International Conference Unanimous That Arctic Code is Needed
The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) recently hosted a St. Petersburg international conference 'Arctic Shipping and Offshore Activities: Responding to Safety and Environmental Challenges' . The conference was attended by key figures with interests in Arctic develoment, including the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Mr Koji Sekimizu. The international maritime community is focusing on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as a measure to reduce the costs as well as time of cargo transportation, the latter resulting in reduction of CO2 emissions.
RS Passes Cyprus MA Audit
The audit, which took place on October 8-10, 2013, confirmed the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) recognition by the Maritime Administration of Cyprus. Summarizing the audit results, Michalis Michaelides, a representative of the Maritime Administration of Cyprus, announced there were no non-conforminies detected in the activity of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. “The objective of the audit was to achieve a better level of mutual understanding when working together and we succeeded with that.
RS Reaches Several Agreements at Neva
During the maritime Neva exhibition, taking place this week in St Petersburg, Russia, a number of agreements were signed promoting use of advanced IT solutions and enhancement of professional training within the maritime industry. Admiral S. O. Makarov State University of Sea and River Fleet, classification society Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS), Petrobalt Design Office and the Dutch company Numeriek Centrum Groningen (NCG) signed a quadripartite agreement on the establishment of NUPAS-CADMATIC Training and Innovation Center. The center will work at the Makarov University. It will be part of a principally new training structure…
