With ZEVs needed by 2030, ammonia-fueled tanker project gets underway

To meet IMO’s 2050 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction target, commercially viable deep-sea Zero-Emission Vessels (ZEVs) will need be in operation by 2030 —just ten years from now. In response, shipowner MISC

LR certification validates Wärtsilä cyber security measures

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Wärtsilä system-level cyber certification for network architecture relating to Wärtsilä’s integrated main and auxiliary machinery. The LR ShipRight SAFE AL2 certification, which has been awarded to Wärtsilä’s

Tim Protheroe joins Bureau Veritas

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

Software update simplifies compliance with Common Structural Rules

AUGUST 18, 2018 — Common Structural Rules Software LLC, a joint venture company formed by classification societies ABS and Lloyd’s Register (LR), has released a software upgrade that simplifies compliance with current

ExxonMobil brings mass flow metered bunkering to ARA region

AUGUST 15, 2018 — ExxonMobil has become the first company to supply marine fuel in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region via an independently accredited mass flow metering system (MFMS). ExxonMobil Premium HDME 50

DSME Smart Ship Solution gets LR cyber security AiP

JULY 24, 2018 — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) has received approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register for the DSME Smart Ship Solution (DS4), receiving the Cyber SECURE

210,000 dwt LNG dual fueled bulker design gets LR Approval in Principle

JUNE 6, 2018 — How big can LNG-fueled bulk carriers get? Lloyd’s Register and China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS) are to jointly develop a 210,000 dwt LNG dual-fueled Newcastlemax bulker

Global consortium aims to ease pains of decommissioning projects

MAY 2, 2018 — Global spending on oil and gas decommissioning is expected to be $13 billion per year by 2040. Now a new global decommissioning consortium has been set up that

Naval Dome cyber security system completes box ship pilot testing

FEBRUARY 5, 2018 — Israel-based cyber security specialist Naval Dome has successfully completed pilot testing of its multi-layered cyber security system for classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) aboard XT Shipping’s Zim Genova.

Study says zero emission vessels need to start entering fleet by 2030

DECEMBER 11, 2017 — Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) and University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) have released a new study that aims to demonstrate the viability of zero emission vessels (ZEVs). Called

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