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A memorandum of understanding between ABS and three Korean maritime organisations commits the signatories to cooperative work on international standards for smart ships and shipyards, sources indicated on 14 September 2026.
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A memorandum of understanding between ABS and three Korean maritime organisations commits the signatories to cooperative work on international standards for smart ships and shipyards, sources indicated on 14 September 2026.
Wirana Shipping urged India’s designated Competent Authorities on 14 September 2026 to resolve delays in issuing Documents of Authorisation for Ship Recycling, warning that the hold-ups are influencing shipowners’ recycling decisions.
Mental Health Support Solutions, part of OneCare Group, has urged shipping companies to make mental-health and suicide-prevention training compulsory for senior officers so they can recognise and respond to seafarers in crisis.
Lloyd’s Register has teamed with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to develop a hybrid-electric 185,000 cbm LNG carrier, with an Approval in Principle signed at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok, sources indicated on 14 September 2026.
DNV and HD KSOE have agreed an exploratory memorandum to examine how shipbuilding work on Software Defined Vessel technologies can be aligned with independent verification and assurance practices.
Sources published Xclusiv Shipbrokers Weekly on 14 September 2026, quoting Xclusiv Shipbrokers Inc. that Japan’s dry bulk shipbuilding market is dominated by a small group of established builders; the supplied summary ends mid-sentence.
BGN and IINO KAISHA LTD have signed a time‑charter for a new 90,000 cbm dual‑fuel VLGC under construction at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, the trade press reported on 14 September 2026.
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