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ABS Publishes Industry Leading Metadata Best Practices to Support Marine and Offshore Operations
(HOUSTON) ABS’ latest advisory provides best practices for creating and using metadata for managing digital information to support the growing development and adoption of smart, autonomous, and remote-control functions in the marine and offshore industries. Metadata defines and describes other data and what it relates to, providing context to enable…
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ABS : Insights into Ship Vibration Analysis PDF
As the size, power, and speed of marine vessels increase and vessel optimization improves, vibration-related problems are becoming more frequent. In the ABS publication Insights into Ship Vibration Analysis, we highlight critical vibration issues in modern marine structures and discuss possible mitigation measures. This publication presents the latest developments in…
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ABS : IMO Instruments (III) Sub-Committee held its 8th session remotely – PDF
The IMO Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) Sub-Committee held its 8th session remotely from July 25 to 29, 2022.ABS press – released This Brief provides an overview of the more significant issues discussed at this session, which include developments on remote surveys and audits, harmonized guidance for Port State Control…
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Largest Container Ship in the World Delivered to ABS Class
(HOUSTON) The EVER ALOT, the largest container ship in the world, with just over 24,000 teu capacity, has been delivered to ABS class. The vessel is the latest in a series of nine being built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China to ABS class. The 400-meter megamax-24 type ship will serve…
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Panama gets ready for IMO Audit
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) is getting ready for the Audit Plan of member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) according to AMP’s release. The AMP has carried out an internal pre-audit as a self-assessment process, through which the situational status of the organization was verified for fulfilling obligations…
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Smart Green Shipping announces £5m investment into FastRig wing sail technology
A three-year project backed by the Scottish Government and industry will develop and test fully automated, emission-reduction sail technology that can be retrofitted to merchant ships A collaborative three-year R&D project brings together major industry players including Malin, Drax, Peel Ports, and Lloyd’s Register The wind technology project will deliver…
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Panama starts flag inspections program for ships arriving in US ports from August
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) will start a flag inspections program on August 1st, regarding Panama ships calling at US ports, which are candidates for a Port State Inspection (PSC) by part of the USCG. PANAMA is trying to eliminate substandard ships and has focused on improving efforts to ingress…
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ABS and SHI JDP to Develop Smart Hull Monitoring Software
Boosting SHI Monitoring Platform with Smart Technology and New TLP Design (SEOUL) ABS and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to enhance hull safety with smart ship technology for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) using a hull sensor package that will allow for more…
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Indian Register of Shipping supports Atmanirbhar initiative in Defence manufacturing
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) continues to support ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliance) initiative in Defence manufacturing with certification of Caisson Gate and Intermediate Gate, recently delivered by M/s Hindustan Construction Company to enable the Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier dry dock at Mumbai. These dock gates were built under design approval and…
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Reuters : Russia seeks MEA intervention as India seizes Russian cargo ship
The detention order was issued following a lawsuit filed by Estonian shore service company Bunker Partner OU The Russian embassy in India has revealed that it is aware of the Russian cargo ship impounded at Cochin port in the Indian state of Kerala, reported Reuters. Following a lawsuit filed by…
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