Aiming at further growth and value for its clients, ABS Hellenic has built a reputation as the leading classification society in Greece. The office of ABS in Piraeus has a track record of success for more than three quarters of a century through investments in Greece and Greek talent.
To highlight on the latest developments of ABS the senior executives of the Greek office organised a media event hosted at the Intercontinental Athens Hotel.
Vassilios Kroustallis, ABS Senior Vice President, Global Business Development welcomed the guests and pointed out that ABS works on various projects to develop alternative fuels leading in the field of non-carbon economics.
Mr. Kroustallis said that: “What is clear today is that, if our industry is to meet its sustainability objectives, the engine driving us there cannot be achieved without the contribution of Greek shipping. It will be Greek owners supporting pioneering projects on Greek vessels delivered by world-class Greek talent. Greece is the beating heart of our industry’s green energy transition. ABS is proud to be a key partner to Greek shipping and I believe that together we can forge a new, more sustainable shipping industry”.
Elias Kariambas, ABS Vice President, Regional Business Development Greece focused on the 70-year presence of ABS in the Greek shipping market and described the mission of the different departments in ABS Hellenic i.e. Global Sustainability Centre, Performance & Efficiency, Global Ship systems and Technical Committee.
Stamatis Fradelos, ABS Vice President Global Sustainability explained the aims of decarbonisation towards 2030-40-50.
Pantelis Skinitis, ABS Director Global Sustainability referred to the fuel mix towards 2050 and noted that not a solution fits in all vessels.
Finally, Chris Leontopoulos, ABS President Global Ship Systems Centre presented the future of maritime technology and the EU funded projects from ABS with the aim to develop innovative technical solutions for the smooth operation of the vessel and the maintenance adopting condition based approach in shipping. After the event a buffet dinner was offered at terrace area of the hotel.
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