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American Bureau Of Shipping (ABS)

Nonprofit
Maritime Transportation6,300+ employeesFounded 1862🇺🇸 United States
Headquarters
🇺🇸Spring, Texas (+2)
Industry
Maritime Transportation
Employees
6,300+
Founded
1862
Company type
Nonprofit
Ranking
#12,131,434
Ticker
INGR

Since its founding in 1862, ABS has been committed to setting standards for safety and excellence as one of the world’s leading ship classification organizations. We search for and establish the best solutions for the industries we serve, and are at the forefront of marine and offshore innovation. In a constantly evolving industry, ABS works alongside its partners tackling the most pressing technical, operational and regulatory challenges so the marine and offshore industries can operate safely, securely and responsibly. The surveyors, engineers, researches and regulatory specialists who form the ABS team work in more than 200 offices in 70 countries around the world. With a passion for making the world a safer place, while also delivering practical and innovative solutions, ABS stands ready to assist and advance the marine and offshore industries.

Specialties
MaritimeEnergyOffshoreMaritime Transportation
38 / 38
Active markets
China · Greece · Brazil
1
New markets
Guyana
563
Signals
Last 90 days
-10%
Momentum
vs prior period
Expansion ScoreDeveloping
35 / 100

Global expansion

Live
ChinaGreeceBrazil
Up to 3 markets
Last 90 days
Stages
Exploring9Committing28Expanding1Scaling0
Recent activity
Advancing30d
New90d
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Activity pulse

568 signals in the last 90 days.

Last 90 days
Hiring
84-13%
Hiring
Marketing & PR
484-9%
Advertising
Product & Tech
0
No activity
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Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇧🇷Brazil1st market entered · 2024
Expanding
56 signals
2
🇬🇷Greece2nd market entered · 2024
Committing
63 signals
3
🇨🇳China3rd market entered · 2024
Committing
75 signals
+35more marketsLocked
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Current stageExpandingGrowing a local footprint
Confidence45%Medium
Tracking since2024first signal

Recent signals

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Since its founding in 1862, ABS has been committed to setting standards for safety and excellence as one of the world’s leading ship classification organizations. We search for and establish the best solutions for the industries we serve, and are at the forefront of marine and offshore innovation. In a constantly evolving industry, ABS works alongside its partners tackling the most pressing technical, operational and regulatory challenges so the marine and offshore industries can operate safely, securely and responsibly. The surveyors, engineers, researches and regulatory specialists who form the ABS team work in more than 200 offices in 70 countries around the world. With a passion for making the world a safer place, while also delivering practical and innovative solutions, ABS stands ready to assist and advance the marine and offshore industries.

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