Classification Societies

Looking from the outside in: new industry report reveals how predictive analytics is set to transform oil and gas, but are we doing enough?

Lloyd’s Register HQ’s in London

Insight from companies across the world brings the future in focus on the pace and development of predictive analytics.

A new industry report launched today – an extension of the global Technology Radar survey series produced by Lloyd’s Register (LR) – reveals the pace, development and adoption of predictive analytics in oil and gas.

The report brings in to focus how different companies are using predictive analytics and to what extent companies are transforming...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/12/looking-from-the-outside-in-new-industry-report-reveals-how-predictive-analytics-is-set-to-transform-oil-and-gas-but-are-we-doing-enough/

ClassNK and TÜV Rheinland sign partnership agreement for Cybersecurity Services

l to r: Tobias Schweinfurter, President and CEO, TÜV Rheinland Japan, Dr. Michael Fübi, Chairman, TÜV Rheinland and  Koichi Fujiwara, President & CEO, ClassNK

Tokyo – Leading classification society ClassNK and TÜV Rheinland have concluded a worldwide partnership agreement for cybersecurity services.

ClassNK is a classification society which carries out surveys to help ensure the safety of vessels and marine structures, and has many achievements involving the certification of ship equipment. TÜV...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/12/classnk-and-tuv-rheinland-sign-partnership-agreement-for-cybersecurity-services/

Bureau Veritas, Naval Group and Dassault Systèmes Deliver First 3D Classification Process for a Significant Vessel Project

Matthieu de Tugny, Chief Operations Officer, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore

  • Collaborative project uses 3DEXPERIENCE platform to create 3D model of new Naval Group frigate 
  • Digital continuity and real-time collaborative 3D design review integrates ship design and classification verification, eliminating need for 2D drawings
  • 3D classification process marks a concrete step in the digital transformation of the maritime business

Paris-La Défense, France, November 6th, 2018 – Bureau Veritas,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/06/bureau-veritas-naval-group-and-dassault-systemes-deliver-first-3d-classification-process-for-a-significant-vessel-project/

Capes “sink” the BDI at 1,395…

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 33 points earlier on today and now stands at 1,395; Geopolitics still messy and IBIA’s Annual Convention makes waves. John Faraclas’ daily briefing:

The  volatile Capes’ BCI three-digit loss of 101 points bringing down this index at 2,296 points was the talk of the town… surpassing even Aegean Marine Petroleum’s filling for Chapter 11 news… As said in the past, one size cannot determine the markets nor create a market but the harsh reality is that the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/06/capes-sink-the-bdi-at-1395/

ClassNK Releases “PrimeShip-GREEN/ProSTA ver.ITTC”

Tokyo – Leading classification society ClassNK released “PrimeShip-GREEN/ProSTA ver.ITTC” on 1st November 2018. It is the world’s first software that calculates and analyzes a ship’s speed for Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) calculation in compliance with the latest International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC) 2017 Guidelines (ITTC Recommended Procedures and Guidelines 7.5-04-01-01.1, Preparation, Conduct and Analysis of Speed/Power Trials; 2017) for EEDI verification.

MARPOL Annex VI...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/01/classnk-releases-primeship-greenprosta-ver-ittc/

DNV GL’s Maritime Academy – Creating Perspectives

Dr Marina Papaioannou –  Maritime Academy Hellas

DNV GL’s Maritime Academy – Creating Perspectives

by Dr Marina Papaioannou, Maritime Academy Hellas

Training of people on board and ashore has always been a great concern of the maritime industry, in an effort to achieve the goal of ships sailing in a Safe, Secure, Environmentally Friendly and Efficient way.

DNV GL’s Maritime Academy goes beyond that.  We strongly believe that investment in training allows companies to take control of their future.

Com...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/31/dnv-gls-maritime-academy-creating-perspectives/

Setting the scene for LNG as marine fuel in East Med

1. Snapshot from the panel, Poseidon Med II event at University of Nicosia

“Setting the scene for LNG as marine fuel in East Med”

A Poseidon Med II event at the University of Nicosia on 18thOctober 2018

The achievements and milestones of the European co-funded project Poseidon Med II (PMII), was the focus of the discussion on October 18th 2018, during an event that took place at the University of Nicosia. Participants represented the academic community; professors and students, PMII partners, as...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/29/setting-the-scene-for-lng-as-marine-fuel-in-east-med/

DNV GL – ERS: Managing emergencies, preventing disasters

Emergency response services, or ERS, are on hand to help owners minimize risk in the first, critical hours after an incident. But sometimes, as MSC found out after an incident involving one of their vessels, the benefits of working with real ERS experts can extend long after the emergency has passed.

In 2016, a 14,000 TEU MSC containership was involved in a ship collision in the Singapore Straits. While the impact did not result in any environmental damage or injury to the crews of either...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/24/ers-managing-emergencies-preventing-disasters/

ClassNK releases “ClassNK MRV Portal (IMO DCS)”

Tokyo – Leading Classification Society ClassNK granted an Approval in Principle (AIP) based on its Rule Tokyo – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released “ClassNK MRV Portal (IMO DCS)”, a software service for the reporting, monitoring and verification of shipping CO2 emissions in line with the IMO DCS regulations that will come into effect in 2019.

The implementation of fuel consumption data reporting regulations has been ongoing in an effort to reduce GHG emissions and the EU-MRV...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/12/classnk-releases-classnk-mrv-portal-imo-dcs/

KR upgrades container securing strength assessment software – SeaTrust-LS

Korean Register (KR) – an IACS member classification society – has released the latest version of SeaTrust-LS, its container securing strength assessment software. SeaTrust-LS has been significantly enhanced by incorporating KR’s new 2018 guidance for container securing assessment and reflects practical insights and feedback from world-class lashing makers, SEC Bremen and German Lashing Robert Böck GmbH.

Achieving optimum container stowage and arrangement is crucial to the safe operation of a...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/11/kr-upgrades-container-securing-strength-assessment-software-seatrust-ls/

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