Tag: safety
State-of-the-Art Ammonia Reforming Technology from Amogy Verified by ABS
Ammonia-to-Electrical Power Promises Clean Energy Solution for Maritime Shipping (HOUSTON) ABS has issued New Technology Qualification (NTQ) for an innovative ammonia-to-electrical power system from Amogy. The Amogy ammonia-to-electrical power system splits, or “cracks,” liquid ammonia into its base elements of hydrogen and nitrogen, funneling the hydrogen into a fuel cell generating high-performance power. The technology…
ABS and DOE Sign MOU to Collaborate on Clean Energy Development and Maritime Decarbonization Research
(HOUSTON) ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have inked a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) that calls for cooperation on clean energy development in the maritime sector and decarbonisation of maritime operations. The purpose of the agreement between ABS and the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is to combine…
New Study Offers Critical Safety Recommendations for Establishing Green Shipping Corridors
The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has today released a new report exploring the safety considerations for establishing green corridors, providing a detailed safety checklist to help guide ship owner and port authority decisions. The MTF’s study facilitates information sharing by creating a 24-point safety checklist spotlighting vessel and port, collaborative and technical considerations in the…
Yara Clean Ammonia and Azane granted safety permit to build world’s first low emission ammonia bunkering terminal
The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection gave their approval to the construction of the planned ammonia bunkering facility at Fjord Base in Florø, Norway. The permit marks a significant milestone for enabling ammonia as a safe and low emission alternative to traditional shipping fuels. Ammonia is widely recognized as a low-emissions shipping fuel. Even though…
Groke Technologies Welcomes Energy Saving And Safety Performance Of First Windwings Ship
Groke Technologies has welcomed the energy saving performance of the world’s first vessel fitted with BAR Technologies’ wind propulsion system WindWings®, which charterer Cargill said has achieved equivalent fuel savings of 3t per day. In a news release issued last week, Cargill Ocean Transportation, one of the world’s foremost freight-trading organisations, chartering around 650 vessels,…
Hanwha Ocean and Bureau Veritas partnership advances safety and performance in new standard 270K LNG Carrier design development
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has announced the successful conclusion of a Joint Development Project (JDP) with Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. (Hanwha Ocean) for the development of a 270K LNG Carrier. Hanwha Ocean’s proprietary hull design for a 270K LNG carrier was meticulously developed to anticipate and fulfil the…
Coast Guard will not enforce new California rule, citing ‘safety concerns’
The U.S. Coast Guard says it “will not enforce” a new California Air Resources Board regulation, citing “safety concerns.” The Coast Guard and business organizations oppose CARB’s requirement that commercial harbor craft install diesel particulate filters (DPF) linked to a number of fires. Seventeen states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for giving an exemption…
Skills, Regulation, Fuels, Technology, Data and Safety: Shipping’s Net Zero Challenge Explored at Inaugural Seatrium Visiting Professorship Lecture
“People working together, embracing change and uncertainty, learning to make innovation their friend and managing risk decisions based on data will be the jet fuel we need to get to net zero by 2050.” That was the message from Christopher J. Wiernicki, ABS Chairman and CEO, as he delivered a wide-ranging speech detailing the challenges…
Green shipping: New supply system for methanol improves safety and saves energy
The Danish company Eltronic FuelTech is now the first in the industry to offer equipment for supplying fuel from tanks to engines on methanol-powered ships. This can save shipping companies both money as well as energy while enhancing safety. The naming of Laura Mærsk, A.P. Moller-Maersk’s first container ship that can sail on green methanol,…
Bureau Veritas and Ponant advance polar safety research
The SAREX took place in September 2023 near Hershel Island, off the coast of Yukon, Canada. BV oversaw proceedings as US and Canadian search and rescue teams conducted the exercise aboard PONANT’s polar exploration cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot. The exercise followed a similar SAREX carried out in 2021, reputed to be the world’s first international…
