Fuel quality issues continue to pose problems
The latest report in the Lloyd’s Register FOBAS Fuel Insight series on fuel quality trends highlights some worrisome trends in the second half of 2025. The bi-annual Fuel Insight series leverages the
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Lloyd’s Register releases new guidance on nuclear-powered shipping
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published Navigating Nuclear Energy in Maritime, a new guidance document that, it says, provides the first roadmap for the safe and responsible use of nuclear technology in commercial
Union Maritime’s new LNG dual-fueled tankers with WindWings secure SOLAS approval
BAR Technologies and Union Maritime report that their proposals covering bridge visibility, navigational lights and radar line of sight for Union Maritime’s two new LNG dual-fueled tankers equipped with WindWings wind-assisted propulsion
Vard gets AiP for CSOV methanol fueling system
Lloyd’s Register has awarded Fincantieri’s Norwegian headquartered Vard subsidiary an Approval in Principle (AiP) covering the methanol fueling system for two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The Vard 422 design vessels are
Maersk joins nuclear powered containership study
Maersk is keeping all its green propulsion open, including green methanol, bio-LNG and, maybe at some future date, nuclear. It has signed a joint develop project agreement that sees it join Lloyd’s
Martin Penney named new LR OneOcean CEO
Lloyd’s Register (LR) reports that Martin Penney is to succeed Martin Taylor as chief executive officer of LR OneOcean, following Taylor’s decision to retire in May. LR acquired OneOcean in June 2022,
Erma First carbon capture and storage system gains LR AiP
Perama, Greece, headquartered Erma First, well known for its ballast water management solutions, is adding shipboard carbon capture and storage (CCS) to its offerings. Today, its amine absorption-based CCS solution was awarded
WinGD wins LR approval in principle for ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines
As the race to be first to market with future-fueled engines picks up pace, Lloyd’s Register has granted Winterthur, Switzerland, headquartered engine designer WinGD the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for
MSC eyes ammonia dual-fuel containership
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would give it the option of adopting ammonia as a zero-carbon main propulsion fuel for future newbuilding contracts. The other
New MAN dual-fuel four-stroke passes TAT
MAN Energy Solutions’ MAN 49/60DF engine has received its Type Approval after a five-day program on the testbed at the company’s Augsburg, Germany, headquarters. The Type Approval Test (TAT) of the new