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CCS issued the AiP certificate to an 80,000 gross tonnage cruise ship independently developed by CSSC

On 25th of November, at the Wusongkou Forum, China Classification Society (CCS) issued an Approval in Principle (AIP) certificate to an 80,000 gross tonnage cruise ship independently developed and designed by China State Shipbuilding Corporation …
Dec 15, 2022 / Curious

GTT Receives An Order From HHI For The Tank Design Of A Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU)

GTT announces that it has received an order from its partner the Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries for the design of a new Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) on behalf of the U.S.-based LNG company, Excelerate Energy, Inc. GTT …
Nov 9, 2022 / Curious

A New Generation Of Ferries For Hong Kong Passengers To Be Classed By Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification, announces the classification of nine passengers’ ferries that will transport over 5 million passengers annually on three routes between Hong Kong and outlying islands Lamma …
Oct 3, 2022 / Vessels

Successful delivery of 1800TEU Container Vessel MV ASL HONGKONG

On Sep 23. 2022, M/V ASL HONG KONG which was surveyed by China Classification Society (CCS) was successfully delivered to Huanghai Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd., Vice Chairman of CCS - Mr. Fan Qiang was invited to attend and give speech in the ceremony of …
Oct 3, 2022 / Vessels

PACIFIC TITAN - a 62,000 DWT multi-purpose heavy lift vessel delivered at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu)

On June 29, 2022, PACIFIC TITAN, a 62,000 DWT multi-purpose heavy lift vessel, was delivered successfully 73 days ahead of time at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) Co. Ltd. Its plan approval and survey were fulfilled by China Classification …
Jul 13, 2022 / Vessels

First Modified LNG Dual-fuel Ro-Ro Vessel MIN SHENG HAO Delivered Successfully on the Yangtze River

On June 21, 2022, MIN SHENG HAO, the first modified LNG Dual-fuel commercial ro-ro vehicle carrier on the Yangtze River, was delivered after a survey. The ship is owned by Minsheng Shipping Co., Ltd., and its plan approval and modification survey …
Jul 13, 2022 / Vessels

Wärtsilä partners with China Classification Society and Tianjin Port Group to advance China’s intelligent vessel standards and next-gen tug technology

Wärtsilä Voyage has signed a strategically significant MoU with China Classification Society and Tianjin Port Group to co-develop China’s next-generation intelligent tug in line with CCS intelligent ship standards.The project’s larger aim is to …
Nov 30, 2021 / Vessels

China Starts Production at 100,000 DWT deep-water semi-sub FPSO

China Classification Society (CCS) is reporting the successful surveying of the world’s first 100,000 DWT deep-water semi-submersible floating production storage and offloading installation (FPSO).Dubbed Shen Hai Yi Hao, the platform is formally …
Aug 2, 2021 / Vessels

First of 40 Concordia Damen Inland Waterway Tankers Launched

The first of 40 inland waterway barges that are being built by Concordia Damen has been launched at the casco yard in Serbia. Concordia Damen signed the contract for the environmentally friendly vessels late last year.The vessels, known as the …
Jun 7, 2021 / Vessels

Viking Line is the first shipping company in the world to have its Covid-19 management verified by DNV GL

Viking Line became the first shipping company in the world to be verified by the accredited classification society Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNV GL) in accordance with its My Care methodology. This verification, which covers all seven …
Jun 22, 2020 / Curious