Tag: IACS
Global Organisations Walk Out Of Russia
The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) has been withdrawn from the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).
Maersk has made the long-awaited...
IACS Council Withdraws Russian Register’s Membership
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Council has agreed to exclude the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) from the IACS membership, reports...
KR launches latest ‘SeaTrust-HullScan’
KR launches the latest ‘SeaTrust-HullScan’, says an article on Korean Register.
Latest version
The Korean Register (KR) has released the latest version of its structural analysis...
MAIB Issues Safety Warning on Laid Up Cruise Ship Anchor Failures
The UK’s marine accident investigation branch (MAIB) has become concerned at the number of recently reported marine incidents involving cruise ship anchor systems failures...
IACS Publishes Recommendation on Cyber Resilience
IACS has published its Recommendation on Cyber Resilience (No.166).
This will assist owners as they review their Safety Management Systems for compliance with...
Recommendations Issued To Handle Cyber Attack Threats
Cyber attacks have become an expanding and real threat to vessels which have shifted the risk from internal vulnerabilities to external ones. International Association...
IACS Issues Cyber Resilience Guidance
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) published its Recommendation on Cyber Resilience, that applies to all the networks onboard a system that makes...
IACS Address COVID19 Concerns With A Letter To Industry Associations
IACS has received many requests from interested parties seeking guidance on how it will respond to the current and forthcoming challenges posed by...
IACS 2020 Unveils Blue Book and Green Book
IACS has released its Blue Book and an accompanying IACS Green Book.
These publications summarise the technical output of IACS that includes classification...
Germany Accedes To Hong Kong Convention for Safe Ship Recycling
Germany has become the latest country to accede to the IMO's treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling – the Hong Kong Convention,...