Norwegian owners’ commitment to maritime safety and life at sea honored by ABS at AMVER Awards ceremony

ABS continued its long-standing assist for the AMVER Awards by sponsoring a ceremony recognizing the contribution of Norwegian homeowners to the distinctive AMVER reporting system that helps search and rescue efforts for misery calls at sea.

The occasion honored 259 vessels from 24 Norwegian shipowners and operators, who have been awarded diplomas for his or her position in sustaining maritime security and in recognition of the homeowners’ dedication to helping in search and rescue actions wherever on the earth.

In the course of the 2025 occasion, the US Coast Guard (USCG) offered a Certificates of Benefit to 2 Norwegian captains, honoring their position in a dramatic rescue of American seafarers in 1980.

“The fundamental premise of AMVER, as a car for mariner to assist mariner with out regard to nationality, continues to at the present time, solely with infinitely higher capability because of advances in computing and communications. The AMVER Awards are at all times a special day for ABS, which is itself a mission-driven group, devoted to security for greater than 160 years. Norwegian shipowners even have an extended and proud file on security. Their management, technological funding, and steadfast dedication to security have helped form a world the place mutual help isn’t just a pleasant concept, however a precept in day by day follow,” mentioned Joshua Divin, ABS Senior Vice President, Marine Enterprise Improvement.

“The AMVER program will depend on the dedication of accountable shipowners around the globe, and Norwegian operators proceed to set the usual for voluntary participation in world maritime security,” mentioned Benjamin Sturdy, USCG AMVER Program Director. “We’re particularly grateful to ABS for his or her longstanding assist of the AMVER Awards, which acknowledge this lifesaving dedication. AMVER and ABS share a typical objective of safeguarding lives at sea, and our partnership strengthens the tradition of security throughout the worldwide transport group.”