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October 2018

KR Inside KR upgrades container securing strength assessment software - SeaTrust-LS

KR Inside

KR strengthens ties with ROK Navy

On 17 Sep, a delegation from the Republic of
Korea Navy (ROKN) led by Chief of Naval
Operations Admiral Sim Seung-seob visited to
KR to discuss the future cooperation between
the two organisati...Read more
KR Inside

KR signs MOU with Korea Gas Safety Corporation

On 20 September, KR signed an MOU with the
Korea Gas Safety Corporation to enhance mutual
cooperation. With this MOU, the two companies
agree to work together on test and certification
for Safety equipme...Read more
KR R&D Trends

Development of Guidelines for Autonomous Ships

The regulatory work for the introduction of
MASS (Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships) was
discussed in MSC 98/23, MSC 98/20/2 and MSC
98/20/13. At the 98th MSC meeting held in June
2017, MASS was ado...Read more
Technical News

Early implementation of the requirement for low sulphur fuel oil (0.5%) for vessels in Yangtze River Delta ECA (from 1st Oct. 2018)

According to the Chinese ECA implementation
regulations for the Pearl river delta, Yangtze river
delta and Bohai gulf areas, all ships in these
ECA’s must use compliant fuel where the sulphur
content of the fue...Read more