Korean Register (KR)

Korean Register releases updated solution for latest IMO regulations

Korean Register (KR) has released the latest updated version of KR-CON (v.21), a comprehensive digital database of almost all the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) instruments.

In the 21st version of KR-CON, the user interface (UI) design of the mobile application and the icon design of the KR-CON website have changed to improve customers’ understanding of the functions in the program.

The new KR-CON includes the contents of the 32nd Assembly of the IMO held in 2021 and 2022, as well as...

https://container-news.com/korean-register-releases-updated-solution-for-latest-imo-regulations/

Korean Register, Microsoft sign digital transformation agreement

Korean Register (KR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft Korea on 28 March to collaborate on digital transformation and enhance their technological capabilities, with the aim of leading the digital transformation of the shipbuilding and maritime industry.

Through this partnership, a joint working group between the two companies will be established to collaborate on digital transformation projects, which will focus on Cloud Conversion technology, artificial intelligence (AI)...

https://container-news.com/korean-register-microsoft-sign-digital-transformation-agreement/

Lee Hyungchul retains his position at Korean Register

The current chairman and CEO of Korean Register (KR), Lee Hyungchul extends his tenure for three additional years.

Lee Hyungchul was elected as the company’s twenty-fifth chairman and CEO at the extraordinary meeting of KR’s general assembly on 22 December 2022.

Over his thirty years with KR, Lee has held many senior roles, leading key departments of KR including statutory service team, London branch office, overseas business development team and Seoul branch office.

He had also served in the...

https://container-news.com/lee-hyungchul-retains-his-position-at-korean-register/

KR, KLCSM and SHI sign agreement on autonomous navigation systems

The Korean Register (KR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with KLCSM and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to research and approve the application of autonomous navigation systems for medium to large vessels.

The agreement will accelerate the commercialisation and international competitiveness of domestic autonomous ship equipment and technology, establishing a truly autonomous ship-based operating system.

According to the MOU, SHI’s autonomous navigation system, known as Samsung...

https://container-news.com/kr-klcsm-and-shi-sign-agreement-on-autonomous-navigation-systems/

Strategic partnership between Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore and Korean Register focused on floating offshore wind

The signing ceremony took place at the headquarters of KR and was attended by representatives from both companies.

Busan, Republic of Korea, 4 April 2022 – Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV M&O) and Korean Register (KR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at cooperation and relations to enhance competences and capacity by sharing of technologies, information and experiences in the field of floating offshore wind farms in the East Sea of Republic of Korea. 

The MoU will see...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/04/strategic-partnership-between-bureau-veritas-marine-offshore-and-korean-register-focused-on-floating-offshore-wind/

KR enhances Quality Management System (ISO 9001) certification services in Europe

KR enhances Quality Management System (ISO 9001) certification services in Europe

Image shows: Representatives from ESYD presenting KR Hellas with the certificate of accreditation confirming KR Hellas as an ISO 9001 certification body.

KR Hellas, a subsidiary of the Korean Register (KR) has been accredited as a quality management system (ISO 9001) certification body, by the Greek National Accreditation Body (ESYD).

ISO 9001 is an international standard that stipulates the requirements of a quality...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/14/kr-enhances-quality-management-system-iso-9001-certification-services-in-europe/

Korean Register publishes guidance for container transportation by bulk carriers

The Korean Register (KR) has published guidance outlining the necessary technical measures to safely load and carry containers on bulk cargo ships.

The recent unprecedented boom in the maritime transport market has led shipping companies to demand load and transport containers on bulk cargo ships as a way to resolve the problem of shortage in boxships.

Bulk cargo ships are used for the transport of unpacked cargo such as grain or ore, and are usually not designed appropriately for carrying...

https://container-news.com/korean-register-publishes-guidance-for-container-transportation-by-bulk-carriers/

Korean partners to build end-to-end green ammonia supply chain

South Korean flagship carrier HMM signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with five compatriot companies to develop a green ammonia supply line from manufacturing through to maritime use.

Signatories from LOTTE Fine Chemical, Lotte Global Logistics, POSCO, Korean Register (KR), and Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) put their names to the MoU to find a workable solution to produce green ammonia, store the fuel, transport it and bunker the fuel as a zero-carbon alternative to...

https://container-news.com/korean-partners-to-build-end-to-end-green-ammonia-supply-chain/

Korean Register celebrates its 60th anniversary

Hyung-chul Lee, Chairman and CEO Korean Register

Korean Register celebrates its 60th anniversary

The Korean Register (KR), an IACS member classification society celebrates its 60th anniversary on 20 June 2020.

To mark the occasion KR has held a commemorative ceremony at the organization’s headquarters in Busan, Korea. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the large planned celebration event was replaced with significant donations given to six schools in the local community, two maritime...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/06/19/korean-register-celebrates-its-60th-anniversary/

Stellar Daisy – publication of the casualty investigation report by the Republic of the Marshall Islands

The ill-fated “Stellar Daisy”

21 April 2019 – Korean Register’s response to the Republic of the Marshall Islands’ report on the loss of Stellar Daisy

Korean Register (KR), its Chairman, management and entire staff would like to offer their sincere sympathies to the families and loved ones of the seafarers who tragically lost their lives due to the sinking of Stellar Daisy. KR reaffirms its commitment to investigating the causes of the sinking, sharing its knowledge and implementing any changes...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/21/stellar-daisy-publication-of-the-casualty-investigation-report-by-the-republic-of-the-marshall-islands/

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