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  • Fuel quality issues continue to pose problems

    Fuel quality issues continue to pose problems The latest report in the Lloyd’s Register FOBAS Fuel Insight series on fuel quality trends highlights some worrisome trends in the second half of 2025. The bi-annual Fuel Insight series leverages the extensive expertise of Lloyd’s Register’s Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) teams, who are…

  • Lloyd’s Register releases new guidance on nuclear-powered shipping

    Lloyd’s Register releases new guidance on nuclear-powered shipping Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published Navigating Nuclear Energy in Maritime, a new guidance document that, it says, provides the first roadmap for the safe and responsible use of nuclear technology in commercial shipping and offshore industries. As the maritime sector accelerates its transition towards sustainable energy solutions,…

  • LR unpacks new guidance charting the path to nuclear propulsion at sea

    LR unpacks new guidance charting the path to nuclear propulsion at sea The UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has issued new guidance aimed at offering […] The post LR unpacks new guidance charting the path to nuclear propulsion at sea appeared first on Offshore Energy. Sara Kosmajac Go to offshore energy biz

  • Union Maritime’s new LNG dual-fueled tankers with WindWings secure SOLAS approval

    Union Maritime’s new LNG dual-fueled tankers with WindWings secure SOLAS approval BAR Technologies and Union Maritime report that their proposals covering bridge visibility, navigational lights and radar line of sight for Union Maritime’s two new LNG dual-fueled tankers equipped with WindWings wind-assisted propulsion systems have been formally approved by the Marshall Islands flag, following review…

  • Tripartite initiative to explore nuclear power for strategic maritime applications

    Tripartite initiative to explore nuclear power for strategic maritime applications The UK’s classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined forces with Queensland-headquartered ship design […] The post Tripartite initiative to explore nuclear power for strategic maritime applications appeared first on Offshore Energy. Sara Kosmajac Go to offshore energy biz

  • Vard gets AiP for CSOV methanol fueling system

    Vard gets AiP for CSOV methanol fueling system Lloyd’s Register has awarded Fincantieri’s Norwegian headquartered Vard subsidiary an Approval in Principle (AiP) covering the methanol fueling system for two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The Vard 422 design vessels are under construction for the U.K.’s largest operator of offshore wind support vessels, Aberdeen-headquartered North Star,…