The two companies will work together on commercialisation of digitalisation, AI, and cybersecurity technologies
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Hanwha Ocean have signed a broad cooperation agreement committing to exploring a range of offshore technologies and sustainability initiatives.
Offshore Technology
The Offshore Technology Collaboration Agreement was signed at energy conference Gastech and will support work on projects such as green technology retrofits, and research into carbon capture, wind assistance, electrification, and energy efficiency.
Safe and sustainable energy
Philippe Levy, president of offshore business for Hanwha Ocean, said: “As part of the same team, ABS and Hanwha Ocean have resources and expertise to accelerate innovation and embed our technology developments within execution and operations.
“This agreement will structure our ambition to propose safe, sustainable, and affordable energy for opportunities ahead.”
Smart ships
“The use of new technologies is driving shipyard production into new and exciting frontiers, using smart features to improve the health, safety and quality processes in shipyards.
Smart ships are incorporating tools such as augmented reality, virtual reality, 3D plan review, simulation and modelling, digital twins and others.”
Technology revolution
“The need to advance safety and quality as part of this technology revolution is where ABS comes in, and we are proud to support Hanwha Ocean in this journey,” said ABS senior vice president and chief technology officer, Patrick Ryan.
Commercialisation of the tech
ABS and Hanwha Ocean will particularly focus on the commercialisation of the technologies they will be exploring, with the South Korean company highlighting an interest in working with its “strategic clients” developing offshore reservoirs with low break-evens and carbon intensity.
Operation of HS4
Hanwha Ocean vice president and head of R&D Institute, Joong Kyoo Kang, added, “ABS has carried out a lot of verification work in the smart yard and smart ship fields. We look forward to working together on exciting projects such as the safe and economic operation of HS4, our own smart ship solution.”
The ABS Guide for Smart Technologies for Shipyards, that introduces the process to recognise shipyards utilising and incorporating smart technologies into their operational processes, can be accessed here.
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ABS Issues Approval to Leading Japanese Companies for LCO2 Carrier Designs
On the other hand ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to leading Japanese companies at Gastech 2024 for two liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier designs with Type-C cargo tanks that do not require performing post-weld-heat-treatment based on the demonstration of an engineering critical assessment (ECA).
The drawings
ABS reviewed the drawings based on class and statutory requirements for the two designs, a 50K cubic meter carrier and a 23K cubic meter carrier, featuring Type-C cylindrical tanks made of carbon manganese steel that stows the liquefied CO2 with low-temperature and low-pressure.
This AIP is the result of extensive cooperation within a joint development project on the detailed design development, considering LCO2 critical characteristics.
Carbon value chain
The project team included Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.; Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha; Mitsui & Co., Ltd.; and Mitsubishi Corporation.
“The safe transportation of CO2 plays a vital role in the carbon value chain, and ABS is proud to use our expertise as the world’s leading classification society for gas carriers to support this sector of the global energy transition,” said John McDonald, ABS President and COO.
ABS is the world’s premier classification society for gas carriers with more than 50 years of experience, and ABS is leading the maritime industry in comprehensive decarbonization and sustainability solutions. Learn more here.
