News: Classification Society

LONDON: Lloyd’s Register (LR) Advisory has been appointed by Geneva-based LPG trader and shipowner Geogas to support the development of a multi-year emissions compliance...

TOKYO: The service ‘ClassNK Fleet Cost Simulation’*1 provided by ClassNK has been honored with the Best Project Innovation Award at the Saudi Maritime Awards,...

LONDON: Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. for its multi-fuel-ready Ultramax bulk carrier design. The AiP covers...

KOROR (PALAU): The Government of the Republic of Palau has contracted Palau Ship Registry to operate the nation’s official shipping registry under a new...

LONDON: The Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (MERC) has appointed Nikos Kakalis as its new Managing Director.  Kakalis, who currently serves as Lloyd’s Register’s Global Bulk Carriers Segment Director, succeeds...

TOKYO: ClassNK has released ‘ClassNK Technical Journal’. This journal is issued with the aim of contributing technologically to the maritime industry and other related...

LONDON: Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published the latest report in its award-winning Fuel for thought series, providing a comprehensive assessment of hydrogen’s potential role in maritime decarbonisation.  Fuel for thought: Hydrogen examines hydrogen from production and supply through...

DUGARAJAPATNAM : The Andhra Pradesh Government has granted formal approval for initiating the establishment of a Greenfield Port along with a National Mega Shipbuilding...

CHENNAI: The delivery of ‘ANJADIP’, the third of the eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) project, to the Indian Navy on 22...

BUSAN: KR (Korean Register) announced that LEE Yongsok has been appointed as the 26th Chairman and CEO of KR, following an election held during an extraordinary meeting of...