Lloyds Register

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

A joint development project focused on designing ammonia dual-fuel systems for Trafigura’s newbuild medium gas carriers (MGC) has successfully concluded, says Lloyd’s Register (LR).

31st March 2025

LR approves ammonia gas carrier design

31st March 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The global shipping industry may fall short of its net-zero and digital transformation targets without stronger regulatory support, warns Lloyd’s Register (LR) in a new report.

26th March 2025

Regulatory support needed for net zero, warns LR

26th March 2025

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

At Singapore Shipping Week, Lloyd’s Register (LR) is set to unveil its newly structured LR Advisory service, designed to help ship owners and operators navigate rising regulatory demands, decarbonisation costs and digitalisation…

24th March 2025

LR expands service offering

24th March 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Significant progress is being made in the maritime industry’s ability to retrofit ships for alternative fuels, says Lloyd’s Register, but a lack of incentives is impeding greater take-up.

6th March 2025

Alternative fuel retrofits face challenges

6th March 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Naval engineering and design consultancy Houlder has been working with clients providing innovative maritime solutions to a range of issues from propulsion to offshore wind construction for many years. We spoke to…

27th February 2025

Houlder’s engineering mastery

27th February 2025

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Capital Ship Management has successfully completed the world’s first tanker onshore power supply (OPS) compatibility assessment in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register (LR).

20th February 2025

Capital completes tanker onshore power assessment

20th February 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded its first VC-L+ Descriptive Note for vessel connectivity to Neda Maritime’s very large car carrier, marking the first LR vessel to complete this verification.

10th February 2025

VLCC receives LR’s first VC-L+ Descriptive Note

10th February 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Efficiency measures must be applied to the existing fleet to meet IMO Mid-Term GHG reduction measures, says a new report from the Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (MERC).

20th January 2025

MERC urges efficiency for GHG reduction

20th January 2025

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

Lloyd’s Register (LR), Korean Register (KR) and DNV have awarded approval in principle (AiP) to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering for its new vacuum-insulated large-scale liquid hydrogen tank system.

15th January 2025

AiP for liquid hydrogen vacuum tank

15th January 2025

EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT

EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT

Indian shipbuilding group Chowgule & Co is collaborating with Lloyd’s Register (LR) to produce its inaugural ESG report and strategy, set for publication this month.

6th January 2025

Chowgule & Co partners with Lloyd’s Register for ESG strategy

6th January 2025