ABS granted an Approval in Principle to HHI’s deepwater floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) hull design.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/263000/hyundai-heavys-deepwater-flng-hull-gets-abs-aip/
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Weeks Marine gets first New York Coast Guard COIs
The Coast Guard’s New York sector presented its first Subchapter M certificates of inspection to Weeks Marine, Inc. (WMI), Cranford, N.J., for achieving full compliance with the regulations on a pair of its tugboats.
The 77.1’x26’x10.6’, 2,000-hp Elizabeth and the 99.1’x32’x14’, 3,000-hp Katherine are the first to go through the COI process with the sector’s New York Waterways Branch.
The Weeks Marine tug Elizabeth. Weeks Marine photo.
Cmdr. Jacob Hobson presented the COIs to Ronnie Clifford,...
https://www.workboat.com/uncategorized/weeks-marine-gets-first-new-york-coast-guard-cois/
US EPA delays introduction of VGP 3.0 until March 2019
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has further delayed the release of its new Vessel General Permit (VGP 3.0), which was originally scheduled to be issued for comment in late 2017, but is now expected to be made available in March 2019 – with at least a 30-day comment period, according to a regulatory update by ABS.
During the extended delay period, the EPA is administratively continuing the current VGP (VGP 2.0), until VGP 3.0 enters into force. Namely:
- Vessels which are currently...
https://safety4sea.com/us-epa-delays-introduction-of-vgp-3-0-until-march-2019/
Partner trio team up to promote LNG as a fuel
With the growing relevance of LNG as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, Sembcorp Marine, ABS, and A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) announced a collaboration to develop new technologies, applications and capabilities in the offshore, marine and energy sectors that will advance the adoption of LNG as a globally preferred fuel.
Through this collaboration, the three organisations aim to make LNG more accessible, reliable and safer for industry and domestic consumption....
https://safety4sea.com/partner-trio-team-up-to-promote-lng-as-a-fuel/
Christopher Clott, PhD, Maritime College, State University of New York, ABS Chair of Marine Transportation and Logistics, Global Business Transportation Department
I met Chris Clott at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen early May and since he has a much experience from the maritime industry after having worked for liner companies, specialised in business strategy and also is one of the co-founders of the Maritime Global Innovation Centre, he gives a crash-course on where the maritime industry is right now when it comes to Industry Revolution 4.0.
With the goal to influence & drive change, Chris sees the necessity of collaboration and he would...