China’s first giants – DNV GL to class SWS built ULCS
l to r: Torgeir Sterri, DNV GL Vice President and Regional Manager in Greater China, Tao Ying, Technical Director of SWS, Shi Yongxin, Deputy General Manager of COSCON’s Safety & Technology...
View ArticleRINA launches R&D/Innovation Centre in Greece
A general view from the event’s launching RINA Hellas, the Greece-based arm of the international RINA Group, is opening a dedicated research and innovation centre in Piraeus. RINA’s R&D/Innovation...
View ArticleTwo new ways for the pipeline industry to cut costs and complexity
Brad Etheridge, Senior Engineer, DNV GL – Oil & Gas. Pipeline development projects are becoming increasingly complex, spanning longer and deeper terrains. Pipelines must operate at higher pressures...
View ArticleDNV GL and Hempel to cooperate for measurable fleet performance improvement
At Marintec China trade fair, Hempel and DNV GL signed an agreement to cooperate for measurable fleet performance improvement (left to right): Claes Skat Roerdam, Fouling Control Marketing Manager at...
View ArticleBomb-proof bag to deliver safer passenger planes
Fly Bag test (Photo credit D’Appolonia) Italy-based D’Appolonia, the engineering arm of the RINA group, has developed and patented a bomb-proof bag which will improve aircraft safety. Fly-Bag is a...
View ArticleAiP for GT Powered LNG Carrier
SHANGHAI, China (December 1, 2015) – GE Marine and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) announce it has obtained Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) Approval in Principle (AiP) for the jointly developed gas...
View ArticleLloyd’s Register (LRQA) takes centre stage at Paris COP21 Climate Change...
Speech addresses food systems resilience link to climate change LRQA, the world’s leading provider of professional assurance services, took centre stage during one of the COP21 Paris Climate Change...
View ArticleRINA – Lloyd’s Register Maritime Safety Award
The safety of the seafarer and the maritime environment begins with good design, followed by sound construction and efficient operation. Naval architects and engineers involved in the design,...
View ArticleLR Hellenic Techical Committee and Hellenic Technical Environmental...
Katharine Palmer, LR Environmental Manager, delivered a paper on Understanding Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, Monitoring, Reporting and...
View ArticleABS, SDARI Sign Design Development Agreement
Howard Fireman Parties expand cooperation in developing a new generation of feeder container carriers. (Shanghai –) ABS, a leading provider of classification services to the global marine and offshore...
View ArticleBureau Veritas 25th meeting of the Hellenic Marine Technical Committee
l to r: George Andreadis, Lambros Chahalis, Antony D. Faraklas, Anastassios Angelopoulos and John Kokarakis The Marine Technical Committee meeting of Bureau Veritas for the end of 2015 took place on...
View ArticleClassNK establishes Ship Data Center to accelerate Big Data use in the...
Noboru Ueda Tokyo – Leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) announced that it established Ship Data Center Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan on 7 December 2015, a wholly...
View ArticleGas-fuelled multi-purpose design from NACKS with Lloyd’s Register approval…
An image of the 28K dual-fuelled MPV design showing the location of the LNG containment system Gas-fuelled multi-purpose design from NACKS with Lloyd’s Register approval in principle and risk insight...
View ArticleDNV GL launches first standard for classification of offshore gangways
Offshore gangway in operation rig Bridging the gap: First standard for classification of offshore gangways launched DNV GL, the leading technical adviser to the oil and gas industry, today published...
View ArticleLR establishes design and construction standards for the use of...
Leo Karistios LR establishes design and construction standards for the use of low-flashpoint fuels (LFPF) with new notation With the development of gas as a marine fuel going beyond LNG – LR has...
View ArticleDNV GL releases the latest issue of Maritime Impact magazine
Hamburg, 8 December 2015 – DNV GL has published this year’s third issue of the classification society’s customer and stakeholder magazine Maritime Impact. It covers innovation and technology trends in...
View ArticleBureau Veritas issues international pilotage certification to Port of Cork
Cork Pilot disembarking Leading classification society Bureau Veritas has issued its first certificate under the ISPO (International Standard for Maritime Pilot Organizations) standard of best practice...
View ArticleDNV GL launches two JIPs for improved efficiency and precision in CFD
Explosion wave from hydrogen explosion The oil & gas industry is under pressure to develop cost effective designs without compromising safety. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software is used...
View ArticleLloyd’s Register 5th Greek Day organised in Shanghai
Theodosis Stamatellos, LR Marine Regional Manager GEMA at the podium With over 60 high-calibre attendees the 5thh Greek Day organised in Shanghai by Lloyd’s Register on 5 December marked a great...
View ArticleBureau Veritas Hellas was awarded the prize “Piraeus International Centre 2015”
l to r: Vassilis Papageorgiou, Lambros A. Chahalis, Panagiotis N. Tsakos and Captain Panagiotis N. Tsakos During the 2015 Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards Gala Dinner which took place on Friday...
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