A new bulk carrier design from Japan’s Oshima Shipbuilding is designed to have a 50% better EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) than comparable vessels. The design, the Oshima Ultramax 2300, is the
Kenneth Vareide has been appointed the CEO of DNV GL’s Digital Solutions business area, “DNV GL has been a digital pioneer since the 1960s and it is an exciting and challenging time
Two new designs from China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) — an arctic single column drilling unit and a wind turbine shuttle — have just received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society
A small scale LNG feeder/bunker vessel design based on an offshore supply vessel (OSV) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV GL. Developed by Stavanger, Norway, based ShipInox AS,
All vessels classed with DNV GL now have the possibility to utilize remote surveys for some inspections through the Veracity data platform. This means that for a range of surveys, a DNV
Helsinki, Finland, headquartered Norsepower Oy Ltd. reports that its Rotor Sail Solution has received the first-ever type approval design certificate granted to an auxiliary wind propulsion system onboard a commercial ship. The
FEBRUARY 7, 2019 — StormGeo and DNV GL have agreed to consolidate their fleet performance solutions. The agreement will combine DNV GL’s ECO Insight and Navigator Insight solutions with StormGeo’s FleetDSS and
ANUARY 29, 2019 — The widely predicted future large scale use of hydrogen in both maritime and land-based industry will require vessels tailored for transportation and bunkering of liquefied hydrogen. In response,
JANUARY 3, 2019 — Classification society DNV GL has awarded medium sized Korean shipbuilder Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (DHSC) an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of an LNG fueled 115,000
NOVEMBER 6, 2018 — Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) has entered into two agreements that , it says, “will set the tone for operational and regulatory framework in autonomous shipping.” The first agreement
