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WAPS market nears a tipping point, says LR analysis

News22 Aug 2024

MOL and Vale retrofitted a Capesize bulk carrier with rotor sails, marking a first, as Lloyd’s Register predicts the market will soon surp...

Maersk joins LR & CORE POWER in exploring nuclear power for container shipping

News15 Aug 2024

Maersk has partnered with Lloyd's Register and CORE Power to explore the potential of nuclear power in container shipping....

Ammonia-powered designs steer ahead with new approvals

News5 Jun 2024

Ammonia-powered container ship designs get green light at Posidonia....

Study reveals limited port readiness for offloading onboard captured CO2

News19 Mar 2024

For OCCS systems to be operationally feasible, the industry needs to develop a collaborative ecosystem to enable the value chain for managin...

ZULU MASS gets AiP from LR

News2 Dec 2022

The autonomous, zero emissions 100m long, 200 TEU short sea vessel design from Belgium-based Zulu Associates and its subsidiary the Anglo Be...

Smart Green Shipping announces £5M investment into FastRig wing sail technology

News2 Aug 2022

A three-year project is backed by the Scottish Government and industry, and will develop and test fully automated, emission-reduction sail t...

Latest industry awards

News29 Mar 2015

Information on new industry awards known to WorldCargo News...

Shipboard lifting appliances guide

News8 Nov 2011

Lloyd's Register has published a new pocket guide to help ship owners and operators understand the importance of professional maintenance an...

LR verifies Maersk carbon emissions data

News3 Nov 2010

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has provided independent verification of Maersk Line's CO2 emissions in support of the operator’s efforts to measu...

High berth productivity – what’s the point?

News4 Mar 2010

How can shipping lines reconcile slow speed steaming with demands for fast ship turnaround at the berth?...

Make sure there is enough cover

News8 Jul 2009

Lloyd's Register (LR) has published a new guide on maintenance of hatch covers....

More boxes overboard

News1 May 2007

Unofficial estimates suggest that up to 5,000 containers are lost overboard every year. As containerships get bigger, that figure seems like...

Lashing – a weak link in the container chain

News1 May 2007

Container lashing technology has not evolved at the same rapid pace as ship design. The growing disparity is beginning to compromise the saf...

LR to class first 10,000 TEU containerships

News1 Feb 2005

Lloyd’s Register (LR) is to class the world’s largest declared capacity containerships - four 10,000 TEU vessels to be built in Korea by...

IUMI mulls machinery matters

News20 Nov 2001

As might be expected at any marine insurance event, the issue of claims ratios and whether they are moving up or down, is always a big talki...

Blowing hot and cold below deck

News1 Sep 2000

Lloyd's Register has come up with new proposals for the removal of waste heat from reefer containers carried below deck....

WAPS market nears a tipping point, says LR analysis

Maersk joins LR & CORE POWER in exploring nuclear power for container shipping

Ammonia-powered designs steer ahead with new approvals

Study reveals limited port readiness for offloading onboard captured CO2

ZULU MASS gets AiP from LR

Smart Green Shipping announces £5M investment into FastRig wing sail technology

Latest industry awards

Shipboard lifting appliances guide

LR verifies Maersk carbon emissions data

High berth productivity – what’s the point?

Make sure there is enough cover

More boxes overboard

Lashing – a weak link in the container chain

LR to class first 10,000 TEU containerships

IUMI mulls machinery matters

Blowing hot and cold below deck

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Magna launches new tyre for straddle carriers

Banks offer cheaper loans to greener companies, not ships, new study finds

ONE inks US$201.85m container leasing deal

Crane collapse in Gijón Port leaves two dead and four injured

Suez Canal traffic has dropped 66%, Maersk claims

WAPS market nears a tipping point, says LR analysis

Maersk joins LR & CORE POWER in exploring nuclear power for container shipping

Ammonia-powered designs steer ahead with new approvals

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Magna launches new tyre for straddle carriers

Banks offer cheaper loans to greener companies, not ships, new study finds

ONE inks US$201.85m container leasing deal

Crane collapse in Gijón Port leaves two dead and four injured

Suez Canal traffic has dropped 66%, Maersk claims

Maersk Shekou undergoes repairs after accident in Fremantle

DNV: Decarbonisation may double container shipping costs by 2050

27,500 TEU container ship behemoth is born

MSC ship loses 46 boxes off South Africa coast

ILA ups the heat with strike threat