ABS to Lead BlueBARGE Project to Advance Offshore Electrical Power Bunkering
(ATHENS) ABS has joined the BlueBARGE Project, a program funded by the Horizon Europe program and involving 14 partners from 10 European countries to develop a comprehensive solution for offshore electrical power bunkering. ABS is leading the 36-month, €11 million-euro project and will support the consortium in safety, classification and regulatory compliance. To limit local pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, BlueBARGE is developing and testing a new way for ships docked in port to plug into electrical power known as cold ironing. The BlueBARGE model will look at an