Fukui Seisakusho Co., Ltd. (FUKUI) and ClassNK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning a joint study on a safety relief valve for a cargo tank of liquefied hydrogen carriers at the "Gastech2023" held in Singapore.
 

ClassNK has opened a new exclusive survey office in Paranagua, Brazil with operations beginning 1 September 2023.
 

ERMA FIRST, a leading sustainable maritime solutions provider, has received a letter of professional opinion from DNV categorising ERMA FIRST BLUE CONNECT as an energy-saving device and verifying its positive impact on Carbon Intensity Indicator performance. 

Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) awarded Seaspan Corporation and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) in collaboration with Foreship an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a 15,000 TEU ammonia-powered container vessel. The certificates were presented at the ABS office in Copenhagen on July 25^th, 2023.
 

Following the news in Offshore Energy that Korea Maritime Consultants has secured approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping for its design of an ammonia-fueled containership, Voirrey Blount, admiralty manager at law firm Reed Smith, has commented on the benefits and risks of using ammonia as a fuel.

Busan Branch of CCS issued the first AiP certificate for methanol and ammonia fuel valves for PK Valve & Engineering in South Korea. Chen Ribiao, consul general of China in Busan, and Jeon Youngchan, president of PK Valve & Engineering, attended the event and delivered speeches. Counselor Guo Chunshui, et al. from the Consulate General participated in this event.

METIS Cyberspace Technology has received type approval from Bureau Veritas covering the functionality of its user-friendly solution for monitoring and reporting shaft power limitation (ShaPoLi).
 

DNV and Zakher Marine International (ZMI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Nor-Shipping to collaborate on solutions to reduce offshore greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Greek shipping and maritime finance leaders joined ABS, the leading Class in Greece, to hear the latest thinking on the clean energy transition, regulatory landscape and sustainability initiatives impacting the industry at the annual ABS Hellenic National Committee Meeting.

Lloyd’s Register has entered into an initiative with Blue ESG, a consultancy that works with yacht owners, captains and management to improve their environmental, social, and governance (ESG), for a new project to develop a system in line with the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) requirements for superyacht owners.