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Nothing can stop shipping paying for its carbon emissions, but the industry can plan for coming changes, writes Panos Koutsourakis, Vice President, Global Sustainability, ABS

ABS has issued New Technology Qualification (NTQ) for a groundbreaking, non-flammable battery technology for use at sea, called Blue G which is said to be a non-flammable, non-degrading and easily recycled design.

A hydrogen-fueled research vessel commissioned by the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography will be built to ABS Class.

 ABS will support the California Air Resources Board (CARB) with the implementation of new requirements to reduce harbor craft emissions.

A new kind of floating offshore wind turbine foundations, designed to handle the largest wind turbines in the world, has received ABS approval in principle (AIP).

Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL) and PaxOcean Holdings Pte (PaxOcean) are collaborating with ABS to study methanol as an alternative fuel for the PCL fleet.

The critical role of LNG in meeting shipping’s decarbonization goals was detailed by Christopher J. Wiernicki, ABS Chairman, President and CEO in a keynote speech to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) at the Liquefied Gas and Alternative Fuels Senior Executive Forum.

Following Brexit, the UK no longer has access to the EU’s THETIS-MRV database. The UK is developing a database that can receive MRV data, but this is not expected to be ready until 2025.

As part of its efforts to transition into a green canal, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to provide a cooperation framework in the areas of environmental sustainability and decarbonisation.

ABS and HD Hyundai signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to continue working together on industry-leading autonomous projects.