Leviathans on the horizon

Singapore retained its position as the leader in Attractiveness and Competitiveness, overtaking Athens and Shanghai in Shipping Centers and Ports and Logistics.

Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) believes ammonia-fuelled vessels will be a part of its future fleet and an important element in its greenhouse gas emissions programmes that aim to make the carrier net zero of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050

At the Marintec China trade fair, DNV awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co Ltd for its ground-breaking 11,000-CEU capacity pure car and truck carrier design

Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the world’s largest classification society, and Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), the blockchain data platform, will work together to promote decarbonisation efforts and the use of cleaner fuels in the maritime industry

Classification society DNV has entered into a Joint Development Project with AL Group and its Singapore company Asiatic Lloyd Maritime to explore the feasibility of carbon capture and storage (CCS) on board AL’s 7,100 TEU containership and Kamsarmax bulk carrier newbuildings

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), which is one of South Korea’s leading shipbuilding groups, and Oslo-based DNV – the world’s largest Classification Society – have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further the development of autonomous ships.