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ABS Marks Two-Year Safety Milestone

Practical Considerations for the Transition to 2020 Compliant Fuel

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

ABS Enables Remote Surveys

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ABS Releases Guidance Notes on Smart Function Implementation

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Managed Pressure Drilling: Tomorrow's Drilling Standard is Here Today

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Herbert-ABS Releases HECSTAB Offshore

February 18, 2019

ABS and Industry Collaboration Identifies Key Challenges with Ballast Water Management Systems

February 04, 2019

ABS Grants AIP for Two Dalian Shipbuilding LNG as Fuel Designs

February 01, 2019

ABS Launches New Guide for Liquefied Gas Tank Barges with Remote Control and Monitoring of Essential Systems

January 31, 2019

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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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Asian Tanker Conference

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NAMEPA Houston

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10th Chemical & Product Tanker Conference