Tag: Korean Register

The world's first green-ship equipment certification centre opened for business in Gunsan, Jeonbuk, Korea. The Korean Register is a founding partner in this ground-breaking project

Korean Register has been fully authorized by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in the Sultanate of Oman to deliver "statutory services" on behalf of the Oman government

Korean Register (KR), an IACS member classification society, has released the world's first mobile app containing all up-to-date IMO conventions

Korean Register and Busan Port to cooperate on environmental initiatives

Korean Register to Build Worlds First Green-Ship Equipment Certification Centre

Korean Register elects a new Chairman & CEO

Korean Register of Shipping Goes Mobile

Korean Register of Shipping Opens New Education and Training Center in Busan

KR commits to education and training

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and the Korean Register of Shipping (KR), - both IACS members - signed an Agreement enabling both societies to work more closely together.Recognising that a closer cooperation will allow both organisations to deliver enhanced services to the maritime industry, the Agreement was formally agreed by Dr Oh Kong-gyun, Chairman and CEO of KR and Mikhail G. Ayvazov, CEO of RS. The core principles of the new agreement are:To cooperate on the recruitment and training of technical staff and surveyors and to capitalise on the strengths of each other's global survey networkTo jointly explore ways of assisting ship-operators and ship-owners seeking to make use of polar routesTo combine KR's strength in CSR for bulk carriers and tankers with RS's strength in ice class ships in order to contribute effectively to the harmonised CSR activities which are ongoing within IACSTo work together and to take a leading role in all classification mattersTo stage a series of technical seminars on a joint basisTo share knowledge and expertise through visits, secondments and other channels.On signing the agreement, Dr Oh said: "The shipping and shipbuilding sectors continue to expand both in Korea and in Russia and we see several ...