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Published Aug 1, 2022 10:17 AM by The Maritime Executive

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 ports between Asia and Europe.

“We are proud to support the design, construction and successful delivery of such a remarkable vessel through the challenges of the pandemic. As the leading class in containerships, we have a record of supporting industry firsts and this milestone is the latest we are proud to add to that list,” said John McDonald, ABS Executive Vice President and COO.

ABS provides support and solutions geared towards containerships, from fire-fighting and lashing to decarbonization and sustainable solutions.

The products and services herein described in this press release are not endorsed by The Maritime Executive.

Published Aug 1, 2022 5:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Carbon capture aboard ships continues to draw attention with French class society Bureau Veritas reporting it is working with one of Hong Kong’s largest shipowners, Wah Kwong, and Shanghai Qiyao Environmental Technology Co., a subsidiary of Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute, to study the feasibility of the technology. Once thought possibly best suited to shore-based large industrial locations, carbon capture is drawing increasing attention as a tool to meet the emerging carbon intensity rules for existing ships.  Carbon capture...

Published Aug 1, 2022 4:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

While the commissioning of individual offshore wind farms is happening with increasing regularity, the new Kaskasi offshore wind project being developed by Germany’s RWE has the distinction of being the first wind farm to use recycle blades developed by Siemens Gamesa. The installation of the first blades was recently completed at the North Sea wind farm and the first turbines have begun to generate electricity. Wind turbine blades are made up of a combination of materials embedded in resin to...

Published Aug 1, 2022 3:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Friday, a product tanker spilled fuel oil over the side during a bunkering operation with a fuel barge near Kenner, Louisiana, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.  The tanker Hafnia Rhine was anchored at Mississippi River mile marker 115, a busy anchorage and barge fleeting area. At about 1800 hours, Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received notice that the tanker had discharged oil during a fueling operation. The command center dispatched a pollution response team to investigate.  The responders...

Published Aug 1, 2022 3:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United States continues its efforts to target shipping companies and ships involved in the Iranian petrochemical and oil trade today targeting companies in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore as well as brokers involved in the trade. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reported it was taking actions against companies used by Iran to facilitate the sale of tens of millions of dollars worth of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products from Iran to East...

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