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GTT obtains two Approvals in Principle for cargo transfer operations between Very Large Ethane Carriers
GTT, the technological expert in membrane containment systems used to transport and store liquefied gases, has obtained two new Approvals in Principle (AIP) from the classification societies ABS and Lloyd's Register for cargo transfer operations …
Apr 3, 2024 / Curious
ABS to Lead BlueBARGE Project to Advance Offshore Electrical Power Bunkering
ABS has joined the BlueBARGE Project, a program funded by the Horizon Europe program and involving 14 partners from 10 European countries to develop a comprehensive solution for offshore electrical power bunkering. ABS is leading the 36-month, €11 …
Apr 1, 2024 / Curious
ABS Awards AIP for OceanSTAR’s New Build FSO Design
ABS delivered an approval in principle (AIP) to OceanSTAR Marine & Offshore Investment Pte. Ltd., for its new build floating storage and offloading (FSO) design. The OceanSTAR FSO-01 is a shipshape hull design specifically developed to cater to …
Mar 6, 2024 / Curious
Dual-Fuel Methanol Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel from Yantai Receives ABS Approval
ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. for its design of a dual-fuel methanol, heavy-duty, offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The WTIV is capable of transporting and installing the largest wind …
Feb 21, 2024 / Vessels
China Shipbuilding Industry’s First Methanol-Fueled Ultramax Bulk Carrier Receives ABS Approval
Lemissoler Navigation Ltd. and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) received ABS approval in principle (AIP) for its design of a 65K DWT methanol-fueled Ultramax bulk carrier, the first such methanol vessel for China’s …
Jan 10, 2024 / Curious
ABS Signs Milestone MOU with Indian Innovators to Drive Global Hub for Green Shipbuilding
ABS joined Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd., Seatech Solutions International (Seatech) and Shift Clean Energy (Shift) in signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop electric tugboats, part of an initiative to achieve …
Dec 20, 2023 / Curious
ABS Issues AIP for Innovative FLNG Design from Bumi Armada
ABS awarded an approval in principle (AIP) to Bumi Armada Berhad (Bumi Armada) for an innovative floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) infrastructure design. The new concept incorporates a barge-based liquefaction unit and utilizes existing LNG …
Nov 20, 2023 / Curious
ABS Approves FPSO Newbuild Hull Design Concept from Shapoorji Pallonji Energy
The design features flexible mooring configurations, 60 risers and an umbilical slots riser balcony, with an oil processing capacity of up to 250,000 barrels per day and storage capacity of minimum 2.2 million barrels of crude oil. ABS completed …
Nov 9, 2023 / Curious
Shapoorji Pallonji Energy Secures ABS AiP for Next-Gen FPSO Hull Design
Shapoorji Pallonji Energy Pvt Ltd (SP Energy) said Monday it had obtained a Class Approval-in-Principle for the Concept and Design Basis of its FPSO Newbuild Hull from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). SP Energy has been working on the …
Oct 31, 2023 / Curious
ABS and Pelagus 3D to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Spare Parts
ABS and Pelagus 3D Pte. Ltd., a joint venture company of thyssenkrupp and Wilhelmsen, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance the technologies and adoption of on-demand additive manufacturing (AM) of marine and offshore spare parts. …
Oct 23, 2023 / Curious