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IACS publishes 2024 Annual Review, with focus on safety first
Report highlights role of IACS and its members in developing technical rules and guidance to meet new and emerging safety issues facing global shipping
| 31 March 2025 – IACS, the membership organisation for the world’s leading classification societies, has published its 2024 Annual Review, which highlights the central role played by IACS in supporting safety standards in global shipping. In a year that marked the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the SOLAS Convention, safety was at the... |
ClassNK Releases Amendments To Class Rules And Guidance
ClassNK has released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships dated 30 June 2023, says an article published on their website.
Development projectsClassNK is constantly revising its Rules and Guidance in order to reflect the latest results from relevant research and development projects, feedback from damage investigations, requests from industry as well as changes made to relevant international conventions, IACS unified...
https://mfame.guru/classnk-releases-amendments-to-class-rules-and-guidance/
Indian Register of Shipping refutes media reports alleging links to Russian entities
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has noted media reports linking it with Russian shipping entities, the classification society said in a statement dated June 27, 202 ..
The post Indian Register of Shipping refutes media reports alleging links to Russian entities appeared first on Baird Maritime.
IACS adopts new requirements on cyber safety
Recognising that cyber incidents on vessels can have a direct and detrimental impact on life, property, and the environment, IACS has steadily increased its focus on the reliability and functional effectiveness of onboard, safety-critical, computer-based systems.
IACS identified at an early stage that, for ships to be resilient against cyber incidents, all parts of the industry needed to be actively involved, and so convened a Joint Working Group (JWG) on Cyber Systems which helped identify best...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/21/iacs-adopts-new-requirements-on-cyber-safety/
KR’s Senior Surveyor Awarded Prestigious Denny Medal
Korean Register (KR) Senior Surveyor, HA Seungman, has been awarded the prestigious Denny Medal from the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST). The renowned Denny Medal is awarded to the best paper published in the Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology (JMET) and the Journal of Operational Oceanography (JOO).
Ha won the award for his work on the research paper...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/21/krs-senior-surveyor-awarded-prestigious-denny-medal/
IACS Publishes Unified Requirement on Remote Classification Surveys
The significant impact of the COVID19 pandemic on the maritime industry resulted in an increase in the deployment of remote surveys by IACS Members to ensure the maritime industry was able to continue functioning in as smooth and efficient a manner as possible.
Noting many IACS Members introduced remote survey aspects prior to the pandemic, advancements in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) together with the experience and knowledge gained...
IACS revokes membership of Russian ship register
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Council has agreed to exclude the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) from the IACS membership. The post IACS revokes…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/iacs-revokes-membership-of-russian-ship-register/
IACS Council Withdraws Russian Register’s Membership of IACS
IACS Council Withdraws Russian Register’s Membership of IACS
Following the recent, tragic developments in Ukraine and resulting actions taken by governments and other entities worldwide including, in particular, sanctions in the UK where IACS is domiciled, IACS Council has been continuously reviewing the developing sanctions landscape to ensure it complies fully with all legal requirements. As part of that ongoing evaluation, and following the receipt of external legal advice, IACS Council...
Vital Statistics for the 2021 100 Top Women in Shipping
Vital Statistics for the 2021 100 Top Women in Shipping
By Anny Zade
We have not experienced anything like this and never witnessed or heard anything to be as closely followed as the international mega-spread talk, gossip and social media communication, as the aftermath of our third international 100 Top Women in Shipping. It was more than touching to see how women reacted in uploading the results and making presentations individually or in groups in many regions all over Planet Ocean....
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/07/vital-statistics-for-the-2021-100-top-women-in-shipping/