Leading ship registries — including the world’s largest, the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) — have launched the Registry Information Sharing Compact (RISC) database. The initiative, created as a sovereign decision by member states and reputable flags, aims to keep flag registries informed and up-to-date with vessels’ backgrounds and any sanctions issues.
“The Registry Information Sharing Compact database marks a significant advancement in our collective efforts to...
With carbon capture and storage (CCS) gaining traction as a technology to reduce the impact of CO2 emissions, maritime transport will play a key role in the CCS value chain. This is is expected to lead to an increasing demand for liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers.
In response, Hyundai Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering CO. (KSOE) have developed a design for a new 40,000-cubic-meter liquified CO2 carrier design. This week, the design was granted an Approval...
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