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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Capital Gas Ship Management secure LR approval in principle for 40,000 cbm LCO2 carrier
LCO2 carrier design part of JDP to further bolster the CO2 value chain with multi-gas storage. HD HHI and Capital Gas Ship Management have received approval in principle for a 40,000 cbm LCO₂ carrier from Lloyd’s Register, developed following a joint …
Jun 6, 2024 / Curious
LR and Guangzhou Shipyard International ink JDP for world’s largest ammonia carrier
Joint project for GSI’s 100,000 cbm VLAC marked with a ceremony at the Posidonia 2024 exhibition. Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) for the design of the world’s largest …
Jun 5, 2024 / Curious
LR award new ammonia vessel design approval in principle
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) for a newly developed ammonia-fuelled 3,500 TEU container vessel following a joint venture. A cross-industry taskforce including A. P. Møller-Mærsk, MAN Energy Solutions, Deltamarin, …
Jun 4, 2024 / Curious
LR award AiP to CMB.TECH and Damen for hydrogen tug solution
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has issued CMB.TECH and Damen with approval in principle (AiP) for a hydrogen solution that will be installed on four new Damen ASD tugs. The dual-fuel hydrogen ASD Tugs 2812 FF-H2, with 80-tonnes bollard pull, meet the most …
May 27, 2024 / Curious
LR to class Torghatten Nord’s hydrogen-powered ferry duo for Arctic sailings
The two H2-powered vessels will be built in Norway and will operate in the country’s most challenging Arctic waters. Two hydrogen-powered passenger ferries ordered by Norwegian transport company Torghatten Nord are set for Lloyd’s Register (LR) class …
Apr 26, 2024 / Curious
LR to redeliver first LNGC to FSRU conversion for CPP, COSCO and CYGAS
The conversion of LNG carrier SS Galea to FSRU Etyfa Prometheas represents the first such conversion for both Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean. Lloyd’s Register (LR), China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering (CPP), COSCO Shipping and CyGas are …
Mar 6, 2024 / Vessels
LR awards AIP to hydrogen fuel-cell ferry for the Estonian State Fleet
New zero emission ropax ferry will be built for the Estonian State Fleet, equipped with hydrogen fuel-cell battery propulsion. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to the Estonian State Fleet for a hydrogen fuel-cell ferry …
Feb 8, 2024 / Curious
LR awards Approval in Principle to Qingdao Beihai & CSDC for its methanol dual fuel Aframax
The Approval in Principle comes a result of a joint development project between LR, Qingdao Beihai and CSDC, announced at Marintec China. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy …
Dec 18, 2023 / Curious
LR awards Approval in Principle for ERMA FIRST’s Carbon Capture & Storage System
Post combustion CCS system absorbs CO2 from a vessel’s exhaust gas that is heated to capture CO2 and then liquefied and stored cryogenically onboard. Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to ERMA FIRST for its amine …
Oct 10, 2023 / Curious
MPA Singapore and Lloyd’s Register sign ‘Silk Alliance’ MoU aimed at driving zero-emission shipping across the Indian and Pacific Oceans
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (LR MDH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at collaborating on a fleet-specific decarbonisation strategy and implementation plan …
Jul 5, 2023 / Curious