Greater China Operating Division

The reorganization has taken effect 15 October. The Divisional Headquarters will be located in Shanghai where ABS already maintains a large engineering, survey and administrative office. Adam Moilanen has been appointed President of the new ABS Greater China Division. The existing China, Hong Kong and Taiwan senior management teams remain in place and will form the nucleus of the new divisional executive team.   

The new division, which has been carved out of the existing ABS Pacific Division, will operate in coordination with the Pacific, Europe and Americas Divisions of the society and with the Nautical Systems fleet management software division.

Spurring the decision to establish the new operating division has been the rapid diversification of China into the gas and offshore sectors, two areas of traditional strength for ABS. An example is that ABS, working in cooperation with the China Classification Society (CCS), was recently named to provide classification and certification services for the Liwan 3-1 gas field in the South China Sea. This project represents China’s largest-ever offshore natural gas discovery and its first deepwater discovery development.