Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released updated guidance for the installation of fuel cells on ships, offering shipowners and shipbuilders a comprehensive framework to support the safe deployment of alternative power systems. The latest edition of Guidance Notes on...
A pioneering joint development project (JDP) between ABS and Nakilat - Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) is to examine how techniques developed by ABS for its programme of remote in-service vessel surveys can be applied to surveys and inspections in the shipyard....
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a coordinated design for a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) in conjunction with the innovative BargeRack feeder barge system by Friede and Goldman (F&G). The design enables the...
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has recently classed a 100-passenger battery hybrid powered catamaran ferry, ‘Water Metro-01', the first in a series of 23 such vessels being built by Cochin Shipyard (CSL). The 24.8m ferry, designed for fast shore charging, is...
DNV is to lead an ammonia bunkering safety study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore, which aims to define a robust set of safety guidelines and operational envelopes that will establish the basis of a regulatory sandbox for ammonia...
GAC Bunker Fuels’ Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions calculations have been verified by Bureau Veritas UK, which the company believes represents a new milestone in its goal to be net carbon zero by 2030. Carbon emissions are classified into categories or 'scopes'. GAC...
A Jones Act-compliant Subsea Rock Installation Vessel, the first such ship to enter the US market, is to be built to ABS Class by Philly Shipyard for the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD). The vessel will transport and strategically deposit loads of up to...
ABS has built on its experience in the application of alternative marine fuels with the publication of the 'ABS Guide for Methanol and Ethanol Fueled Vessels'. The Guide sets out Classification criteria for the arrangements, construction, installation and survey of...
Nakilat, one of the largest LNG shipping operators, has partnered with ABS to develop what it hopes will prove to be an industry-leading decarbonisation strategy. Over the past months, Nakilat’s project team has worked closely with ABS sustainability specialists to...
ABS says that its specialists will work with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) companies Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and autonomous navigation subsidiary, Avikus, to integrate autonomous and remote-control functions into vessels. The work will be...
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