On February 23rd, Capt. Wei Jiafu, Chairman of COSCO Group met with ABS senior delegation headed by its President and CEO Christopher Wiernicki, the Group news release said.
Capt. Wei congratulated ABS on its 150th anniversary, and recalled with ABS guests the long and steady collaboration between COSCO and ABS. Capt. Wei hoped ABS to continue to support COSCOs fleet building and management. Mr. Wiernicki thanked Capt. Wei and COSCO Groups trust and support to ABS. During the meeting, both parties also shared views on global economy and shipping industry.
This meeting was also attended by Mr. Richard Pride, President and CEO of ABS Greater China Division, Mr. Sun Jiakang, Executive Vice President of COSCO Group, as well as representatives from Transportation and Strategic Planning Divisions of COSCO Group.
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) founded in 1862, is the provider of marine and offshore classification services.
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO), founded in 1961, is China's largest and the world's leading Group specializing in global shipping, modern logistics and ship building and repairing. COSCO owns and operates over 800 modern merchant vessels of total 56 million deadweight tons and an annual carrying capacity of 400 million tons. COSCO's shipping lines cover over 1,600 ports in more than 160 countries and regions worldwide. The Group's fleet size ranks the first in China and the second in the world. COSCO is positioned the first in China and the fifth in the world by container fleet size, and is also the first in the world by dry bulk fleet.