American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)


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ABS is a provider of classification and technical advisory services to the marine and offshore industries

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ABS is committed to setting standards for safety and excellence in design, construction and operation. Focused on safe and practical application of advanced technologies and digital solutions, ABS works with industry and clients to develop accurate and cost-effective compliance, optimized performance and operational efficiency for marine and offshore assets.

From its world headquarters in Houston, ABS delivers survey and engineering services and solutions.

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Petrobras FPSO design
Vessels

ABS to class two new Seatrium FPSOs for Petrobras

July 12, 2024
P-84 and P-85 will be the first FPSOs designed to achieve a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions intensity.
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ABS, FibreMax to explore floating offshore wind mooring technologies
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ABS, FibreMax to explore floating offshore wind mooring technologies

July 3, 2024
Collaboration will see ABS provide qualification of FibreMax’s fiber and small rope testing.
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Energy Transition

OTC 2024: ABS, Seatrium sign marine and technology agreement

May 8, 2024
ABS and Seatrium have signed a multi-year agreement to collaborate on accelerating decarbonization and the energy transition.
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Vessels

OTC 2024: Liza Unity FPSO gets ABS remote-control notation

May 8, 2024
ABS says the REMOTE-CON notation demonstrates the vessel’s alignment with remote-control functions and signifies that the design and construction of the offshore asset are assessed...
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Vessels

OTC 2024: Autonomous technologies receive AiP from ABS

May 7, 2024
ABS awarded approval in principle (AiP) to two autonomous functions on a proposed offshore platform in the latest phase of its collaboration with HD Hyundai Group.
Courtesy Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd.
Vessels

CIMC Raffles Offshore gets provisional ABS approval for wind turbine vessel design

Feb. 21, 2024
The WTIV is said to be capable of transporting and installing the largest wind turbines on the market, capable of generating 16-20 MW of electricity, while limiting carbon emissions...
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Energy Transition

Analysis: Electrification holds the key to FPSO decarbonization

Feb. 19, 2024
Recent workshop investigated the possibilities of various renewable energy sources, energy storage systems, and charging systems.
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Field Development

Commentary: capital expenditure risk can be mitigated through three-step approach

Nov. 30, 2023
When it comes to capex, operators are focused on the question of investment risk vs. investment reward.
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The Acadia subsea rock installation vessel from GLDD is under construction at Philly Shipyard Inc.
Vessels

US offshore wind’s new vessel opportunities

Oct. 31, 2023
The US offshore wind build-out will require more than 110 US vessels to meet 30 GW by 2030.
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Abs Autonomous Reqts Graphic
Vessels

Examining an evolution in FPSO autonomous operations

June 15, 2023
A new project is underway to advance safety performances of a global FPSO fleet.

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The first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel is Dominion Energy’s Charybdis.
Renewable Energy

US initiatives assess current wind challenges, future opportunities

Oct. 3, 2022
The development of fixed and floating offshore wind infrastructure presents vast opportunities for the US renewables market.
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‘Green’ hydrogen offers promise as alternative fuel, but faces significant challenges

Aug. 1, 2022
Although far less integrated than fuels such as LPG or LNG because of a need to upgrade and develop the right infrastructure, there is a growing interest in producing hydrogen...