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Three pathways towards achieving decarbonisation for shipping

A sustainable solution to shipping’s decarbonization is to adopt ‘net’ zero carbon fuels. This can be achieved through the economic performance of zero-emission ships, environmental considerations, and the development and implementation of international regulations and policies, Dr Carlo Raucci, Principal Consultant, UMAS, believes.

During January, Lloyds Register and UMAS launched a report entitled ‘Zero-Emission Vessels: Transition Pathways’ (ZEVs). The study analyzed ways in which shipping...

https://safety4sea.com/three-pathways-towards-achieving-decarbonisation-for-shipping/

HHI Receives Approval For VLCC ‘Eco-Tanker’ Design

HHI receives approval for VLCC 'eco-tanker' design.

LR presented AiP to HHI in a ceremony at Nor-Shipping 2019, taking place this week in Oslo, Norway. LR has presented HHI (Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd) with approval in principle (AiP) for a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) ‘eco-tanker’ design, capable of using a combination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) mixed with LNG as fuel and Norsepower’s rotor sail solution for wind-assisted propulsion. This development was the result of a joint development project (JDP) collaboration between...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/hhi-receives-approval-for-vlcc-eco-tanker-design/

Digitalisation a key enabler in progressing to a sustainable future

Maritime still needs a better understanding of sustainability benefits and impacts, says Lloyd’s Register Global Sustainability Manager Katharine Palmer who acknowledges transparency and decarbonisation in connection with digitalisation as the defining trends toward 2050.

SAFETY4SEA: How would you assess the current status of shipping with respect to sustainability? Are you satisfied enough? What are your suggestions to move it forward?

Katharine Palmer: There has been has been a lot of progress,...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-digitalisation-a-key-enabler-in-progressing-to-a-sustainable-future/

HMD Gets Approval From LR For LNG-Fuelled MR Tanker Design

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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has received approval in principle (AiP) from LR for an LNG-fuelled 50,000 dwt class MR tanker design. This development is the result of close collaboration between HMD and LR.

Representation Image – Credits: hhi.co.kr

To aid compliance with the global sulphur in fuel oil limit of 0.50% m/m, which comes into effect on 1 January 2020, HMD has been focusing its efforts on LNG-fuelled ships as part of its plans to meet the market’s needs with environmentally friendly,...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/hmd-gets-approval-from-lr-for-lng-fuelled-mr-tanker-design/

LR To Develop The First Ocean-Going Autonomous Navigation System

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LR announced – during Singapore Maritime Week – a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ST Engineering Electronics Ltd. (STEE), a leading Information Communications Technologies (ICT) provider and co-creater of Smart City Solutions, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Mitsui), the second largest trading house in Japan.

The partners will collaborate on the ‘Development of Ocean-going Autonomous Navigation System on a Marine Asset’, the MoU forms the foundation of the MPA-funded ‘World’s Largest Ocean-Going...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/lr-to-develop-the-first-ocean-going-autonomous-navigation-system/

New partnership to develop first ocean-going autonomous navigation system

Lloyd’s Register announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICT provider ST Engineering Electronics Ltd. (STEE) and Japanese logistics company Mitsui & Co., Ltd., to collaborate on the ‘Development of Ocean-going Autonomous Navigation System on a Marine Asset’.

The MoU, inked on the sidelines of Singapore Maritime Week- forms the foundation of the MPA-funded ‘World’s Largest Ocean-Going Autonomous Vessel Programme’, also announced at the same day.

This project constitutes a world’s first...

https://safety4sea.com/new-partnership-to-develop-first-ocean-going-autonomous-navigation-system/

LR provides verification to Genoil’s HSFO conversion to 2020-compliant fuel

Lloyd’s Register witnessed a process demonstration, in which the exploration and drilling company Genoil used a hydroconversion upgrader to convert high sulphur heavy fuel oil into IMO 2020-compliant marine fuel. During the desulphurisation process, the sulphur content of an HSFO was reduced from 1.72% to 0.38%.

Although the class society was not present throughout the complete demonstration cycle, the sample analysed from the output sample of the demonstration was 0.38% m/m, in comparison to...

https://safety4sea.com/lr-provides-verification-to-genoils-hsfo-conversion-to-2020-compliant-fuel/

LR releases airborne noise notation for vessels in ports

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released a new airborne noise emission notation (ABN) and ShipRight procedure to address increasing demand for a standard and methodology to control airborne noise emissions from ships.

The new notation establishes a set of limit levels for airborne noise emission from ships, in order to better monitor overall noise levels from ship calls. It also helps ports determine which and how many vessels can access the most noise sensitive areas of the port. It will also enable...

https://safety4sea.com/lr-releases-airborne-noise-notation-for-vessels-in-ports/

LR recognizes Maersk Tankers Bunker Adjustment methodology

Maersk Tankers uses its proprietary methodology Bunker Adjustment to distribute payments to pool partners according to the bunker consumption of their ships compared to the pool average. Lloyd’s Register reviewed the methodology, confirming its conformity to recognised industry quality standards.

The Bunker Consumption methodology calculates how much fuel each pool ships consumes in relation to the pool average and enables Maersk Tankers as a pool manager to distribute payments to pool partners...

https://safety4sea.com/lr-recognizes-maersk-tankers-bunker-adjustment-methodology/

Indonesian owner welcomes largest FSRU built in China

Indonesian-based company Jaya Samudra Karunia (JSK) has taken delivery of the 26,000m3 floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) ‘Karunia Dewata’, the largest FSRU built in China and the first to feature Type C cargo tanks.

The unit was built at PaxOcean’s Zhoushan Shipyard to Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) Rules for the Classification of Ships and Provisional Rules for LNG Ships and Barges Equipped with Regasification Systems.

According to data provided by LR, the unit, to be based in Indonesia,...

https://safety4sea.com/indonesian-owner-welcomes-largest-fsru-built-in-china/

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