John McDonald

Chief Operating Officer, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

John McDonald is the Chief Operating Officer of ABS. Prior to his current role, he was the SVP of global business development of ABS. McDonald completed his bachelor's education at the Maine Maritime Academy and his master's education at Texas A&M University.

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ABS awards world’s first REMOTE-CON notation for FPSO Liza Unity

The ABS-classed Liza Unity continues to collect industry firsts by receiving the first REMOTE-CON notation for an FPSO from ABS. The REMOTE-CON notation demonstrates the vessel’s alignment with...

ABS releases industry first advisory on methanol bunkering

With the publication of ABS Methanol Bunkering: Technical and Operational Advisory, ABS is expanding its industry-renowned suite of guidance on methanol as a marine fuel. A key component of the...

Record attendance highlights ABS leadership in China

More than 75 chief executives of Chinese shipping and shipbuilding companies attended the annual ABS Greater China National Committee to learn more about the future of maritime technologies, sustainab...

Transformational technologies, sustainability solutions lead ABS Japan National Committee Meeting

Maritime industry pioneers came together at the annual ABS Japan National Committee Meeting to discuss the latest developments in technology, sustainability, regulations, and market trends in the ship...

ABS and AL Group to study ultramax bulker methanol fuel conversion

ABS and Asiatic Lloyd Maritime LLP, a member of the AL Group, have signed a joint development project (JDP) to study the feasibility of converting the fuel system of an ultramax bulk carrier, from con...

ABS Joins Maersk for milestone vessel naming ceremony

ABS joined Maersk and global dignitaries for the official naming ceremony of the first containership ever to sail on green methanol, a Maersk feeder vessel built to ABS Class, the LAURA MAERSK. Ursu...

ABS joins landmark project for dual-fuel ammonia carrier

At Gastech 2023, ABS signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to review an innovative new design from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a dual-fuel, very large ammonia carrier (VLAC) for Eastern...

ABS launches pioneering global electrification centre to support maritime’s net-zero transition

ABS is launching a global ABS Electrification Centre to support maritime decarbonisation projects. Comprised of ABS engineers and technical specialists, the centre will support a range of cutting...

ABS approves innovative emissions reduction technology for ammonia-fuelled ships

ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for its ammonia reductant supply system for selective catalyt...

ABS approves Jiangnan Shipyard’s BrilliancE II Liquefied Gas Containment System for VLEC

ABS has awarded Jiangnan Shipyard approval in principle (AIP) for its BrilliancE II IMO Type B cryogenic liquefied gas containment system for very large ethane carriers (VLEC). The BrilliancE II adva...

ABS awards AIP for Bumi Armada’s design for a floating carbon storage and injection unit

ABS has awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) for Bumi Armada’s pioneering design for a floating carbon storage and injection unit (FCSIU). Bumi Armada’s FCSIU concept is a floating termina...

ABS issues AIP for world’s largest LNG carrier

At Gastech 2023, ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Hudong-Zhonghua (HZ) Shipyard for its new, state-of-the-art liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier design, currently the world’s larges...

Four new methanol-ready vessels to be built to ABS Class for Algoma

Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) has ordered two, methanol-ready, 37,000-DWT, ice-class product tanker vessels to be built to ABS Class. This CAN$127m investment followed an order for two, new, 72,...

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