Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$426M
Total assets Above avg plan size
741
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$575,491
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan · Sponsored by American Bureau of Shipping · Texas · Professional & Technical Services

$426M in assets, 741 participants

American Bureau of Shipping's American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan reported $426M in total assets and 741 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #19,699 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Where American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan sits by assets

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $426M for 741 participants (~$575,491/participant), down 5.6% in 2024.

#19,699
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-5.6%
assets change YoY
4.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $25M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$426,438,893 Top 3% higher than 97% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (741 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan reported net income fell from $25M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan reported participants fell from 795 in the plan year 2023 filing to 741 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $452M in the plan year 2023 filing to $426M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 134921556 · American Bureau of Shipping PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan · $426M · 741 · 97th

  • EIN $426M
  • EIN 741
  • EIN 97th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Crh Americas Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #19699

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

American Cast Iron Pipe Company Pension PlanAmerican Cast Iron Pipe Comp…$427MPbf Energy Pension Plan$427MCrh Americas Pension Plan$427MAmerican Bureau of Shipping Pension PlanAmerican Bureau of Shipping …$426MHawaii Laborers' Pension Trust FundHawaii Laborers' Pension Tru…$426M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$452M
Net Assets (End of Year)$426M
Net Income-$25M
Employer EIN134921556
Plan Effective Date1938-10-04
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Bureau of Shipping)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Bureau of Shipping plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$771M 21.547149432406773% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$600M$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $635M $771M ▲ +21.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,081 $635M
2023 2 2,123 $753M
2024 2 2,125 $771M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.426438893 · Participants: 741American Bureau of Shipping Pension PlanAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Crh Americas Pension Plan in GA ($427M); by covered participants it is Ingredion Pension Plan in IL (741 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($426M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (741 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.6% during 2024, from $452M to $426M. Reported net income was -$25M.
How have American Bureau of Shipping plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Bureau of Shipping's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.5%, from $635M to $771M.
Where does American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Crh Americas Pension Plan in GA ($427M, 1,647 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Bureau of Shipping Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ingredion Pension Plan in IL (741 participants, $316M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 134921556.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.