Great Lakes Towing awards Subchapter M contract to ABS

APRIL 21, 2017 — ABS has been awarded a Third Party Organization contract by the Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) to support compliance with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Subchapter M

ABS breaks ground for new global headquarters

APRIL 17, 2017 — Classification society ABS has broken ground for its new global headquarters. Anchoring the CityPlace 2 development, the new headquarters will be located near the intersection of I-45 and

ABS issues Guidance Notes on jack-up rig foundations

APRIL 14, 2017 – ABS says that its just issued Guidance Notes on Geotechnical Performance of Spudcan Foundations result from multiple targeted jack-up research initiatives. The document is the industry’s first guidance

ABS broadens Type Approval to include Subchapter M

APRIL 5, 2017 — Classification society ABS has expanded its Type Approval product certification process to allow original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to meet compliance with 46 CFR Subchapter M Regulations. “As the

ABS meetings discuss sulfur cap and EU MRV regs

MARCH 28, 2017 Classification society ABS this month held its annual national and regional committee meetings in London, Copenhagen and Hamburg — and air emission requirements, including the impending 2020 sulfur cap and

ABS to CMA delegates: Cyber risk won’t go away

MARCH 22, 2017 — “Cyber risk is a subject that is not going away,” ABS Chief Operating Officer Tony Nassif told delegates at this week’s Connecticut Maritime Association Shipping 2017 event in

ABS and industry experts tackle MODU safety issues

MARCH 15, 2017 — More than 50 participants, including delegates from major owners, designers, shipyards and ABS technical representatives, provided input at the recent ABS Special Committee Meeting on the class society’s

ABS issues first cybersecurity notation

FEBRUARY 21, 2017 — Classification society ABS has issued its first notation for the ABS Guide for Cybersecurity Implementation for the Marine and Offshore Industries. The ABS CyberSafety program is aimed at

Crowley unit wins ISO info security certification

DECEMBER 28, 2017 — Crowley Maritime Corp. reports that its government services group has achieved worldwide ISO/IEC 27001:2013 information security certification for enhancements made to the security of accessing, transmitting, processing and

VLEC Ethane Crystal loads first cargo at Morgan’s Point

DECEMBER 22, 2016 — The ABS-classed Ethane Crystal, the world’s first Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC), has loaded its first shipment of ethane cargo at Enterprise Products Partner’s Morgan’s Point Terminal, Texas.

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