American Bureau of Shipping is a Classification Society with headquarters in Houston, Texas. ABS was founded in 1862 and today it is one of the "big three" in the industry, together with Lloyd's Register and Det Norske Veritas. A Classification Society is an organisation that establish and apply technical standards in relation to the design, construction and survey of marine related contructions including ships and offshore structures. ... Houston redirects here. ... Official language(s) None. ... The Lloyds Register Group is an independent risk management organisation providing risk assessment and risk mitigation solutions and management systems certification. ... DNV or Det Norske Veritas is a Norwegian company established in 1864. ...
Besides its US headquarter, ABS has regional headquarters in London, Dubai, and Singapore, and a number of smaller offices in about 70 countries. The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Burj al-Arab hotel has become an architectural icon of Dubai. ...
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