NEW STANDARDS FOR CONTAINER SHIPS--ABS CLASSIFIES FIVE APL NEWBUILDINGS FROM GERMAN SHIPYARDS

Five new containerships of the American President Line are expected to be in service in the Pacific by the end of 1988. This article describes the process involved in the classification of these vessels by the American Bureau of Shipping.

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  • Journal article
• Publication Date: 1988-9

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • Schiff und Hafen
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: No.9
  • ISSN: 0036-603X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containerships; Finite element method; Hatch covers; Seaworthiness; Ship classification; Shipbuilding; Standards; Structural analysis
• Identifier Terms: American Bureau of Shipping
• Old TRIS Terms: Hatch stress
• Subject Areas: Construction; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00656189
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM