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Bureau Veritas in MOU on 3D model-based design approval

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Joint Development Project (JDP) agreement with HD Hyundai Samho Co., Ltd (HSHI) and Siemens Industry Software Ltd. (Siemens DISW) to implement a 3D model-based design approval process using Siemens DISW’s NX CAD.

The JDP will provide technical support for 3D model creation using NX CAD, which includes the integration of key drawing information into the 3D model, and establish a collaborative framework for...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/bureau-veritas-in-mou-on-3d-model-based-design-approval/

Damen develops a future-ready fuel flexible tug

With regulatory pressures mounting, operators of all types of vessels, including tugs, are assessing all the alternative fuel technology options. Releasing details of a new fuel flexible tug design, Damen, one of the world’s leading tug builders, says that the move towards a cleaner future is not only a challenge for vessel operators, but for shipbuilders too. They are faced with creating and constructing a platform that will be suited for operations in a future that remains far-off and unknown.

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/damen-develops-a-future-ready-fuel-flexible-tug/

BV grants new AiP for general cargo ship methanol dual fuel system

In a move seen as broadening the potential of methanol as a fuel for smaller vessels, classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted Japan’s Sasaki Shipbuilding an approval in principle (AiP) for application of its methanol dual fuel system in a 9,000 DWT general cargo ship.

BV says that the integration of the methanol DF system into a 9,000 DWT ship demonstrates its feasibility for smaller-scale ships, highlighting methanol’s adaptability and efficiency as a marine fuel.

“Despite the...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/bv-grants-new-aip-for-general-cargo-ship-methanol-dual-fuel-system/

Singapore’s first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker delivered

methanol bunkering tanker

Japan’s Sasaki Shipbuilding has delivered the 4,000 dwt M/T Maple, Singapore’s first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker, to Stellar Shipmanagement Services Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Energy Group,

Classed by Bureau Veritas (BV), the IMO Type 2 chemical and oil tanker is equipped with twin-screw propulsion, flow boom and a mass flow metering system, and is compliant with the current Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) licensing requirements for oil product bunker...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/singapores-first-dedicated-methanol-bunkering-tanker-delivered/

BV takes stake in NYC based OrbitMI

Bureau Veritas (BV) has announced a strategic investment in OrbitMI, a New York City based maritime software company named as one of 2023’s most innovative companies in maritime in a recent report by Thetius.

The collaboration with Bureau Veritas is aimed at accelerating the development of both existing and new data-driven solutions.

Bureau Veritas’ Marine & Offshore division and OrbitMI will address clients’ immediate regulatory and decarbonization requirements posed by CII, EU ETS and the...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/bv-takes-stake-in-nyc-based-orbitmi/

Posidonia 2022 To Set Countdown Agenda for IMO’s next decarbonisation milestone

Leading classification societies outline roadmap to GHG emissions target reduction

The world’s leading classification societies for the marine industry are returning to Posidonia this June, following the pandemic-induced hiatus, during which they have been mapping out the path to the International Maritime Organisation’s 2030 deadline, for an at least 40% reduction of shipping’s average carbon intensity (CO2 per tonne mile), compared to 2008.

The most imminent milestone of the IMO’s...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/16/posidonia-2022-to-set-countdown-agenda-for-imos-next-decarbonisation-milestone/

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