Kirsi Tikka to head up ABS Europe Division
ABS Vice President and current Chief Engineer Dr. Kirsi Tikka is transferring to London to assume the role of President and COO of the ABS Europe Division. The division is responsible for
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ABS President and CEO says class shouldn’t be in ship design business
Should classification societies get into the business of ship design? ABS President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher J. Wiernicki thinks not. He says that the move into ship design by some classification
ABS announces sweeping management changes
A sweeping series of management appointments at ABS, effective July 1, will position a new generation of executives that, says, the classification society “will help define the role and scope of class
ABS introduces new standards and notations for drillships and MODU’s
Responding to the increased technical sophistication of drillships and other mobile offshore drilling units and with the greater regulatory oversight of offshore drilling, ABS has developed new classification standards and notations intended
ABS fleet hits new record level
Classification society ABS achieved another record performance in fleet size during 2010, reported Chairman Robert D. Somerville at today’s annual meeting. An eight percent increase in gross tonnage from year-end 2009 resulted
ABS to form software JV with Herbert Engineering Corporation
Classification society ABS and naval architectural firm Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC) have agreed to form a joint venture company, Herbert-ABS Software Solutions, LLC (Herbert-ABS). Herbert-ABS will offer loading and salvage analysis
ABS makes management changes
Classification society ABS has appointed Todd Grove to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He will report to ABS President and COO Christopher J. Wiernicki and be based in the society’s