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ABS Releases Guidance Notes on Smart Function Implementation

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Cyber Security U.S. Ports & Terminals: ABS Webinar

Practical Considerations for the Installation of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems

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The IMO 2020 Global Sulfur Cap

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E-Certificates: Simplicity & Efficiency

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Pioneering Ethane Conversion the Subject for RINA President's Lecture

December 11, 2018

ABS Chairman, President and CEO Named International Personality of the Year

December 10, 2018

MSC 100 News Brief

December 07, 2018

ABS and KOMERI Lead Industry in Advancing Safety of LNG as Fuel

December 06, 2018

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TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

Subsea Processing System Advisory

Subsea processing requires installing a processing facility on the seabed, which provides a variety of benefits for hydrocarbon production. The building blocks of a subsea processing system (SPRS) comprise the subsea separation/treatment system, subsea boosting system, subsea (re-)injection system, subsea power transmission and distribution system, and subsea monitoring and control system. Typically, an SPRS will at a minimum

August 16, 2018

Marine Fuel Oil Advisory

This new Marine Fuel Oil Advisory has been developed considering the requirements of the upcoming IMO global sulfur cap 2020.

June 06, 2018

ABS Advisory on Additive Manufacturing

The latest innovation in manufacturing, additive manufacturing (AM), is the fabrication of a part by adding material layer by layer. AM technologies can reshape the way parts are designed and constructed.

October 26, 2017

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LIVE: Cyber Security U.S. Ports & Terminals Webinar - English Version

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OSJ London

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SNAME TX Offshore Symposium