Classification Societies

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/

Alternative fuels: the options

DNV GL has issued a new white paper assessing a range of alternative fuels and technologies. Titled “Alternative fuels and technologies for greener shipping”, the paper examines the cost, availability, regulatory challenges and environmental benefits of alternative fuels and technologies.  

by Gerd Michael Würsig Business Director LNG fuelled ships

The IMO decision to limit the sulphur content of ship fuel from 1 January 2020 to 0.5 per cent worldwide, and the recently adopted resolution to...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/11/alternative-fuels-the-options/

ClassNK releases Guidelines for Vehicles Carrier Structures

Tokyo – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Vehicles Carrier Structures. The Guidelines specify the technical requirements specifically related to the structural strength assessments of vehicles carriers by using direct calculation.

Vehicles carriers are designed with a minimum number of transverse bulkheads and partial bulkheads in order to increase cargo handling efficiency as well as to permit more vehicles to be loaded on board; this, however, means that...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/05/classnk-releases-guidelines-for-vehicles-carrier-structures/

Farewell M. Didier Bouttier

Mr. Didier Bouttier, Senior Vice President, South Europe, Middle East and Africa zone (SEMEA) retired at the end of September. In a distinguished career – spanning 36 years of dedicated service to the Marine & Offshore division of Bureau Veritas – he oversaw significant growth in the company’s portfolio and a significant expansion in the fleet of BV Class vessels in the SEMEA Zone. 

Starting in 1982 as a surveyor in the Ships in Service division based in the BV Head Office in Paris he was to...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/05/farewell-m-didier-bouttier/

Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator Announces Four New Innovation Challenges and Industry Pilots for Safetytech Startups

Prof Richard Clegg

The latest round of innovation challenges from the Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator, ‘Innovation in Detecting Safety Risks in Critical Infrastructure Industries’, offers startups trial funding and partnerships with leading commercial partners: Scorpio, Pacific International Lines, Infratek and Odfjell Drilling.

  • The Round 2 Innovation Challenges seek digital entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to improve the detection of complex safety hazards and risks in marine,...

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