Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has emerged as an increasingly important clean energy source, particularly following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan and triggered one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters.
ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai) has awarded its first Statement of Fact for Tier III nitrogen oxide (NOx) reductions to a marine diesel engine incorporating a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system. The document,
Classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and Japanese shipbuilder IHI Marine United Inc. (IHIMU) have signed an agreement for a joint development project to complete a concept study for a 13,000 TEU container
Naval architectural firm Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada, reports that Hong Kong’s Wang Tak Engineering & Shipbuilding last month delivered an Allan-designed RAnger 4600 Class fireboat, Guan Xiao Er Hao, to
Tokyo based classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has released its new Guidelines for SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) Systems and Reductant Agent Supply Systems. Amendments to MARPOL that entered into force on
Drammen, Norway, based OceanSaver AS has supplied and commissioned its first ballast water treatment system to gain classification society DNV’s approval as a retrofit installation. The project was completed over this past
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) has placed an order with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation for the construction of three new 95,000 dwt post-Panamax dry-bulk oceangoing vessels, which will increase the
Hamburg headquartered classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has marked a milestone with the hand-over of the Safety Management Certificate and International Ship Security Certificate to the MV KOTA BERKAT. The Kota Berkat,
With the delivery of Hamburg Süd’s 85,676 GT, 7,100 TEU containership Santa Rosa, the fleet classified with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) exceeds 100 million GT. The Hamburg headquartered classification society currently has more
STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard has started the production of the innovative fisheries reseach vessel ordered by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia in February (See
