With the entry into force of the EU MRV (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification) regulation on CO2 emissions looming, shipowners are busy preparing monitoring plans for pre-approval by class societies or other emissions verification bodies.

Despite all the talk of autonomous or semi-autonomous vessels classification society ABS says it is seeing no demand for such ships from owners, and is instead focusing on technological developments for the world's existing fleet.

Cyber-security specialist CrowdStrike will be warning of the dangers the shipping industry faces from at hackers at Nor-Shipping 2017.

The increasing size of containerships, higher container stacks, flexible bridges and increased stack weights have together made the task of securing containers safely an ever-more complex endeavour for operators and crews.

The US shale production has been and will continue to be the “biggest disruptor” to activities for the offshore market, which is going through its “worst” period in history, according to Michael Chia, managing director of Keppel Offshore & Marine ...

Classification society ABS has broken ground on a new global headquarters in Houston.

ABS has become the first class society to be awarded accreditation to carry out assessments for European Union (EU) Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) compliance, from Greece’s National Accreditation Body (ESYD).

The SEA/LNG coalition aimed at accelerating the widespread adoption of LNG as a marine fuel has gained two valuable new partners in ABS and Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) Gas Technology Development, each representing key aspects of the...

ABS has unveiled an expanded version of what it calls the first comprehensive cybersecurity certification and optional notations for marine and offshore assets and facilities at SMM.

ABS has provided an update on its joint development project with partners Arista Shipping, Deltamarin, GTT and Wärtsilä to develop a dry bulk carrier concept that employs LNG and capable of full-range operations.