Tag: Lloyds Register

Lloyd’s Register issued a report, highlighting that global trade is at risk of disruption without urgent action on zero-carbon shipping.

Lloyd’s Register and Inmarsat announced an industry-first collaboration between a satellite communications provider and classification society to provide a connectivity solution that will address challenges experienced during remote surveys.

Crude oil tanker company Euronav has teamed up with South Korean shipbuilding giant, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), and classification societies Lloyd’s Register and DNV, in a Joint Development Program (JDP) aiming to help accelerate the development of dual-fuel Ammonia (NH3) fitted VLCC and Suezmax vessels in the next three years. 

The 76th session of IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76) will take place virtually on 10-17 June 2021, with amendments to MARPOL Annex VI and short-term GHG reduction topping the agenda. 

Charles Haskell, Decarbonisation Programme Manager at Lloyd's Register, takes a close look at the benefits, drawbacks and current status of ammonia as a potential marine fuel as the shipping industry transitions to a zero-carbon future.

In a bid to support shipping shift to decarbonization, the Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (LR) and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have joined forces in a new project to develop guidance around the safe use of ammonia as a fuel.

Singapore will grant funding for Singapore-based shipping companies to digitalize their operations, in efforts to support small and medium enterprises to update and innovate their processes.

Oldendorff Carriers announced its participation in a joint development project to design and test wind-assisted propulsion technology for its dry bulk carriers. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2022.

Lloyd's Register calls business leaders to begin planning the incoming vaccine rollout, given that complexities around the matter may also lead to legal and ethical policy barriers.

Except the pandemic and the risks arising, the shipping industry has to deal with a rise in cyber-attacks against superyachts and the forthcoming IMO requirements on the sector’s cyber security systems from January.