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According to Lloyd's Register (LR), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) set stricter targets for shipping’s GHG emissions reaching net-zero by or close to 2050, committed to ensuring the uptake of zero-carbon fuels by 2030, and signalled its support for a just and equitable transition as part of the IMO’s Revised GHG strategy.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC for its 2,500 TEU feeder design with methanol propulsion, as part of a joint development project. 

Lloyd's Register (LR) has released an infographic which features an analysis from Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and UMAS on steel demand and emissions in shipping from 2024 to 2050.

Lloyd's Register announced that, as per a notice from the Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China and relevant notification by UK P&I Club, there are new provisions on the supervision and administration of vessels under Special Follow-up. The provisions shall come into force on December 1,  2023. 

Lloyd's Register issued a safety notice to inform that the EU Commission has disclosed details of defective AWG fire hose nozzles. 

Lloyd’s Register (LR) announced that, will class first newbuild project for mid-size low pressure ammonia-ready LCO2 Carriers ordered by Capital Gas Ship Management at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

Aegean Shipping Management and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Yangzho reached an agreement for the construction of two more tankers, type LR2 ice class, with a carrying capacity of 114,000 dwt each.

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, in collaboration with Arup, have introduced the Sustainable First Movers Initiative Identification Tool, to help shipping stakeholders align investment decisions away from fossil fuels.

Lloyd’s Register (LR), in collaboration with SDC Ship Design and Consult, has developed a new concept for the use of ballast water tanks in place of cofferdams around methanol tanks, allowing ship operators more space for methanol fuel technology. 

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Type Approval to ‘BeHydro’, a joint venture between CMB.TECH and Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC), for its hydrogen-powered dual-fuel engine. It is the first Type Approval for a dual-fuel hydrogen engine.