IRS, MPUVNL sign MOU on classification and certification of solar boats

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), an International ship classification society and Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (MPUVNL), have signed an MOU towards classification and certification of Solar-Electric boats thus providing the requisite fillip in the promotion of Government of India’s vision of ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’. This initiative will strengthen the use of renewables with

UK maritime industry leaders discuss ABS advances in technology

ABS brought together UK maritime industry leaders to discuss the latest advances in sustainability and digital classification. The UK National Committee Meeting heard how the ABS-classed fleet had grown to 279 million gross tons and secured the number one position in global orderbook share. They were given a glimpse of the future of classification, with

Corvus Energy gets green signal from DNV for hydrogen fuel cell system

The Corvus Energy hydrogen fuel cell system developed through the H2NOR project has received approval in principle (AiP) from the classification society DNV. As explained, the solution enables simplified placement of the system inside a ship’s hull. This is the first fuel cell system (FCS) designed to be inherently gas safe meaning that the surrounding