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ABS brings together vessel owners, designers, developers, suppliers and academia to address offshore wind development in the U.S. and the role of specialized vessels, new technology, and a skillful workforce.

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Requirements for Bonded and Composite Repairs of Steel Structures and Piping:

The new ABS Requirements for Bonded and Composite Repairs of Steel Structures and Piping addresses common repair systems for marine and offshore steel structures using fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) laminate and steel plate as reinforcement. These solutions can reduce operational downtime, minimize disruption onboard and reduce safety risks.

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Technology Trends: Exploring the Future of Maritime Innovation

A surge of paradigm-shifting technologies is poised to impact the marine and offshore industries over the coming decades, playing a pivotal role on the journey to net-zero. Technology Trends: Exploring the Future of Maritime Innovation offers a roadmap for where technologies in digitalization, applied research and the clean energy transition could be going and what that means for our industries.

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Requirements for Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage

ABS Requirements for Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage, provide an outline of the Classification criteria for the arrangements, construction, installation, and survey of equipment and systems for marine and offshore assets with installed post-combustion OCCS equipment. The requirements have been developed to address risks to the crew and the environment in the adoption of these technologies on board ships. The ABS requirements also include an optional notation for vessels based on their readiness level to install a future OCCS.

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