The quest for remote gas pushes FLNG innovation

MAY 19, 2015—By the end of this year, the world’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessel will go to work in Malaysia’s gas field, some 180 kilometers off of the coast

ABS has “year of firsts and excellence”

MAY 1, 2015 — Classification society ABS held its Annual Meeting in New York on April 28, 2015. “2014 was a year of firsts and excellence in performance for ABS,” said Chairman,

Todd Grove named ABS Group President and CEO

APRIL 16, 2015 —The ABS Group of Companies, Inc. (ABS Group) reports that Todd Grove has been appointed as its new President and CEO. Mr. Grove most recently served as Senior Vice

Foss christens first of three Arctic Class tugs

APRIL 13, 2015 — The first of three Arctic Class tugs being built at the  Foss Rainier, OR, Shipyard was christened Thursday, April 9, at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, WA.

ABS inks offshore training MOU with Korean shipbuilders

APRIL 3, 2014 — Classification society ABS recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korea Offshore & Shipbuilding Association (KOSHIPA) to develop and deliver a curriculum of offshore training

ABS gets $8.5 million MSC contract

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 — American Bureau of Shipping, Houston, Texas, is being issued an $8,500,000 modification under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00033-13-D-8015) with firm-fixed-price task orders to provide vessel classification services

ABS approves new LNG coastal barge design

AUGUST 22, 2014—ABS recently awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to a new 3,000 m3 capacity Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tank barge design. The new LNG transport barge designed was developed by

ABS, Daewoo to jointly develop LNG-fueled drillship

JULY 3, 2014—Leading classification society ABS, Houston, TX, has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to develop the first Liquefied Natural Gas-fueled

ABS to class LNG America bunker barges

MAY 22, 2014 — Houston based LNG America has selected ABS as the classification society for North America’s first LNG bunker barges, currently being designed by Jensen Maritime. ABS will assist LNG

Rowan newbuild first with ABS ISQM notation

MARCH 27, 2014 — Classification society ABS reports that Rowan Companies’ newbuild Rowan Renaissance drillship is the first in the world to have earned ABS’ Integrated Software Quality Management (ISQM) notation. Capable

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