Should classification societies get into the business of ship design? ABS President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher J. Wiernicki thinks not. He says that the move into ship design by some classification
An IMO-commissioned study into the impact of mandatory energy efficiency measures for international shipping shows that implementation of the measures will lead to significant reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships,
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
Johan Roos, director of sustainability at Sweden’s Stena group since 2006, will join ferry industry trade association Interferry as executive director of EU and IMO affairs in September, working from an office
Japan’s Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) is to build two next generation “neo Supramax 66BC” bulk carriers for a customer it identifies as a “first class shipowner.” Developed as a
At its meeting in London last week, IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted mandatory measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from ships. The measures were adopted by a majority,
Wärtsilä has added new 62- and 72-bore low-speed engines to its its offering in the mid-size, low-speed engine sector. These standardized engines offer high propulsion efficiency, reliability, and optimized total cost of
