Classification News Archives

NV Tech DeskApril 3, 2025

Class societies collaborate to standardise emissions data fields at IMO

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has confirmed the expansion of the data reference model within the IMO Compendium on Facilitation…

Yukta SharmaApril 2, 2025

ABS Expands Singapore Footprint with New Office and Services

(SINGAPORE) Increasing demand from shipowners for ABS services in Singapore has prompted ABS to invest in an expanded regional head…

Yukta SharmaApril 1, 2025

IECRE Feasibility Statement issued to Orbital Marine Power for pioneering O2-X Tidal Energy Converter

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded an International Electrotechnical Commission for Renewable Energy (IECRE) Feasibility Statement to Orbital Marine Power (Orbital)…

Yukta SharmaApril 1, 2025

ABS and the Singapore Institute of Technology Sign Strategic Agreement

Photo Caption (L to R): Bernard How, Associate Professor, Engineering, SIT; Tan Cheng Peng, Director of Applied Research Partnership at…

Yukta SharmaApril 1, 2025

LNG’s critical role in shipping’s energy transition revealed in LR’s latest ‘Fuel for Thought’ report

Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) latest Fuel for Thought report reveals that liquefied natural gas (LNG) remains the dominant alternative marine fuel…

Yukta SharmaApril 1, 2025

New Yacht Safety and Crew Wellbeing Survey launched

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has today launched its new Yacht Safety Culture and Crew Wellbeing Survey, marking a significant shift towards…

Yukta SharmaMarch 31, 2025

China Classification Society (CCS) Issued the First AIP Certificate for Underwater Oil Storage Equipment in China

Recently, the Offshore Engineering Technology Center of China Classification Society (CCS) issued the first domestic AIP certificate for underwater oil…

Yukta SharmaMarch 31, 2025

LR approves Trafigura’s ammonia dual-fuel system

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has confirmed the successful completion of a joint development project (JDP) designing ammonia dual-fuel systems on Trafigura’s…