United States, Jan. 22 -- ABS and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have completed a landmark joint development project (JDP) associated with HHI's Integrated Smart-ship Solution.
ABS has verified the smart functions of HHI's Integrated Smart-ship Solution, issuing the first Product Design Assessment (PDA) for its data infra-structure.
ABS also issued the first ever New Technologies Qualification for the Operational Performance Management (OPM) functions. This addresses the route optimization, performance monitoring and reporting capabilities of HHI's system. This will enable vessels using HHI's system to be provided with the SMART (INF) notation and SMART(OPM) record comment.
Seven ABS-classed vessels - one FSRU, three VLECs and three Tank...