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In the Shipyard

From Design to Delivery

DRIFT's Energy-Harvesting Vessel Concept Earns AIP

RINA awarded an Approval in From a vessel design perspective, dressing the unique technical challeng-

Principle (AiP) to DRIFT Energy for the concept breaks with traditional es associated with hydrogen production a novel vessel concept designed not ship classi? cations, requiring evalua- and storage at sea.

simply to transport cargo, but to gen- tion not just as a marine transport as- DRIFT says its proprietary AI- erate and deliver clean energy at sea. set, but as an integrated energy genera- enabled routing platform, dubbed

The AiP marks what DRIFT claims is tion and storage system. GOLDILOCKS, is central to the ves- the ? rst such class recognition for an RINA’s AiP indicates that, at least sel’s commercial viability. The soft- energy-harvesting ship concept, ad- at the conceptual level, the design can ware is designed to identify and follow vancing the UK startup’s plans to de- meet safety expectations comparable to optimal weather systems, maximizing velop what it describes as the world’s established marine standards while ad- time spent in favorable wind condi- ? rst net-positive vessel. tions and improving the vessel’s re-

Bath, England-based DRIFT En- newable energy generation potential.

ergy has developed a vessel design The company sees potential ap- that uses deep-ocean wind resources to plications in markets where grid in- generate energy while underway. The frastructure is limited or unreliable, concept combines hydro-kinetic tur- particularly for island nations, coastal bines mounted beneath the hull with communities, ports, and industrial us- onboard electrolysis systems that con- ers seeking alternative clean energy vert generated electricity into green supply options.

hydrogen for storage and later delivery DRIFT was founded in 2021 and is ashore. The design effectively turns the targeting launch of its ? rst vessel in vessel into a mobile offshore renewable 2027. The company says it has an or- energy platform, with the added capa- derbook exceeding 30 vessels, though bility of transporting that stored energy details on customers and vessel speci- to ports or remote demand centers. ? cations have not been disclosed.

Image courtesy DRIFT Energy

MISC Expands LNG Fleet: Seri Dian & Seri Dayang

MISC Group expanded its LNG The vessels join MISC’s LNG ? eet un- dition of Seri Dian and Seri Dayang, ? eet with the addition of two new der long-term time charter to SeaRiv- the Malaysia-based owner’s LNG 174,000-cubic-meter LNG carriers, er Maritime, bringing the total num- ? eet now totals 32 vessels, reinforcing

Seri Dian and Seri Dayang, strength- ber of MISC-operated LNG carriers its standing among the world’s larger ening its long-running relationship working for the ExxonMobil af? liate LNG carrier operators.

with SeaRiver Maritime, the Exxon- to four. For MISC, the deliveries also The naming continues MISC’s long-

Mobil subsidiary that charters the mark continued growth in its core standing “Seri” naming convention vessels. The pair were named on LNG shipping business. With the ad- for its LNG vessels. According to the

May 7, 2026, and were built by South company, Dian signi? es radiant bril-

Korea’s Hanwha Ocean. Both ships liance, while Dayang conveys el- incorporate energy-ef? ciency and egance and grace. The naming digital operational technologies ceremony was attended by repre- aimed at improving performance sentatives from ExxonMobil, SeaRiver and safety, including Hanwha’s Intel- Maritime, Hanwha Ocean, and clas- ligent Control by Exhaust Recycling si? cation society Lloyd’s Register, (ICER) system and an upgraded car- with Hanh Nguyen serving as sponsor go containment system designed to for both vessels.

reduce boil-off gas during transport.

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