Europe

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a joint development project (JDP) with Anemoi Marine Technologies and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) to develop a series of designs for multiple ship types equipped with rotor sails.

Norwegian mutual war risk insurer, Den Norske Krigsforsikring for Skib (DNK), and the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) are establishing a new setup, Norma Cyber, which will cover cyber risk for DNK members from 1 January 2021.

Car manufacturer Volkswagen Group has chosen marine biofuel supplier GoodFuels to supply biofuels to run its car carrier shipments for a fossil-free transport operation.

Norway’s Misje Rederi group has selected Wartsila’s technology to fit three of its newbuild bulk carriers with battery-hybrid propulsion solutions.

Seafarer training and regulatory standards are not matched with the modern, digital environment in which they work according to senior executives speaking at Crew Connect Global 2020.

Membrane-type containment systems designer GTT has been slapped with an administrative fine of about EUR9.5m ($11.3m) by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) over non-compliant practices in South Korea.

Shipping association Bimco will open its fourth office, this time in London, at the beginning of 2021 to enhance its capacity in the increasingly important policy and regulatory field.