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ABS and SDARI sign development agreement to develop new container feeder

ABS and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have signed an agreement to develop a new generation of container feeder vessels.

Marcus Hand, Editor

December 4, 2015

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ABS senior vice president and chief technology officer Howard Fireman and SDARI president Jintao Hu, signed the agreement on 3 December in Shanghai.

“Changing environmental regulations, unpredictable energy prices and volatile freight rates have made it imperative for ship designers to continuously improve the operational and environmental performance of their next generation designs." Fireman said. "ABS is working with industry as designs change and new concepts are introduced."

The objective of the project is to develop the next-generation feeder design with a focus on operational efficiency and flexibility.

“At this crucial moment when China is transforming from shipbuilding nation to a shipbuilding power, the collaboration that we have strengthened with ABS in container carriers positions us to generate new concepts based on market demand and to launch cutting-edge products," said Hu.

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Marcus Hand

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Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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