Tokyo – Leading classification society ClassNK has released the second version of its Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems. Based on the first version Guidelines released in August 2014, the...
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