The role of Classification societies is ever changing, with significant material impact on the maritime market. In this edition, MarPro helps set the stage to and through 2020, with insights from leaders in Class on the burning issues.What…
Study provides practical guidance for meeting regulatory requirementsABS, a provider of classification services to the global marine and offshore industries, released a report entitled Bunkering of Liquefied Natural Gas-Fueled Marine Vessels in North America…
Global classification society ClassNK announced that ClassNK has classed its first United States-flagged ship.The vessel, newly named MT SLNC PAX, owned by Schuyler Line Navigation Company, LLC (SLNC), is classified as an oil tanker and chemical tanker with IMO type II & III…
Lloyd’s Register (LR) says it is honored to be the classification society of choice for Mercy Ships latest endeavour, a new 36,600 GRT hospital ship scheduled for completion in 2017, and to be named 'Atlantic Mercy'.LR explain that the hospital…
Please note: this Class News is a reissue and replaces the version sent on 10 January, 2014. The table has been amended to clarify the implementation dates for Regulation D-2 of the Ballast Water Management Convention.The International Maritime Organization’s governing body…
Classification society and consultancy DNV GL inform it has introduced the 'Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants' (EAL) Report Service to help ship operators to comply with the new rules set out for the US Vessel General Permit (VGP) without the need for extensive outlays…
Classification society ABS inform that on Tuesday, 18 March 2014, ABS Vice President for Global Gas Solution Patrick Janssens will present an ABS report entitled Bunkering of Liquefied Natural-Gas Fueled Marine Vessels in North America at CMA’s Shipping 2014…
DNV GL is now running a pilot project that prepares the ground for the establishment of a Marine Battery Forum, which shall work to ensure that Norway is a world leader in maritime battery-based value creation.The forum shall be a tool for…
Lloyd’s Register and the UK P&I Club have updated the ILO MLC smartphone app and launched a new ISM & ISPS pocket checklist app. Both apps are free and are available for iPhone, iPad and Android devices.In a fully paperless operation, the…
DNV GL, the global provider of risk management services, was named the ‘Risk Management Consultancy of the Year’ at the Global Risk Awards 2014. The company was recognized for its performance within the industry by the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) at the prestigious award ceremony…
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) will host a workshop on Marine Energy Efficiency for ships, tugs, ferries and OSVs at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) in Linthicum Heights, Maryland…
41% of all detentions in study due to deficiencies in propulsion and auxiliary machineryPreliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery, carried out between 1 September 2013 and 30…
The UK P&I Club says that with the support of several Members, it has launched 'Book it right and pack it tight' - a set of four guidebooks on the workings of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.The books are designed to provide busy operational people…
DNV GL - Oil & Gas has appointed Liv Hovem as Director of its Europe and Southern Africa Division.DNV GL’s Europe and Southern Africa Division is a provider of risk management, technical advisory and technical assurance services across the…
Lloyd's Register Energy provides insight into operational integrity at the 2014 Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference, February 19-21. The event will showcase Lloyd’s Register Energy’s (LRE) capability in the oil and gas sector…