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ABS Assembles Industry Leaders from Italy and Monaco
Cesare d’Amico and Christopher Wiernicki at Italian National Committee Meeting (MONACO) ABS held its annual Italian National Committee meeting this week, bringing together more than 50 maritime industry leaders. The group discussed global challenges facing the maritime industry as well as an evaluation of strategies to meet the IMO’s 2020 Sulfur Cap and a look ahead to
“As a Recognized Organization for Italy, we continue to strengthen our relationships with ship owners in Italy and Monaco. The National Committee is an example of how we work closely together to tackle their pressing technical, operational and regulatory challenges,” said Christopher J. Wiernicki, ABS Chairman, President
This is the first time in more than 60 years that ABS held its Italian National Committee meeting in Monaco, demonstrating the organization’s strong ties with ship owners across both countries.
During the meeting, the committee heard about the industry-leading safety milestone ABS accomplished in 2017, reaching one year without a work-related lost-time incident, which exemplified its global focus on safety and its mission.
ABS also presented its innovative work with industry partners and academia on data and digital technologies designed to improve the delivery of classification services for clients. There was an update on ABS’ groundbreaking work in the cyber security arena and guest speaker François Cadiou, President of BRS Group – Luxembourg, gave an overview of the shipping and shipbuilding market.
“With the fast pace of technological development, it is a powerful advantage to have such depth of experience and knowledge to inform the development of solutions and services,” said Cesare d’Amico, CEO of D’Amico Società di Navigazione SpA, and ABS Italian National Committee Chairman. “The extensive input from industry leaders that the Committee makes possible is a highly valued resource.”
ABS currently has offices in Genoa and stations in La Spezia, Leghorn, Trieste, Naples, Bergamo
