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The First LNG Bunkering Operation Performed at Klaipeda Port
The first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation was successfully performed in the Port of Klaipeda. LNG tanker Avenir Aspiration bunkered 326 cubic meters of liquified natural gas to a 170-meter length CMA CGM container vessel Containerships Aurora on …
Apr 16, 2024 / Vessels
DNV awards AIP to HMD for new Ammonia-Powered LPG carrier designs
DNV has awarded HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of ammonia dual fuel 45,000 m3 LPG carriers. The presentation took place at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center (GRC) in Seongnam, Korea. HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD), …
Apr 11, 2024 / Curious
Bureau Veritas awards AiP for methanol dual fuel system to Sasaki Shipbuilding
Bureau Veritas (BV), a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) industry, has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Sasaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (Sasaki) for its Methanol dual fuel (DF) system applied in a 9,000 DWT General …
Apr 10, 2024 / Curious
ABS Awards AIP for OceanSTAR’s New Build FSO Design
ABS delivered an approval in principle (AIP) to OceanSTAR Marine & Offshore Investment Pte. Ltd., for its new build floating storage and offloading (FSO) design. The OceanSTAR FSO-01 is a shipshape hull design specifically developed to cater to …
Mar 6, 2024 / Curious
Samskip expands strategic Baltic Sea development to increase service capacity and include Klaipeda in the network
Samskip expands strategic Baltic Sea development to increase service capacity and include Klaipeda in the network. Friday, March 1st marked the date when Samskip took the next step in its strategic Baltic Sea development by increasing service …
Mar 5, 2024 / Curious
MOL and Sasaki Shipbuilding AIP Supports Ammonia Bunkering Progress
Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia (NH3) bunkering vessel designed by Sasaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Sasaki) on January 31, 2024. The vessel design is based on a joint study of ammonia bunkering rules …
Feb 28, 2024 / Curious
Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator awards Approval in Principle for Anemoi Rotor Sails
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Anemoi Marine Technologies (Anemoi) for their Rotor Sail systems following a review of two bespoke configurations of the wind-propulsion …
Feb 15, 2024 / Curious
Ocean Network Express advances net-zero commitment with Approval in Principle for Ammonia Dual-Fueled Vessel
Ocean Network Express (ONE) announces the award of Approval in Principle (AiP) for an Ammonia Dual-fueled vessel. Along with the investment in 12 methanol dual-fueled vessels, this marks another milestone for ONE on its journey towards net-zero by …
Jan 29, 2024 / Curious
China Shipbuilding Industry’s First Methanol-Fueled Ultramax Bulk Carrier Receives ABS Approval
Lemissoler Navigation Ltd. and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) received ABS approval in principle (AIP) for its design of a 65K DWT methanol-fueled Ultramax bulk carrier, the first such methanol vessel for China’s …
Jan 10, 2024 / Curious
Maric’s New VLEC Design Receives Bureau Veritas Approval In Principle
On the first day of Marintec, BV issued a Type Approval AiP certificate to MARIC for its 102,000m3 VLEC, currently the largest of its kind in the world. From left to right: Mr. Alex Gregg-Smith, Senior Vice President & Chief …
Dec 15, 2023 / Curious