Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has issued the world’s first AiP certificate of marine liquid hydrogen fuel tank to China’s Zhangjiagang Furui CIT.

The Columbia Group’s Saudi Arabia office has been awarded the ABS HSQE Certificate of Company Compliance.

Maintaining the status quo is not an option for global shipping companies in 2023.

Presuming the DNV ransomware attack was successful, it is only a matter of time before any stolen data appears on marketplaces, according to security experts.

Bureau Veritas (BV) has issued the certificate to Shanghai Zhongchuan NERC-SDT Company, subsidiary of MARIC, for LNG Fuel Gas Automatic Control Unit, Model Gas MAC system, the first of this type certificate in China.

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has updated the wave data which underpins many classification society calculations.

DNV has confirmed that a recent shut down of its ShipManager IT software was caused by a ransomware attack on the service.

RINA has announced the Approval in Principle (AiP) for the first very large crude carrier (VLCC) from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for using an innovative propulsion arrangement that reduces of ship’s resistance by 5-10%.

Some of the maritime industry’s most successful safety requirements were a reaction to fuel and cargo spills, but what are the risks with future maritime fuels?