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ABS releases methanol bunkering guidance

With an increasing number of operators adopting methanol fueling, a key component of the methanol value chain and the overall scalability of the fuel will be the ability to bunker methanol, either by truck-to-ship, ship-to-ship or land storage tank/terminal-to-ship, says ABS, which has just issued a new methanol bunkering advisory.

The new ABS Methanol Bunkering: Technical and Operational Advisory provides the maritime industry with insight into the challenges of bunkering methanol and...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/engines-fuel/abs-releases-methanol-bunkering-guidance/

ABS in new agreement with U.S. DOE

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are to collaborate on clean energy development in the maritime domain and decarbonization of maritime operations after signing a new memorandum of understanding (MOU).

The agreement between the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and ABS is designed to draw on experience and capabilities from both organizations to support emissions reduction initiatives that benefit the maritime industry.

“This new agreement allows ABS and the...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/abs-in-new-agreement-with-u-s-doe/

ABS awards ECOLOG industry-first LCO2 carrier ISM DOC

Athens-headquartered carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) specialist ECOLOG is moving ahead on its plans to build a fleet of LCO2 carriers. ABS has now awarded the company an industry first ISM Document of Compliance (DOC) for the operation of liquified CO2 carriers. The DOC was awarded on behalf of the Bermuda flag administration and was awarded after ABS audited ECOLOG to verify compliance with the International Safety Management Code.

ECOLOG, which like LNG carrier operator...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/abs-awards-ecolog-industry-first-lco2-carrier-ism-doc/

ABS leads innovative BlueBARGE cold ironing project

BlueBARGE concept

ABS is leading the BlueBARGE Project. Funded by the Horizon Europe program, it involves 14 partners from 10 European countries and is developing and testing a new way for ships docked in port to plug into electrical power, known as cold ironing, rather than using their onboard generators.

Other BlueBARGE consortium members are: Fundación Valenciaport, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitet; Hydrus Advanced Consolidated Engineering Services S.A; Aalborg Universitet; Elkon Elektrik Sanayi...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/abs-leads-innovative-bluebarge-cold-ironing-project/

ABS boss foresees implementation of global carbon tax on shipping

ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki conveyed the imminent implementation of a universal, global carbon tax on shipping, highlighting the emergence of alternative blue fuels incorporating carbon capture as a pivotal aspect of the maritime industry’s energy transition.

“We need to recognize that there is an intermediate step in the energy transition,” pointed out Christopher J. Wiernicki.

According to his statement, last year the conversations were focused on going from oil to a green...

https://container-news.com/abs-boss-foresees-implementation-of-global-carbon-tax-on-shipping/

MEPC 81: A global carbon tax on shipping is getting closer

As IMO’s MEPC 81 was going on in London last week, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki was telling a session of the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston that a universal, global carbon tax on shipping is coming, as alternative blue fuels made with carbon capture emerge as a critical step in the energy transition at sea.

“We need to recognize that there is an intermediate step in the energy transition,” he said. “Last year the conversations were focused on going from oil to a green...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/mepc-81-a-global-carbon-tax-on-shipping-is-getting-closer/

ABS Wavesight Nautical Systems now supports fully digital SIRE 2.0 inspections

ABS-affiliated software-as-a-service company ABS Wavesight has made enhancements to the HSQE and Vetting Manager module of its Nautical Systems software that enable owners to transition to the risk-based approach of the SIRE 2.0 upgrade to the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) SIRE regime for inspecting the quality and operational safety of tankers.

SIRE 2.0 allows better management of areas of vulnerability, while also helping operators assess future vessel performance.

The...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/abs-wavesight-nautical-systems-now-supports-fully-digital-sire-2-0-inspections/

Strategies For Prospering In The Decade Of Change Lead The Discussion At The ABS Middle East Regional Committee Meeting

The impact of market-based measures and the cost of compliance in shipping’s dynamic regulatory environment, along with the potential to improve carbon intensity through energy efficiency technologies were highlighted at…

https://gcaptain.com/strategies-for-prospering-in-the-decade-of-change-lead-the-discussion-at-the-abs-middle-east-regional-committee-meeting/

New methanol dual-fueled WTIV design gains ABS AIP

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 is designed to transport and install the largest wind turbines in the world, those capable of producing 16 to 20 megawatts of electricity, and promises to reduce carbon emissions with its dual-fuel methanol propulsion system.

The design also features a 3,500-ton leg encircling crane...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/new-methanol-dual-fueled-wtiv-design-gains-abs-aip/

ABS publishes its requirements for LCO2 carriers

With the first LCO2 carriers set to start entering service for the Northern Lights project in Norway and operators such as Tampa, Fla., headquartered Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. seriously eyeing the emerging market, ABS has now published its “Requirements for Liquefied Carbon Dioxide Carriers.”

ABS says that this is the first publication available in the maritime industry dedicated to the design, construction, and classification of LCO2 carriers where liquefied CO2 is carried as cargo.

As...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/abs-publishes-its-requirements-for-lco2-carriers/

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