Lloyds Register

OPINION

OPINION

The maritime industry is rapidly evolving thanks to recent developments in technology, including decarbonisation and autonomous capabilities. These changes could completely transform the way the maritime sector operates, improving operational performance and…

20th December 2024

Navigating the stormy waters of autonomous systems in maritime

20th December 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) system for green ammonia production. The agreement…

15th November 2024

Lloyd’s Register and Samsung Heavy Industries partner on green ammonia FPSO

15th November 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A pioneering project exploring the technical feasibility of onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) for the maritime sector has concluded that the technology could play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas…

10th October 2024

Project demonstrates potential of onboard carbon capture

10th October 2024

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Lloyd’s Register has approved an innovative methane slip reduction system which uses plasma-catalytic technology.

1st July 2024

New methane slip system approved

1st July 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

MAN Cryo has supplied a liquid-hydrogen gas-fuel supply system to the world’s first H2-powered superyacht.

24th June 2024

MAN powers world’s first H2 superyacht

24th June 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Capital Gas Ship Management have secured approval in principle from Lloyd’s Register for the design of a 40,000cbm liquefied CO2 carrier.

10th June 2024

LR approves new LCO2 carrier

10th June 2024

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Capital Gas, Erma First and Babcock are teaming up to install a carbon capture and storage system on board four new liquefied CO2 carriers.

10th June 2024

CCS systems for new LCO2 carriers

10th June 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) have signed a joint development project for the design of the world’s largest Very Large Ammonia Carrier (VLAC) with a carrying capacity of 100,000 cbm.

4th June 2024

Landmark large ammonia carrier project

4th June 2024

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

The design of an innovative feeder ship which can be converted from using LNG to ammonia has been granted approval in principle by Lloyd’s Register

22nd May 2024

Future-proof feeder ship approved by LR

22nd May 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

The solutions available for methanol engines and retrofit packages are growing, but there are still financial concerns about their viability.

19th April 2024

Engine makers ready engines for the 4-stroke methanol market

19th April 2024