The topics focused on greenhouse gas emissions, ship recycling and other maritime issues
The Tripartite Meeting among Shipbuilders, Shipowners and Classification Societies (abbreviated as Tripartite Meeting) was convened at CCS Headquarters in Beijing on November 18, 2011. The meeting, co-sponsored by China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI), Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (CSNAME) and China Shipowners’ Association (CSA), and organized by China Classification Society (CCS), was attended by over 120 delegates from major international shipping organizations, the shipbuilding associations from China, Japan and Korea, International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), and so on, including such distinguished guests as ICS Chairman Polemis Spyros, INTERNTANKO Chairman Graham Westgarth, BIMCO Marine Committee Chairman Phillip Embiricos, IACS Chairman Pavel Shikhov and CESS Chairman Iwamoto.
The topics on the agenda included the latest IMO requirements, harmonization of IACS Common Structural Rules, greenhouse gas emission, ship recycling, ballast water treatment, piracy, as well as other international maritime issues of common concern in the shipbuilding, shipbuilding and class sectors.
Since 2002, the Tripartite Meeting, coordinated by INTERTANKO, has been held in Asia annually, attended by delegates from INTERTANKO, INTERCARGO, ICS, BIMCO, the shipbuilding associations from China, Japan and Korea, IACS, etc. The meeting location is alternated among China, Japan and Korea.
Source: China Clasification Society
