The transition is not progressing at the same pace everywhere. The main divide is not technological, but regulatory: while Europe is driving decarbonisation through binding measures, the lack of clear…
Trade routes under pressure When ships continue to sail through conflict-affected waters, the consequences are not only commercial. Six months after the conflict in Iran began, Jakub Walenkiewicz and Carl-Johan…
Information for: Ship owners/managers of cargo vessels. NEED TO KNOW The affected equipment is the Nishi-F Co., Ltd. FF-65 free-fall lifeboat, with a capacity of 25 persons, manufactured from October…
Collaboration will explore opportunities spanning safety, sustainability, digitalisation, institutional capability and professional development Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to…
Gas bunker vessels in focus The LNG-fuelled fleet is expanding rapidly, increasing demand for the bunker vessels and supporting infrastructure needed to supply fuel safely, reliably, and at scale. In…
Project strengthens the company’s role in asset integrity and lifecycle management studies for offshore infrastructure in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 6 November 2026 – RINA, the global inspection, certification and…
Agreement with the world’s second-largest seafarer supply country marks a major milestone for global digital certification. London, 4 November 2026: The Directorate General of Maritime Administration India (DGMA) has joined…
Research: Our society depends on critical infrastructure.What if its leaders see resilience as someone else’s responsibility? To answer this, we analyzed organizations across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Critical infrastructure…
New LR Advisory service helps ports, governments and logistics operators respond to disruption, protect critical cargo flows and strengthen trade corridor resilience Lloyd’s Register (LR) Advisory has launched a new…
ShipManager joins Star Information Systems to accelerate the maritime industry’s transition to cloud
CFARER, a DNV Company selects Star Information Systems as the longterm home for ShipManager and its cloud future Trondheim/Oslo, Norway Star Information Systems (Star) today announced the completion of its…
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), through its professional training and development arm IRClass Academy, has further strengthened its engagement in maritime capability development in the Asia-Pacific region through the successful…
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) had an extensive presence at INMARCO 2026, held in Mumbai from 27–29 October 2026, with senior IRS professionals participating as speakers, panellists, moderators and technical…
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Eighty two per cent of maritime professionals surveyed say current training does not adequately prepare crews for the realities of modern, digitally-enabled vessel operations. Just 18% believe training keeps pace,…
by Steven Jones MNM FRSA FNIConference Chair, IMPA Athens 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) may be transforming maritime procurement, but is it helping the industry make better decisions, or simply enabling…
In his closing speech at IMPA Athens 2026, BLU Maritime’s Commercial Manager, Aristotelis Moutafis, reminded the audience that, although most people in procurement will rarely, if ever, meet the crews…
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is moving from interpretation to implementation. Following the publication of the European Commission’s CRA guidance and the introduction of CRA manufacturer reporting obligations on 11…
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has successfully completed the Type Approval process for the 92 kWh Lithium-Ion Battery System developed by M/s Medha Energy Solutions Private Limited, marking a significant milestone…
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) continues to strengthen its role in supporting the Indian Navy and India’s naval shipbuilding capabilities through the certification of increasingly larger, more complex and technologically advanced…
Naples (Italy), 12 October 2026 – China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), one of the world’s leading shipping and maritime transportation companies, and RINA, the multinational inspection, certification, ship classification and…
by Konstantina Vassilopoulou, Global Head of Planning & Scheduling, Lloyd’s Register The Global Planning & Scheduling team at Lloyd’s Register does far more than arranging surveys and managing calendars. In…
The collaboration will help create a practical pathway for the assurance, certification and deployment of autonomous and remotely operated maritime technologies Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Sagar Defence Engineering Limited (SDEL)…
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has appointed Hossam Edris as Naval Business Director for the Middle East, strengthening its capability to support naval and defence programmes across one of the world’s fastest-growing…
LR awards Approval in Principle to GasEntec for one of the industry’s highest-capacity FSRU concepts
The design combines high send-out capacity with multi-mode regasification technology, placing the concept among the highest-capacity FSRU designs currently under development. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP)…
Baden, Switzerland, September 30, 2026 – Accelleron has received Products & Solutions certification under ClassNK’s Innovation Endorsement framework for the engine diagnostics platform Tekomar XPERT Engine and the compliance and reporting tool…