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US MARAD selects ABS to head Maritime Innovation Centre

The Office of Environment and Innovation at the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) has chosen ABS to establish and oversee the US Center for Maritime Innovation (Center) through a five-year cooperative agreement.

The Center is designed to facilitate the implementation of clean energy technologies on US vessels, supported by extensive research and development programs as well as training initiatives.

ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher Wiernicki remarked that this Center will serve as a...

https://container-news.com/us-marad-selects-abs-to-head-maritime-innovation-centre/

ABS helps Hanwha move ahead on ammonia-fueled gas turbine plans

Ammonia-fueled gas turbines are emerging as another green powering option for ships. Korea’s Hanwha Ocean is moving ahead on plans for a 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier with an an electric propulsion system powered by a dual fuel gas turbine. that can burn either ammonia or natural gas as fuel.

The project was unveiled a year ago at the Gastech 2023 event in Singapore when the design received an ABS Approval in Principle (AiP).

The gas turbine that serves as the cornerstone of the electric...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/abs-helps-hanwha-move-ahead-on-ammonia-fueled-gas-turbine-plans/

ABS wins digital twin FPSO condition monitoring contract

ABS has secured a contract to provide and test a digital twin solution for real-time condition monitoring for a Petrobras floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.

The ABS solution will provide a digital twin of the asset, and as part of the project, ABS has selected Akselos S.A. to deploy the Akselos structural performance management software that will be evaluated over the course of a year by monitoring one of the four FPSO units in the Cessão Onerosa oil field.

“Condition...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/oil-gas/abs-wins-digital-twin-fpso-condition-monitoring-contract/

ABS to provide secretariat for new U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has selected the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to establish and maintain the new U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation.

The solicitation for the Center for Maritime Innovation’s secretariat was made through the process of a competitive request for proposals (RFP), released in June, that noted that the center “shall be a virtual center, based in the United States, run by an administrative organization that acts as a secretariat to facilitate the work of...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/abs-to-provide-secretariat-for-new-u-s-center-for-maritime-innovation/

SHI wins ABS approval for new LH2 carrier design

ABS has issued general design approval (GDA) to Samsung Heavy Industries Co. (SHI) for its detailed design of a liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier.

The 20,000 cubic meter capacity LH2 carrier features Type C tanks. ABS completed design reviews based on class and statutory requirements.

“Through this joint development project, SHI secured a detailed design for a liquefied hydrogen cargo containment system and cargo handling system. SHI plans to prepare for commercialization of liquefied hydrogen...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/shi-wins-abs-approval-for-new-lh2-carrier-design/

New autonomous technologies for ammonia-fueled ships gain ABS AiP

Classification society ABS has awarded its approval in principle for two new autonomous technologies for ammonia-fueled ships from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

  • Unmanned ammonia engine room for ammonia-fueled ship
    Artificial intelligence (AI) safety package for unmanned engine room for ammonia-fueled ship
  • The AIPs are the culmination of a joint ABS and HD Hyundai development project to advance the development of autonomous...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/new-autonomous-technologies-for-ammonia-fueled-ships-gain-abs-aip/

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