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Greek shipping industry leaders recently gathered in Athens to discuss important developments ranging from the journey to net-zero emissions to propulsion systems optimization, during the 10th ABS Hellenic Technical Committee meeting. During the meeting, attendees learned about the status of alternative fuels, an actual onboard carbon capture storage project, powertrain vibrations and powertrain shaftlines in Ice …

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(COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS) ABS and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) kicked off a batch of new, funded research projects with the signing of a research agreement at the Zachry Engineering Education Complex on the Texas A&M University campus. Ammonia as fuel, ship electrification, carbon capture and sequestration, trusted artificial intelligence, and safety of industrial wearable visualization technologies …

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(SHANGHAI) New vessel designs to carry and store liquified carbon dioxide (LCO2) from PETRONAS, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) have received approval in principle (AiP) from ABS. Designs for a 96,000m3 LCO2 floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit and an 87,000m3 LCO2 carrier were reviewed in accordance with the latest ABS Rules. …

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(HOUSTON) ABS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher J. Wiernicki, and the Board of Directors have announced that John McDonald was elected President of ABS at its Board meeting on July 18.   McDonald, who has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the company since July 2021, will take on the title …

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(HOUSTON) The transformational impact of nuclear propulsion on the design, operation and emissions of a 14k TEU container vessel and a 157k DWT Suezmax tanker have been modeled by ABS and Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC) in a groundbreaking study. ABS commissioned HEC to carry out the study to explore the potential of advanced modern reactor technology for …

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