AWARDS

EPE YACHTING, a leading supplier of sustainable services and solutions for superyachts, has received certification from DNV to confirm that its TRITON FIT sewage treatment plant (STP) fully complies with IMO Resolution MEPC 227(64).

Brookes Bell has received the Technology and Innovation Award from the Mersey Maritime Industry Awards (MMIA) for its comprehensive Corrosion Assessment Service for the maritime sector.

The Mission to Seafarers, a leading international seafarer welfare charity, has revealed the winners of its annual Seafarers Awards in Singapore. 

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, has won the 2023 International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) Award for Innovation and Technology in Maritime Search and Rescue after a highly respected judging panel led by former IMRF Chair Michael Vlasto selected its entry from a shortlist of 10 individuals and organisations.

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has announced the winners of this year’s IMRF Awards, which recognise all those involved in global maritime search and rescue (SAR) efforts.

KR (Korean Register) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) for an LNG dual-fuel VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) jointly developed by KR and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) at Gastech 2023 in Singapore on 7 September.

Currently, the global maritime industry is grappling with the development of various countermeasures to meet strengthening greenhouse gas regulations, and market interest in eco-friendly fueled ships such as LNG is particularly high.

The newly approved LNG dual-fuel VLGC, which has been developed in response, utilizes both marine gas oil (MGO) and LNG as fuel and incorporates two LNG fuel tanks positioned on both sides of the open deck.

HD HHI executed the ship’s basic design, established the layout of fuel supply pipes and the gas detection system, and designed the LNG fuel tank using their technical expertise. KR verified the safety, suitability and the regulatory compliance of the design by reviewing national and international regulations, leading to the issuance of the AIP for the LNG dual-fuel VLGC.

KIM Yeontae, Executive Vice President of KR technical division stated: “KR has been focusing on the development of eco-friendly technologies relevant to LNG for several years because LNG is considered a major alternative that can meet the international regulations. We will further enhance our customer support to respond to decarbonization, based on our experience and technologies acquired from joint development projects with shipyards.”

JEON Seungho, HD HHI’s Senior Executive Vice President & CTO commented: “HD HHI has been working to develop eco-friendly fuel propulsion ships such as LNG using our accumulated design technologies, and we are pleased to demonstrate our technical expertise with this AIP. We will continue to make technological innovations for the development of eco-friendly ships.”

Photo: From left to right, LEE DongJin, Vice President of HD HH; JEON Seungho, Senior Executive Vice President & CTO of HD HHI; KIM Yeontae, Executive Vice President of KR technical division; YEON Kyujin, Senior Vice President & Head of KR's Plan Approval Center; SONG Kanghyun, Senior Vice President & Head of KR's Decarbonization/Ship R&D Center

KR (Korean Register) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for 'design and test procedures for implementing cyber resilience of ship and onboard systems based on IACS UR E26 and E27'.

WISTA International, the global organization dedicated to promoting women and diversity in the maritime and trading industries, proudly announces its recent approval as an Observer by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).