ABS in new agreement with U.S. DOE
ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are to collaborate on clean energy development in the maritime domain and decarbonization of maritime operations after signing a new memorandum of understanding (MOU).
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AAPA and ABS release port decarbonization report
Today, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) released a significant industry report titled, “Port Decarbonization Survey: Trends and Lessons Learned.” It was conducted in partnership with the American Bureau of Shipping
ABS awards ECOLOG industry-first LCO2 carrier ISM DOC
Athens-headquartered carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) specialist ECOLOG is moving ahead on its plans to build a fleet of LCO2 carriers. ABS has now awarded the company an industry first ISM
ABS leads innovative BlueBARGE cold ironing project
ABS is leading the BlueBARGE Project. Funded by the Horizon Europe program, it involves 14 partners from 10 European countries and is developing and testing a new way for ships docked in
MEPC 81: A global carbon tax on shipping is getting closer
As IMO’s MEPC 81 was going on in London last week, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki was telling a session of the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston that a universal,
ABS Wavesight Nautical Systems now supports fully digital SIRE 2.0 inspections
ABS-affiliated software-as-a-service company ABS Wavesight has made enhancements to the HSQE and Vetting Manager module of its Nautical Systems software that enable owners to transition to the risk-based approach of the SIRE
New methanol dual-fueled WTIV design gains ABS AIP
ABS has issued its approval in principle (AIP) to China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. for its design of a heavy-duty, methanol dual-fueled WTIV (wind turbine installation vessel). The methanol dual-fueled WTIV
ABS publishes its requirements for LCO2 carriers
With the first LCO2 carriers set to start entering service for the Northern Lights project in Norway and operators such as Tampa, Fla., headquartered Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. seriously eyeing the emerging
Methanol fueling comes to the superyacht sector
U.K. based Lateral Naval Architects has received approval in principle (AIP) from ABS for a new design for a methanol-fueled, 70-meter superyacht. Called the ETP — Energy Transition Platform — the design
Höegh Autoliners could be bunkering clean ammonia in JAXPORT by 2027
Höegh Autoliners and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on the supply and delivery of clean ammonia as a next-generation sustainable maritime fuel for Höegh’s upcoming Aurora