In an exclusive interview with AllAboutShipping’s John Faraclas, Ioannis Chiotopoulos Senior Vice President & Regional Manager South East Europe, Middle East and Africa at DNV for nearly ten years, responds…
Shipbuilding and Shipyards
The world’s most advanced shipbuilders gathered at an LR co-hosted conference to discuss the latest advances in sustainable ship technology. The Global Conference on Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (G-NAOE) 2024, co-hosted…
Mercy Ships gains charity partner status with Norwegian maritime sector in countdown to newbuild construction
Mercy Ships has been given a significant boost for upcoming construction work on the medical charity’s latest newbuild hospital ship after being unveiled at a recent conference as this year’s…
AAL reaches half-way mark for Super B-Class deliveries, with its fourth vessel, ‘AAL Antwerp’, ready for maiden voyage
Singapore, November 19: Premium project heavy lift carrier, AAL Shipping (AAL), has held a formal naming ceremony for the ‘AAL Antwerp’, the fourth vessel in its groundbreaking eight-strong, third-generation Super B-Class fleet.…
LONDON HQ: Captain Malcolm W Parrott, (pictured above) aboard HMS Wellington in central London, has been appointed interim president and chairman of the newly evolved company The Maritime & Aviation Group…
New regional office is part of a strategy that strengthens European presence with solutions for ship designers, builders and vessel operators Victoria, Canada, 19 November 2024. SSI, the leader in software,…
HEMEXPO – Hellenic Marine Equipment Manufacturers and Exporters – is celebrating its 10th anniversary, in a milestone for an organisation which has become one of Europe’s leading supplier associations for…
LR announces partnership with SHI for floating production and storage system for green ammonia
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the joint development of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) system for green ammonia. …
Wallenius Marine’s new vessel, M/V Way Forward, has begun her long-term charter with the Volkswagen Group. She recently arrived at SEAPORT Emden – The Port of Emden – and is now…
All American Marine and ABB to collaborate on new hybrid-electric ocean sampling vessel in California
ABB has secured an order with the shipbuilding company All American Marine to supply a hybrid-electric propulsion system for the new ocean sampling catamaran for the Orange County Sanitation District…
Olympic makes big fuel savings to support sustainability goals on first CSOV newbuilds with Ulstein’s TWIN X-STERN® concept
Taking bold commercial risks on novel vessel concepts with a strong focus on sustainability has made Olympic a pioneering player in the offshore energy sector. Its latest investment in a…
BLASTING & COATING ACTIVITIES / CORROSION CONTROLS DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 3 to 4 December 2024 a course on blasting and coating activities as well as corrosion controls. Participants will be…
Silverstream and Yiu Lian Dockyards (Shekou) sign MoU to drive Silverstream® System installations
Agreement expands access to retrofit installations of Silverstream’s air lubrication technology LONDON, 12 November 2024: Silverstream Technologies, a maritime clean technology company specialising in air lubrication systems, has signed a memorandum…
Strategic Marine signs milestone contract with Mainprize Offshore for six new Supa Swath vessels with options for six more
Strategic Marine is delighted to announce the signing of a significant contract with Mainprize Offshore for the construction of six state-of-the-art Supa Swath vessels, with an option for an additional…
Sector heading for record breaking year fuelled by high charter rates and post-covid container boom Orders of new container vessels are up by ~52% year-on-year with 254 new contracts placed…
DNV’s videocast, Market Views, is back with a conversation about seaborne trade developments, future cargo demands, and newbuilding prices. Host Jakub Walenkiewicz is joined by Dr. Adam Kent of MSI…
We are pleased to bring you in full Vassilios Kroustallis’ speech at Tradewinds Shipowners Forum Japan 2024in mid October at Conrad Tokyo on “Opportunities for Shipping in Japan’s World Leadership…
Welcome to an open workshop on the potential of wind ship propulsion in Athens! The Greek Section of SNAME and RISE (the Research Institutes of SWEDEN) are jointly organizing an…
Platform News – Charting a new course with CirclesOfLife: circular and zero-emission shipbuilding
As a member of CirclesOfLife, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform is pleased to share the consortium’s latest press release and eager to invite you to join us in building a more sustainable maritime sector.…
THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEF UPDATE Brief Update No 24/006 Date: 30 – Oct – 2024 STATEMENT This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G.…
Lloyd’s Register and Hyundai Heavy Industries announce Approval in Principle for new ammonia duel-fuel container ship
The unique twin skeg design offers future fuel flexibility. Lloyd’s Register (LR) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) for approval in principle (AiP) for a 15,300…
Seoul, Korea, October 30, 2024 – DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) for its 15K TEU ammonia dual-fuelled container vessel design.…
Klaveness Combination Carriers makes first move into wind with bound4blue eSAIL® system on CABU III newbuild
Oslo, 30 October 2024: A subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (“KCC”) has entered into an agreement with the builder of the CABU III newbuildings, Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co.…
Lloyd’s Register awards maritime industry’s first enhanced antifouling type approval to GIT Coatings
LR is the first classification society to offer this service, which provides a new standard for antifouling coatings and their performance in keeping hulls clean and sustainable. Lloyd’s Register (LR)…
Stena RoRo last week took delivery of E-Flexer No. 11 – in a series of 15 vessels – from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The ship is the Saint-Malo and is…