American Bureau of Shipping's top brass were in Singapore recently and took the opportunity to hold a cocktail reception with some of its local clients.
ABS held the gathering at the Mezza9 party room at Grand Hyatt in Singapore's upscale Scotts Road district.
Speeches were kept to a minimum with Kirsi Tikka, executive vice-president of global marine, giving a short brief on market trends and developments.
The US classification society also took the opportunity to introduce John McDonald, its new Pacific division president, to the local maritime community.
Companies in attendance included MOL, Epic Gas, CMB, IMC, DHT Ship Management, Bocimar and Keppel Corp.
