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
An offshore hydrogen and ammonia production platform design from the Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) has received approval in principle (AIP) from ABS. The design developed by KRISO
Singapore-headquartered Berge Bulk and ABS are to explore the possibility of retrofitting a 210,000 dwt HFO-fueled bulk carrier to methanol fueling. The candidate ship for the methanol fuel retrofit, the Berge Mauna
ABS has published Offshore Sustainability Insights. Reflecting the latest thinking on sustainable offshore operations, it is first in a series of reports designed to support ABS’s offshore clients in reaching their emission
ABS has appointed Panos Koutsourakis to head its global sustainability team. Koutsourakis is an 18-year industry veteran who has key industry experience with shipping companies, classification, operations, design and new construction, decarbonization
ABS is collaborating with Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University and the Ammonia Safety and Training Institute (ASTI) on a study of the potential of ammonia for Singapore, exploring supply, bunkering, and safety challenges
