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ABS, DSME to use solid oxide fuel cells onboard VLCCs

glory 26-11-2020 17:21 Area News
US classification society ABS and South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to use solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology to replace at least...
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ABS: LNG and Hydrogen lead fuels for shipping decarbonization

glory 16-10-2020 14:15 Area News
LNG and hydrogen are viewed as frontrunner fuels to help shipping reach IMO decarbonization ambitions, according to a new ABS survey. LNG was the solution to the 2050 emissions target for 47 per cent of respondents to...
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ABS, HHI analyze vessels’ CO2 footprint in the design stage

glory 15-09-2020 16:33 Area News
Classification society ABS and South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have completed a joint development project aimed at building multi-physics simulations capable of analyzing the carbon footprint of...
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ABS to class Green Jade

glory 03-08-2020 13:39 Area News
Houston-based classification society ABS is to provide classification services to the first floating heavy lift and installation vessel to be built in Taiwan – Green Jade. The vessel has been commissioned by CDWE, a...
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ABS chief calls for adequate training of seafarers to cope with digital challenges

glory 26-06-2020 17:29 Area News
The shipping industry has been fairly slow in adopting digitalization, due to its conservative nature. Nevertheless, over the past few years, the pace of digitalization has sped up considerably and especially following the...
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Maersk, partners launch a center for zero carbon shipping

glory 25-06-2020 13:58 Area News
Industry majors led by shipping giant A.P. Møller – Mærsk have teamed up in an effort to develop new fuel types and technologies by launching the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. Aside to Maersk...
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Decarbonization: How to order future-proof ships when we don’t know the end game?

glory 24-06-2020 21:20 Area News
The path toward decarbonization of the shipping industry in line with the IMO 2050 target – a reduction of 50% by 2050 compared to 2008, which still fails to deliver fully on the Paris Agreement objectives, is...
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ABS gives AIP to dual deadweight bulk carrier design

glory 24-06-2020 13:32 Area News
Classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a dual deadweight neo-panamax bulk carrier design from the StandShip Joint Development Partnership (JDP). ABS’ StandShip JDP partners include...
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