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Activities 2014
Download PDFJuly 2014 Activities Contents
- Responding to the Challenges of Change
- ABS Delivers Strong Performance
- ABS Awarded PETRONAS FLNG2 Project
- EBDG Awarded AIP for LNG Bunker Barge
- Innovative LNG Carriers Receive ABS Class
- Study Outlines LNG Bunkering Regulations
- ABS to Class Newbuild OCVs
- Real-time Monitoring for Ship Safety
- Industry Leaders Named to ABS Governance
- Addressing Marine Fuels and Alternatives
March 2014 Activities Contents
- Investing in the Future
- ABS Establishes Energy Corridor Office
- OHSAS Recognizes ABS Safety Culture
- ABS Names Chief Scientist for CFD
- JACK ST. MALO FPU Moves Toward First Oil
- Critical Role for Well Containment
- ABS Advises on Northern Sea Route
- Americas Division Organizes for Success
- ABS Builds Synergy in Performance Management
- Extending FPSO Life Offshore Brazil
Activities 2013
October 2013 Activities Contents
- Service Delivers Best-in-Class Value
- James Watson Joins ABS
- ABS Exceeds 200 Million Gross Tons
- World’s Largest Containership Enters Service
- ABS Forms Global Gas Solutions Team
- ABS Endorses Horizon Lines LNG Conversions
- Swire Pacific Offshore Earns MLC Certification
- ABS Classes New Seajacks Jackup
- New Portal Improves Functionality
- ABS Releases Energy Efficiency Advisory
May 2013 Activities Contents
- Wiernicki takes the helm at ABS
- ABS continues success, charts path for future
- Fair winds and following seas
- Environmental solutions to meet growing regulatory demands
- ABS forms Operational & Environmental Performance Team
- ABS announces significant investments in Singapore
- ABS releases Exhaust Gas Scrubber Advisory
- AIP granted for small LNG carrier innovative design
- Japan authorizes ABS as Recognized Organization
- ABS relocates Europe maritime operations
Activities 2012
December 2012 Activities Contents
- Global Safety Day increases focus on safe operations
- Energy Technology Center opens in Korea
- ABS, CSBC partner for technology development
- ABS signs MOUs to further technology development
- ABS, CSSC agreement to enhance industry offerings
- Software joint venture brings new capabilities to ABS
- Nautical Systems releases Energy & Environmental Manager
- Nautical Sytems partners with ESRG to strengthen service offerings
- Leading scholars discuss marine research
- ABS releases Systems Verification Guide
June 2012 Activities Contents
- Chairman Robert D. Somerville discusses ABS reaching another fleet size milestone
- President & CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki discusses ABS investing in the Class of the Future
- ABS announces key management changes
- ABS Group positioned to build on success
- ABS continues safety improvements
- ABS classes first US-flagged dual fuel OSVs
- Chinese-built LNG carriers: Just the beginning
- Offshore operators seek ISQM notation
- ABS establishes new technology center in Korea
- ABS Nautical Systems offers software tools to assist with IMO mandate for SEEMP
Activities 2011
October 2011 Activities Contents
- President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki discusses balancing safety and innovation
- ABS Nautical Systems releases next generation version of NS5 software suite
- Maran Tankers collaborates with ABS on Company and Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plans
- ABS opens Maritime Modeling Center
- Highly integrated control systems call for software verification
- Energy Efficiency Design Index: When do shipowners adopt?
- Floating LNG terminal training highlights structural analysis
- ABS offers support to the future generations of maritime professionals
May 2011 Activities Contents
- Christopher J. Wiernicki Becomes CEO
- ABS to Class Largest Containerships
- ABS Wins Class Society Award at ShipTek
- ABS & DSME: Sloshing Analysis for FLNG
- ABS & LR Release Common Software for IACS Common Structural Rules
- ABS Authorized by USCG to Issue COF for OSVs Handling Noxious Liquid Substances
- Software Optimizes Marine Management Systems
- Promising CFD Technology
- Challenges of Produced Water in the Arctic
- Guide and Guidance Notes on Containerships Now Available
Activities 2010
December 2010 Activities Contents
- ABS Chairman and CEO Robert D. Sommerville discusses the future of ship design
- ABS Teams with China Classification Society on First Deepwater Development in the South China Sea
- ABS Becomes a Recognized Organization for the Republic of Kazakhstan
- ABS Classes Seaspan Tugs
- ABS Looks to Safety for Dynamic Positioning Systems
- Joint Project Examines Hull Integrity Under Ice Loads
August 2010 Activities Contents
- Deepwater Horizon Likely Regulatory Game Changer
- Free Casualty Response Services for Newbuildings
- Pre-Survey Checklists Now Available for Nautical Systems' Clients
- Two Years to Prepare for New North American ECA
- IMO Goal-based Ship Construction Standards Move Closer
- Corrosion Prevention for Cargo Oil Tanks
- Are Fuel Cells Viable for Marine Propulsion?
- Volatile Organic Compound Management Plan Now Required
- Robust Seminar Program Tackles Industry Issues
- Revised MARPOL Annex VI Enters Into Force 1 July 2010
May 2010 Activities Contents
- Tailoring Risk-Based Survey Programs to the Navy
- Pilot Program for Extended Survey Periods
- Joint Studies for Environmental Efficiency Design
- Guide for Obtaining Environmental Notations Demonstrates Green Credentials
- Clarifying MSC 85's Amendments to the ISM Code
- Joint Research Program on Aging Ships' Structural Safety
- ABS Establishes Arctic Technical Committee
- ABS Issues Notation for Specialized Wind Turbine Installation Units
- New Criteria for Floating Liquefied Gas Terminals
- Increased Cold Weather Transit Drives Revisions to Low Temp Guide