Rob Langford

VP Global Offshore Wind, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

Rob Langford is the VP Global Offshore Wind of ABS. Prior to his current role, he was a freelancer of Consultant to the Offshore Energy Sector. Langford completed his education at the Anglia Ruskin University.

News mentions

ABS approves Encomara's squid for offshore wind

ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Encomara for its Squid™ system, a novel approach that adapts proven disconnectable mooring technology to support floating offshore wind developments....

ABS approves SHI's HyfloWind Float for offshore projects

ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its innovative HyfloWind Float, a novel hybrid floating offshore wind structure designed to enhance production efficiency a...

ABS Partners with FLOWRA for floating offshore wind

ABS and the Floating Offshore Wind Power Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) of Japan signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and explore new technologies to support the floating offs...

Hanwha Ocean's WindHive turbine gets ABS approval

ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Hanwha Ocean for its new design of a semisubmersible-type floating offshore wind turbine. The design, named WindHive 15-H3, supports 15-megawatt (MW) turbine...

ABS approves Seatrium's floating wind design

ABS awarded approval in principle to Seatrium Marine & Deepwater Technology for its new design of a floating wind semi-submersible (FWSS) floating column foundation for 15MW wind turbines. Seatri...

ABS greenlights ECO TLP's offshore wind platform design

ABS approved the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) documents for a deep water floating offshore wind platform design from ECO TLP, Inc. and MOCEAN-Offshore BV. The unique design supports the larges...

Aikido's floating wind tech approved by ABS

ABS has stated the maturity of Aikido’s innovative floating wind platform design, the latest stage in new technology qualification. As part of the process, ABS witnessed a successful upending d...

Offshore wind growth: ABS and Akselos partnership

ABS and Akselos have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance engineering and certification processes for floating offshore wind projects. The companies signed a Memorandum of...

ABS supports CLS Wind with AIP for offshore wind technology

ABS awarded approval in principle (AIP) to CLS Wind for its innovative wind turbine assembly system. The patented elevator-style assembly system promises easier, safer and faster wind turbine an...

ABS and FibreMax collaborate for offshore wind innovations

ABS and FibreMax signed a pioneering agreement to collaborate on stiffness-driven mooring tendons for the offshore wind market. The collaboration, which is principally focused on floating offshor...

ABS-classed ECO EDISON, a first U.S. offshore wind farm service vessel

The first U.S.-flagged Jones Act offshore wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) was christened and launched in a ceremony at the Port of New Orleans. The ABS-classed ECO Edison was engin...

Edison Chouest feeder fleet for U.S. offshore wind market to be built to ABS class

A new feeder fleet of two tugs and two barges dedicated to serving a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) from Maersk Supply Service (MSS) has been ordered by Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to ABS C...