Backed by a start-up donation worth more than $60 million from the A.P. Møller Foundation, a group of leading industry players is taking the next step towards lowering shipping emissions by launching
A dual deadweight neo-panamax bulk carrier design from the StandShip Joint Development Partnership (JDP) has gained ABS Approval in Principle. Available in 86,000 and 95,000 DWT designs, the bulk carrier is intended
The National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has selected the project “Structural Interface for Automated Compliance Checking” in its latest round of Panel Projects as part of the program’s continuing mission to “reduce
The just-published ABS Advisory on NOx Tier III Compliance provides best practice for IMO Tier III compliance for both newbuild vessels and retrofitted ships. The advisory includes an overview of available technologies,
Shipowners see ammonia and hydrogen as the most attractive fuel options for the long term, according to an ABS survey. Nearly 60 per cent of respondents said they viewed hydrogen and ammonia
The newly-published ABS Guide to Wind-Assisted Propulsion System Installation provides class safety standards for the installation of wind-assisted systems. It is applicable to two leading wind-assisted propulsion technologies: Flettner rotors and wing
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
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
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 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
