LR Study Identifies 200,000m³ LNG Carriers as Viable Step For Fleet Renewal
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has identified 200,000m³ LNG carriers as a credible next step for global LNG fleet renewal, with new analysis showing that larger vessels could increase cargo capacity and reduce transportation costs without requiring major disruption to existing terminal infrastructure. The findings, published in LR Advisory’s terminal compatibility and commercial evaluation report for GTT that was presented at Gastech 2026, assessed representative 200,000m³ LNG carrier…
Bureau Veritas, CMA CGM, SDARI to Explore Assisted Container Vessel Concept
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), CMA CGM and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a Joint Development Project (JDP) agreement during SMM to develop and assess the feasibility of an assisted container vessel concept based on enhanced onboard decision-support capabilities.The project will explore how digitalization, AI enhancement and decision-support technologies can support onboard energy efficiency and operational performance, enhance the safety of the ship for crew and cargo…
Study Assesses U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Inland Navigation Project Delivery
Waterways Council, Inc. released a study by HDR, Inc. (Recommendations for Improving the Delivery of Inland Waterway Capital Projects and accompanying infographic) that examines why costs for U.S. inland waterways capital projects (locks and dams) escalate, timelines for completion continue to slip, and economic benefits to the Nation from projects’ execution are consistently delayed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works mission is responsible for constructing the Nation’s inland waterways infrastructure.
