ABS Reaches an IHM Century with Seaspan
Remote Survey Demand Surges Around 300% as COVID-19 Drives Evolution of Maritime(HOUSTON) ABS has just scheduled its 100[th] Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) Certification for Seaspan Ship Management, 98 percent of which are remote surveys. ABS is on course to ultimately certify more than 100 vessels for Seaspan, the largest containership lessor in the world, part of a huge increase in demand for ABS remote surveys of around 300 percent since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID-19 has provided the maritime industry with unprecedented challenges. But it has also