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NEWS & EVENTS
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e-Certificates: The Next Step in the ABS FutureClass Program
April 02, 2018
ABS Assembles Industry Leaders from Italy and Monaco
March 27, 2018
SHI’s Smart Ship Solution Secures ABS Cyber Approval
March 26, 2018
TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS
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
In-depth discussion of the IMO Hong Kong International Convention and the EU Ship Recycling Regulations.
June 01, 2017
Produced to summarize the regulatory requirements applicable to SOx EGCS, often referred to as scrubbers, and to provide an overview of available technologies, as well as highlight some of the selection, installation and operational issues that need to be considered when selecting EGCS as a means of vessel compliance with current and future exhaust gas emission regulations.