John McDonald elected as ABS president
ABS chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki, and the ABS board of directors have announced that John McDonald was elected president of ABS at a board meeting on July 18. McDonald, who
ABS chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki, and the ABS board of directors have announced that John McDonald was elected president of ABS at a board meeting on July 18. McDonald, who
While ammonia is one of the leading candidates as a future zero-carbon fuel for shipping, its high toxicity presents significant operational challenges on board and ashore. To address ammonia safety issues, ABS
Singapore-headquartered Berge Bulk and ABS are to explore the possibility of retrofitting a 210,000 dwt HFO-fueled bulk carrier to methanol fueling. The candidate ship for the methanol fuel retrofit, the Berge Mauna
ABS has appointed Panos Koutsourakis to head its global sustainability team. Koutsourakis is an 18-year industry veteran who has key industry experience with shipping companies, classification, operations, design and new construction, decarbonization
A hydrogen-fueled research vessel commissioned by the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in August last year will be built to ABS Class. California legislators allocated $35 million towards
To support its continued development as a maritime technology leader, ABS has appointed Patrick Ryan as chief technology officer. Ryan has served in the key executive leadership role of ABS senior vice
ABS and HD Hyundai have signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) to continue working together on industry-leading autonomous projects. The agreement builds on the two organizations’ shared efforts to expand the
ABS today announced the launch of ABS Wavesight, a maritime software as a service (SaaS) company dedicated to helping shipowners and operators streamline compliance while maintaining competitive, more efficient, and sustainable operations.
Miguel Hernandez, formerly general manager of sales and marketing at MODEC, has been named senior vice president of offshore business development at ABS. In that role he is leading ABS’s global offshore
An innovative ammonia-fueled Newcastlemax bulker design from Hong Kong headquartered Anglo-Eastern Technical Services (AETS) has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) by classification society ABS. The dual-fuel vessel design sacrifices no cargo