ABS has marked the 60th anniversary of its activities providing classification services to the Brazilian shipping and offshore industries with a dinner in Rio de Janeiro attended by luminaries from the Brazilian maritime community. Speaking at the dinner ABS Chairman and CEO Robert D. Somerville noted the significant expansion of the offshore, shipbuilding and shipowning sectors that is currently taking place in Brazil. “ABS is proud to have been providing support to the offshore industry in Brazil,” he said, noting the many industry innovations that have been developed by the industry in the country. “With Brazilian shipyards resurgent…