Feature: Tailwinds of 2020

Feature: Tailwinds of 2020

Shipping has faced some historically significant challenges this year, we opened the year with IMO2020, the greatest change in fuel regulation in this century and we end the year still trying to come to grips with crew changes in such a time of crisis. How has the...
AI rising in marine and offshore coating inspection

AI rising in marine and offshore coating inspection

Machine Learning has produced results at least equal to human judgement when inspecting coating condition, explains Gu Hai, ABS Director of Technology Assessing the condition of marine and offshore coatings continues to be one of the major tasks to be addressed during...