Dakota Creek launches first Navy YT 808 class tug
The Navy reports that its first Yard Tug (YT) 808 class vessel was successfully launched at the Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) shipyard, in Anacortes, Wash., on May 16. The YT 808 vessels
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ABS to class Pacific Gas 99,000 cu.m VLEC duo
Two of the largest Very Large Ethane Carriers ever ordered are now under construction to ABS class for Pacific Gas (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard. The two 99,000 cu.m
PSV in pioneering condition-based class project
ABS and Dubai-headquartered P&O Maritime Logistics (POML) have agreed to a condition-based class (CBC) pilot project using the platform supply vessel (PSV), DMS Courageous. The vessel will become the first to utilize
A data-driven passage
A growing choice of fleet management software is helping manage people, ships and their operations safely and efficiently. (This story, written by Jim Romeo, originally appeared in the January 2020 issue of
ABS marks three years without a work-related lost time injury
Classification society ABS is celebrating an unprecedented third year of zero lost time work-related incidents. “This is a genuinely historic achievement – more than 1,100 days and counting without a lost time
ABS and Hyundai Heavy complete Smart-ship JDP
Marking completion of a landmark joint development project (JDP), classification society ABS has verified the smart functions of shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Integrated Smart-ship Solution, issuing the first Product Design Assessment (PDA)
Saga LNG takes delivery of first LNT A-BOX carrier
Singapore-headquartered Saga LNG Shipping has taken delivery of the ABS-classed 45,000 cu.m Saga Dawn, the world’s first LNG carrier to be fitted with the LNT A-BOX system, an innovative cargo containment system
ABS publishes guidance on fuel cells
Classification society ABS has published its Guide for Fuel Cell Power Systems for Marine and Offshore Applications to support the design, evaluation, and construction of fuel cell systems on vessels and offshore
ABS grants AiP for LNG fueled Newcastlemax
Classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Deltamarin and GTT for a dual-fuel Newcastlemax bulk carrier design. Deltamarin, GTT and ABS have been cooperating on the development of the
ABS awards Vard Approval in Principle for Jones Act SOV
Vard Marine Inc. has been awarded ABS Approval in Principle (AiP) t for its design of a Jones Act wind farm service operations vessel (SOV). The AiP is for a customized version