Transas, one of the world’s leading providers of integrated navigation solutions, received ECDIS type-approval from the Korean Registry (Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute), making Transas one of a few companies holding an ECDIS certificate...
The shipping and shipbuilding sectors are expected to face another challenging year in 2015, with tonnage oversupply continuing and newbuilding prices staying low, according to B.S. Park, chairman and ceo of Korean Register (KR).
A 53-year old civilian diver has been found dead in the submerged hull of Korean ferry Sewol, bringing the confirmed death toll to 263 with 39 still missing.
Korean Register (KR) – an IACS member classification society – announces the release of the world’s first mobile app containing all up-to-date IMO conventions. This brand new facility is based on KR’s award winning KR-CON software which is an...
Russia’s Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Register (KR) for technical co-peration on icebreakers and LNG.
The Isle of Man Ship Registry has just completed a pilot project with the Korean Register (KR) as a first step towards full recognition of the Korean classification society. The move could mean more Korean owned and classed vessels coming onto the...
Marcus Hand visits Seoul and Busan in South Korea and finds that while North Korea’s sabre rattling may have dominated the headlines in the news media, for the shipping and maritime executives the concerns of the global industry in these tough...
On 21 February in Busan, Korea, the Korean Register of Shipping formally opened a newly built education and training center dedicated to international shipping and shipbuilding professionals. The four storey, 5,500 square meter facility houses 13...