ABS Elects New Council and Committee Members

(New York, NY) At the Annual Meeting of Members of ABS in New York earlier this week, the following Member was elected to a three-year term on the ABS Council:

• Graham Westgarth, Teekay Marine Services

Following the Annual Meeting, the ABS Council met and elected to a one-year term as a Member of the ABS Classification Committee:

• Melvyn J. Dennett, Admanthos Shipping Agency, Inc.

Elected to five-year terms as ABS Members by the Council were:

• Christopher Bollinger, Executive Vice President of New Construction, Bollinger Shipyards, Inc
• Jim Bradford, General Manager – Operations, Gulf Offshore N.S. Ltd
• Dr. William J. Brennan, President, Maine Maritime Academy
• Weon-Gil Choe, President & CEO, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd
• Jim Colman, AVP, Marine Operations, Sea Star Line, LLC
• Martin Dempsey, Hull Manager, Travelers
• Dr. Do Van Khanh, President & CEO, Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Services JSC
• Mark Eitzen, Vice President and General Manager, Gunderson Marine LLC
• David W. Foster, President, American Steamship Company
• Costas M. Fostiropoulos, Chairman, Almi Tankers S.A.
• Wim Janse, President, SBM Monaco
• Bjorn Kjerfve, Ph.D., President, World Maritime University
• Gregers Kudsk, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Maersk Drilling
• Dr. Dirk Lassen, Managing Director, Chemikalien Seetransport GmbH
• Ian J. Lennard, President, National Cargo Bureau
• Jim Miller, President & CEO, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc.
• Mrs. Molly Mok, Chairman, Evergreen Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd
• Leif Kristian Nielsen, Executive Vice President, A.P. Moller Singapore
• Byung-Wook Oh, President & CEO, Hyundai Heavy Industries
• Allister Paterson, President & CEO, Seaway Marine Transport
• Dimitrios Patrikios, General Manager, Springfield Shipping Co., S.A.
• Leonidas S. Polemis, Manager, Remi Maritime Corp.
• Gerard H. Potier, Director, B & H Shipping Group
• Capt. Yodchai Ratanachiwakorn, Operations Director, Thoresen & Co., (Bangkok) Ltd.
• Bob Rietveldt, Managing Director, Ulstein Sea of Solutions
• I.S. Roh, President & CEO, Samsung Heavy Industries
• Dalton Marcio Schmitt, Managing Director, Astromaritima Navegacao S.A.
• William Scott, Manager, Engineering & Technical Services, Tidewater Inc.
• Peter S. Shaerf, Managing Director, AMA Capital Partners
• Josh M. Shapiro, Operations & Strategic Training, Liberty Maritime Corporation
• Suhartoko, Senior Vice President – Shipping, PT. Pertamina Shipping
• Widihardja Tanudjaja, President Director, PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk.
• Geoffrey H. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Drydocks World

“Classification is the principal self regulating mechanism for the marine and offshore industries,” said ABS Chairman and CEO Robert D. Somerville. “ABS’ strength is drawn from its Membership and from the Members of its many regional, national and technical committees all of whom contribute enormously to the process of developing practical, impartial and authoritative standards that promote the safety of life, property and the environment.”

Founded in 1862, ABS is a leading international classification society devoted to promoting the security of life, property and the marine environment through the development and verification of standards for the design, construction and operational maintenance of marine-related facilities.

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