One of the ways to meet the increasingly stringent sulfur emissions limits worldwide is to adopt ‘green ship’ designs and technologies like gas-fuel propulsion systems.
That was the message conveyed by ABS Vice President Global Marketing for Energy Project Development Bill Sember at the 42nd annual Gastech Conference and Exhibition. The event, held 24-27 March 2014 in Goyang City, South Korea, was hosted by South Korea national oil company KOGAS, the world’s largest LNG importer.
Sember discussed ABS’ role in classing the first LNG-as-fuel initiative under US flag in a presentation of his paper, “Developing Guidelines and Policies for First US Project with LNG as Fuel,” which was coauthored with ABS Director Global Gas Solutions Roy Bleiberg. The project scope involves building a new fleet of LNG-powered offshore supply vessels for the US Gulf of Mexico. ABS worked with industry and US regulators to develop written regulations, processes and recommended practices that address technical challenges related to this next generation of support vessels.
On Tuesday, 25 March, ABS Vice President of the ABS Korea Energy Technology Center Hoseong Lee presented his topic, “LNG Carrier – Propulsion and Cargo Containment System,” during the Shipping session of the Gastech 2014 Student Program, which ABS sponsored.
Established in 2006, the Gastech Student Program is designed to facilitate potential careers in the gas industry for the next generation. The 2014 program offered 60 university students worldwide the opportunity to network at a large-scale exhibition and exchange ideas with senior-level executives working in the gas sector.
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