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Maritime

01 October, 2025

Maritime Technologies Forum Issues New Guidelines for the Safe Inspection of Methanol Dual-Fuel Ships

Latest MTF report identifies 41 safety recommendations across all inspection phases.

Maritime

12 September, 2025

DNV awards HD Hyundai Mipo AiP for Ammonia Dual-Fuel Medium Gas Carrier with forward accommodation

DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HD HMD) for an ammonia dual-fuel medium gas carrier (MGC) design featuring a forward accommodation layout. The AiP was prese...

Maritime

12 September, 2025

DNV and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries sign MOU for optimized 200K cbm LNG Carrier Design

DNV and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development and verification of an optimized 200,000 cubic meter LNG carrier. The new...

Maritime

12 September, 2025

DNV awards AiP to HD HHI for innovative LNGC and VLEC designs with forward accommodation and WAPS

At Gastech 2025, DNV awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) for the design of next-generation LNG carriers (LNGC) and Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) with for...

Maritime

11 September, 2025

DNV Awards AiP to Hanwha Ocean for High-Pressure Type B LNG Fuel Tank Design for 16,000 TEU Containership

At Gastech 2025, DNV awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hanwha Ocean for its newly developed high-pressure Type B LNG fuel tank design for 16,000 TEU containerships.

Maritime

11 September, 2025

DNV: Fleet readiness surges ahead of fuel supply - green transition at a tipping point

New insights from DNV’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 show that shipping’s energy transition is entering a new phase: One defined by strategic investment, accelerating fleet readiness, and emerging regula...

Maritime

10 September, 2025

DNV awards AiP to SHI for 80K LH₂ carrier design

DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its 80,000m³ liquefied hydrogen (LH₂) carrier design. The AiP was formally presented by Vidar Dolonen, DNV Maritime...

Maritime

10 September, 2025

DNV and HD KSOE to collaborate on next-gen operator training solution

DNV and HD KSOE have announced a strategic collaboration to deploy a next-generation digital twin-based Operator Training Solution (HiDTS-OTS), successfully demonstrated at Gastech. The solution is de...

Maritime

03 September, 2025

DNV: Ammonia shows notable progress as maritime fuel, but barriers remain

Moving from concept to early-stage implementation in just five years, ammonia has a path to becoming a low-GHG fuel alternative for deep-sea shipping, according to a new paper from DNV.

Maritime

28 August, 2025

DNV renews MoU with Singapore Institute of Technology to accelerate maritime innovation and talent development

DNV has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) continuing their collaboration in maritime education, applied research, and innovation. The updat...

Maritime

28 August, 2025

DNV revises maritime simulator standard to support safer and more adaptable training

DNV has released a revision of its Maritime Simulator Systems Standard (DNV-ST-0033), reflecting the growing diversity of simulation technologies used in maritime training and certification.

Maritime

07 August, 2025

DNV and RSI complete study on decarbonizing the short sea dry bulk fleet

Amid increasing pressure on shipping to achieve the IMO 2050 decarbonization targets, the Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI) and DNV have completed a new study: "Decarbonization of the short sea dr...

Maritime

01 July, 2025

Alternative fuels orderbook shows resilience amid overall decline in newbuild market

The maritime industry's newbuilding activity in the first half of 2025 drove a 78% rise in orders for alternative-fuelled vessels.

Maritime

18 June, 2025

DNV awards SeaTech Solutions AiP for new ammonia bunkering vessel design

DNV grants AiP to SeaTech and Oceania Marine Energy for 10,000cbm ammonia bunkering vessel at Ammonia Energy APAC 2025.

Maritime

05 June, 2025

DNV Grants Approval in Principle to HD Hyundai Mipo for 20K cbm LCO₂ Carrier Design

DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Mipo for its 20,000 cbm liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO₂) carrier. This AiP is another milestone in the development of next-generation CO₂ tr...

Maritime

05 June, 2025

Nor-Shipping 2025: DNV Awards AiP to HD Hyundai Mipo for 2nd generation LR2 tanker design

As part of the Nor-Shipping trade fair, DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Mipo for a new second-generation LR2 tanker design featuring a hydraulically driven cargo pumping s...

Maritime

04 June, 2025

DNV and COSCO sign new class contract for methanol-ethanol ready KNOT shuttle tanker

Classification society DNV has signed a new contract with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Zhoushan Shipyard (COSCO) during Nor-Shipping 2025 for the classification of a newly contracted methanol-ethanol...

Maritime

03 June, 2025

DNV Awards AiP Certificates to Hudong-Zhonghua for Three Advanced Vessel Designs

Classification Society DNV awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates to Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (Hudong-Zhonghua) for three innovative new vessel designs.

Maritime

03 June, 2025

DNV grants AiP to HHI for 40K cbm LCO₂ carrier with three cargo holds

At the Nor-Shipping trade fair, classification society DNV awarded HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) an Approval in Principle (AiP) to for its newly developed 40,000 CBM liquefied CO₂ (LCO₂) carrier d...

Maritime

03 June, 2025

Ageing fleet drives surge in number of maritime incidents

According to DNV’s latest report Maritime Safety Trends 2014-2024 - Preparing for future risks the number of maritime safety incidents increased by 42% between 2018 and 2024, while during the same per...