Even though it is not yet a requirement in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago’s National Energy Corporation (NEC) has chosen to have a class certified Damen marine NOx reduction system installed on
A concept design for a 2,500-cubic-meter hopper dredge is the first Damen concept vessel to gain Bureau Veritas (BV) certification using 3D model-based classification approval (3D MBA). Following this successful implementation of
Here’s another indicator of the growing importance of methanol as a marine fuel. Two subsidiaries of Singapore-based Global Energy Group have placed an order with Japan’s Sasaki Shipbuilding Co. for a 4,000
Bureau Veritas (BV) is to class nine high speed passenger ferries that will transport over 5 million passengers annually on three routes between Hong Kong and outlying islands Lamma Island, Peng Chau,
Spanish ferry operator Baleària says it will be the first shipping line in the world with Bureau Veritas certification that its ships and facilities are COVID-19 safe spaces. The news follows the
Bureau Veritas has appointed former Lloyd’s Register Americas President Tim Protheroe as Regional Chief Executive, Marine & Offshore, North America. His role includes responsibility for the marine operational client support teams and
JULY 20, 2018 — Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has appointed Matthieu de Tugny as group Executive Vice-President, leading the Marine & Offshore Division (M&O). He succeeds Philippe Donche-Gay as the head
JULY 30, 2018 — With growing interest in floating gas terminals, classification society Bureau Veritas has issued new and updated notations and guidance to support the conversion of existing LNG carriers to
FEBRUARY 26, 2017—The 39,310-dwt bulk carrier Brighten Trader recently arrived at the Port of Vancouver USA in Vancouver, WA, to load 10,500 metric tons of copper concentrate before sailing to Vancouver, BC, to
DECEMBER 20, 2012 — Classification societies DNV and GL have signed an agreement to merge. The DNV Foundation will hold 63.5 percent and GL’s owner, Mayfair SE, 36.5 percent in a new
