Seatrium and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have signed a memorandum of understanding to support innovation, regulatory alignment, and sustainable technology development across the maritime and offshore energy sectors.

The agreement was signed with Seatrium Technology and Innovation, the technology subsidiary of Singapore-based offshore, marine, and energy engineering group Seatrium.

The MOU sets a framework for technical collaboration and knowledge exchange. It will support work on emerging energy solutions, maritime decarbonization, autonomous technologies, harsh-environment applications, and advanced offshore infrastructure.

Matthew Tremblay, Senior Vice President of Global Offshore at ABS, said the agreement places both organizations in a stronger position to work together where innovation and regulation meet. He added that the cooperation is intended to support the safe use of next-generation technologies.

Aziz Merchant, Executive Vice President of Technology and New Product Development at Seatrium, said the company is focused on future-ready offshore, marine, and energy solutions through technology leadership, new product development, and practical innovation. He said the MOU will support technology assessment, regulatory readiness, classification, and verification pathways for emerging solutions.

The agreement follows other recent approval work by ABS in offshore energy. The classification society previously granted approval in principle to Deltamarin and China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for a versatile FPSO hull design. It later issued approval in principle to MISC and China Offshore Engineering & Technology Company for an ammonia FPSO concept.