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
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
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
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.
DECEMBER 6, 2016 — Classification society ABS has published the ABS Guidance Notes on Structural Monitoring Using Acoustic Emissions. The guidance presents best practices for planning and executing Acoustic Emission Testing (AET).
NOVEMBER 21, 2016—Thanks to the generous support of classification society ABS, a new ABS Engineering Center was recently dedicated at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. The new ABS Engineering Center
NOVEMBER 10, 2016 — Classification society ABS confirms that the ABS-classed Ethane Crystal, the world’s first Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC), has been delivered to India’s Reliance Industries Ltd. by shipbuilder Samsung
OCTOBER 10, 2016 — Classification society ABS has been awarded a two year research contract that will focus on defining the future of cybersecurity for the maritime industry. The contract has been
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 — Classification society ABS has released a guide to help U.S. domestic vessel owners comply with new U.S. Coast Guard requirements governing towing vessels that operate in U.S. inland
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 — Classification society ABS has updated the ABS Guide for Ballast Water Treatment to support industry in the design and installation of ballast water management solutions that meet both