Classification society DNV GL – Maritime has awarded South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) with an Approval in Principle (AIP) for the design of a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.

ABS built on its position as the class organization of choice for Chinese shipbuilder by granting Approval in Principle (AIP) for two next generation gas carrier designs from Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd. (JNS).

Today, Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd with Approval in Principle (AiP) for its 91,000 m3 Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC).

ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (DSME) for its 165,000 CBM Jumbo Ethane/Ethylene Carrier design.

ABS and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) are to collaborate on the use of digital technologies to streamline designing, building, and classing assets in a joint development project (JDP) signed today at Gastech 2019.

SEA\LNG released the findings of a new alternative fuels study today, which finds that LNG is the most mature, scalable, and commercially viable alternative fuel currently available for the maritime industry. The study was conducted by Norway-based alternative fuel experts from DNV GL.