Lloyd’s Register (“LR”) has acquired OneOcean, a leading supplier of voyage compliance, safety and environmental solutions, from Equistone Partners Europe (“Equistone”), a leading European mid-market private equity firm.
Lloyd’s Register has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for an SDARI (Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute) designed 210,000 DWT Newcastlemax bulk carrier installed with Anemoi Rotor Sails to significantly improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
Lloyd’s Register has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Daphne Technology (DT) for its methane abatement technology SlipPure™.
Capital and Lloyd’s Register (LR) will trial the use of biofuels in a new pilot project to support the maritime industry’s research for low to zero-carbon fuels in line with the IMO’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets.
LR has awarded AiP to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC), the largest shipbuilding company in China, for the first Chinese Newcastlemax bulk carrier concept to be powered by ammonia, a promising zero-carbon-emitting fuel.
LR (Lloyd’s Register)and Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, marked a milestone in their long-standing relationship, with the delivery earlier this year of the Discovery Princess cruise ship – the 75th vessel to be built to LR class by Fincantieri.
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