Delivered by Keppel Offshore & Marine’s Nantong, China, shipyard on January 4, the 7,500 cubic meter bunker capacity FueLNG Bellina is not only Singapore’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel, but
In a regulatory update, ABS Group reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a new work instruction (USCG Work Instruction CVC-WI-0270), providing guidance on the USCG commercial vessel compliance program’s approach
The 152,000 dwt DP2 shuttle tanker Eagle Passos, recently delivered to Singapore headquartered AET Tankers Pte Ltd. by Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) has been granted the SMART (INF) notation by
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing, ABS is addressing the issue of how the physical arrangement of a marine or offshore asset can act to mitigate transmission of infectious diseases? It has published
ABS has just scheduled its 100th Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) certification survey for Seaspan Ship Management and says that 98% of these will be remote. ABS reports tha it is on
Timely access to relevant information to support the safe and efficient operation of vessels is critical in the digital era and offers a competitive edge. However, vessel data typically resides in disparate
ABS is approving Israel Shipyards’ 3D models as part of its plan review of the shipbuilder’s 45-meter multi-mission Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV). “Israel Shipyards is our latest partner where we have been
Four new 98,000-cubic-meter Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) ordered by China’s Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL) are to be built to ABS class. The ethane-fueled VLECs are part of a Phase-2 order from
A joint development program completed by ABS and South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will enable shipyards and vessel designers to analyze the carbon footprint of a vessel at the design
ABS has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an innovative 30 meter offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) design developed by Portsmouth, U.K. based naval architect firm BAR Technologies and Southampton,
