Harvey Energy Tri-Fuel Vessel Shapes Future of Sustainability

The Harvey Energy will become the first ABS-classed dual fuel and battery vessel and the first U.S. flagged OSV equipped with a battery/converter system.

 

 

 

The Future of Offshore Space Support with Space Perspective

 

On this episode of Setting Course, Captain Bryan Dietz, Master of Space Perspective’s MS Voyager, and Tyson Breedlove, ABS Manager of Business Development for Global Offshore, join host John Snyder, Managing Editor of Riviera Maritime Media, to discuss these new space support vessels.

 

Key Points

  • The space industry is experiencing significant growth, with increasing interest in commercial spaceflight and space exploration.
  • Offshore support vessels (OSVs) are being adapted and certified for space support operations, including launch and recovery operations.
  • ABS, as a class society, plays a crucial role in the conversion and certification of OSVs for space support.
  • Modifications to Space Perspective’s vessel include lengthening, propulsion system changes, additional crew accommodations, rewiring and safety enhancements.

Episode Guests:

Bryan Dietz

Master, MS Voyager, Space Perspective

Captain Bryan Dietz is the Master of the world’s first marine spaceport, the MS Voyager, for Space Perspective. He is a native of Long Island, NY, and was born into a saltwater fishing and boating family. He graduated from SUNY Maritime College and has more than a decade of experience in the offshore sector, including ultra deepwater subsea construction.

Tyson Breedlove

Business Development Manager, Global Offshore, ABS

Tyson Breedlove is a Business Development Manager in Global Offshore for ABS and leads the team’s offshore space strategy. Breedlove has worked in the maritime industry for 16 years, the first 12 of which were in the field as a surveyor in South Korea and Singapore.