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Using Smart Technology To Drive More Sustainable Fleets CHALLENGES Smart technology used for health and condition monitoring has significant potential to improve the safety and operational performance of marine assets. ABS worked with Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI Group) qualifying the shipyard’s new technology by issuing a Product Design Assessment (PDA) and a New Technology Qualification (NTQ) for the ‘smart’ functions they designed. SOLUTION Supporting the roll out of HHI Group�...

A senate committee investigating the corporate tax code says microsoft and hewlett-packard used offshore units and tax loopholes to shield billions of dollars of profits. both companies say their strategies are legal. a new chemical analysis finds virtually all tar balls washing up in alabama since hurricane isaac are directly linked to the bp oil spill. the trustee paying claims from ber nad mod doves $17 billion ponzi scheme says so far $2.5 billion has been returned to victims. apparent...

>> it is. this is an industry, the offshore industry in the gulf of mexico, theyve been in business for years, its very sophisticated equipment, very high standards of safety, and they prepare all the time for these types of incidents, but they always hope nothing will happen, because there are so many safety cutouts designed into these offshore units. we were really fortunate that there were vessels of opportunity out there, offshore supply vessels that work in the region all the time and the f...