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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

ABS Joins Korean Industry Leaders on 3D Printing Project for Ship Operations

ABS signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work with key stakeholders in Korea to develop and demonstrate a 3D printing system for ocean-going vessels. Photo Caption: Darren Leskoski (second from left), ABS Vice President, Regional …
Oct 9, 2023 / Curious

ABS Approves Floating Offshore Nuclear Power Barge from HD KSOE and KEPCO E&C

A novel design for a floating offshore nuclear power barge from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and KEPCO Engineering and Construction Company, Inc. (KEPCO E&C) received approval in principle (AIP) from ABS. Photo …
Oct 4, 2023 / Curious