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Korean Register chairman B S Park passes awayKorean Register chairman B S Park passes away

Korean Register (KR) chairman and ceo B S Park has passed away following a short illness.

Marcus Hand, Editor

October 10, 2016

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KR said it was “deeply sad” to announce the death of Park, 63. Park was appointed at chairman and ceo of the classification society in December 2014 and KR said that in time he made a “significant impact”.

Paying tribute to Park it said: “In particular he will be remembered both as a moderniser and as a someone who cared deeply for the people he worked with.

“In his relatively short time with KR, Dr Park had travelled extensively and was well liked and respected across the industry.”

Park graduated from Korea Maritime and Ocean University in 1976 and joined Pan Ocean Shipping where he worked in a number of capacities until 2001. In that year he was appointed ceo of Welson Korea Insurance Brokers before becoming coo of Korea P&I Club in 2006.

He leaves behind his wife and two grown up children.

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Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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