ABS: Shipping has an opportunity to lead
Lowering carbon to meet regulatory timelines presents a huge – but achievable – challenge for the shipping industry, writes Panos Koutsourakis, VP Global Sustainability, ABS
Read moreLowering carbon to meet regulatory timelines presents a huge – but achievable – challenge for the shipping industry, writes Panos Koutsourakis, VP Global Sustainability, ABS
Read moreFuture newbuild ships of all types should be built without a sterntube and with a seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing arrangement, according to Blue Ocean Alliance’s Chris Leontopoulos.
Read moreABS has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to ECOLOG Services Ltd. for a 40,000 cbm liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier design.
Read moreABS is supporting the innovative LH2CRAFT project, a research initiative funded by the European Union with the goal of revolutionizing liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage on a massive scale catering to commercial vessels and emerging applications, all while enhancing safety, modularity, scalability and environmental sustainability.
Read moreAs part of a joint development project (JDP), ABS approved a range of ship repair and retrofit work processes for remote survey at Qatar Shipyard and Technology Solutions.
Read moreABS unveiled plans to create a pioneering new ship safety center in Athens harnessing the power of new immersive training techniques, game-based learning and virtual reality environments for the Greek shipping community.
Read moreWinGD, Alfa Laval and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) will work with Korean shipbuilder K Shipbuilding (KSB) on the development of an ammonia-fuelled MR tanker design.
Read moreABS awarded an approval in principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) for its design of a midship section and cargo tank for a 96K very large ammonia carrier, and another Approval in Principle (AIP) to a A 50K DWT ammonia-powered tanker design proposal from HD Hyundai Mipo.
Read moreAt Posidonia 2024, ABS signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. (HD KSOE); HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Co., Ltd. (HHI); and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) to collaborate on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to eliminate ship safety blind spots.
Read moreFuelEU Maritime comes into force in precisely 211 days and aims to drive fundamental, disruptive change, to reshape the industry around us well before 2050 stressed ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki as he launched the Posidonia Shipping Exhibition.
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