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Enhancements to the HSQE and Vetting Manager module enable owners to transition to SIRE 2.0’s risk-based approach, which allows better management of areas of vulnerability, while also helping operators assess future vessel performance, ABS highlights.

Updated Marine Vessel Rules include new functional requirements and a risk-based methodology to accommodate the latest technology, writes Dan Cronin, ABS

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has published the ABS ESG Blueprint, a report full of best practices and effective strategies for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) monitoring and reporting. 

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has partnered with bound4blue to install the first wind-assisted propulsion system on one of its vessels.

ABS has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore, for its design of a dual-fuel methanol, heavy-duty, offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV).

ABS has published requirements dedicated to the design, construction, and classification of LCO2 carriers where liquefied CO2 is carried as cargo.

Lomar’s corporate venture lab, lomarlabs, has announced the completion of sea trials of a carbon capture system on board a Lomar vessel, with the Seabound technology capturing roughly one tonne of CO₂ per day.

ABS announced that it has introduced a comprehensive approach to support development of the next generation of designs and equipment employing the latest technology driven by decarbonization and digitalization.

The ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) Regulatory News report provides background information and guidance for the use of biofuels for Class, EU and IMO requirements.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has officially approved ABS Wavesight’s eLogs software for deployment on U.S.-flagged ships, designating ABS Wavesight as one of just three approved maritime software providers under USCG NVIC 01-23.