Responding to the increased technical sophistication of drillships and other mobile offshore drilling units and with the greater regulatory oversight of offshore drilling, ABS has developed new classification standards and notations intended
ABS says it will class INDEPENDENCIA 1, the first ever offshore drilling rig built in Mexico. This is significant in that it represents new offshore construction in the country after a 25
Classification society ABS achieved another record performance in fleet size during 2010, reported Chairman Robert D. Somerville at today’s annual meeting. An eight percent increase in gross tonnage from year-end 2009 resulted
Lloyd’s Register CEO Richard Sadler (left in picture) and ABS Chairman and CEO Robert D. Somerville (right) have signed an agreement that sees the two classification societies release jointly-developed software that will
Classification society ABS and naval architectural firm Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC) have agreed to form a joint venture company, Herbert-ABS Software Solutions, LLC (Herbert-ABS). Herbert-ABS will offer loading and salvage analysis
ABS President and Chief Operating Officer Christopher J. Wiernicki will assume the duties of Chief Executive Officer of ABS following the classification society’s annual meeting in April 2011. Robert D. Somerville, currently
The German Federal Police is warning that strong rooms or “citadels” may not provide absolute protection for crews against Somali pirates, reports North German broadcaster NDR. The warning comes as more facts
Classification society ABS has appointed Todd Grove to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He will report to ABS President and COO Christopher J. Wiernicki and be based in the society’s
The U.S. Coast Guard has granted ABS the authority to issue Certificates of Fitness on its behalf to U.S.-flagged offshore supply vessels (OSVs) that transport or handle limited amounts of hazardous and
Classification society ABS has released a Guide for Building and Classing Offshore Wind Turbine Installations. It is the first Guide to address design considerations for the bottom founded support structure of an
