Korean Register Opens Green-ship Certification Center
The Korean Register informs it has formally opened the Green-ship Equipment Test Certification Center in Gunsan, Jeonbuk, Korea.
This large-scale facility will be operated by KR and has been built with the full support of Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the governments of Gunsan City and Jeolla-buk province.
In recent years, KR, an IACS member classification society, has been developing eco-friendly technologies through collaboration on a range of R&D activities with marine equipment manufacturers. The creation of this new international-level facility enables KR to carry out testing and evaluation beyond its routine R&D work and establishes a firm base from which to lead the international standardization of eco-friendly vessels. It also allows KR to respond to IMO’s greenhouse emission reduction and maritime pollution regulations.
The new center will assist the R&D departments of marine equipment manufacturers and help them commercialize their activities. The center is expected to operate as an international green-ship hub by introducing a certification system for green-ship technologies.
The center will develop, test and evaluate core green-ship equipment and technical services offered include test, evaluation and analysis of diesel engines; precision measurement and analysis of combustion and emissions; quality evaluation and analysis of fuel usage; evaluation and analysis of material corrosion and anticorrosion; evaluation and analysis of thermal control and fluid application systems; and evaluation and analysis of hybrid power systems.
Commenting on the opening of the new facility, Dr. B. S. Park, Chairman & CEO of KR said, “This center was created to provide our clients with holistic services covering technical consulting, engineering and certification. We are delighted to be the world’s first center to offer a one-stop service for testing and certifying green-ship components and machinery in a single location. Our center is equipped with the required high-quality facilities and technology for test, evaluation and certification. As a rule provider, KR not only delivers accurate technical services but also assists clients to achieve economic efficiency. This is a further example of KR operating beyond compliance and I am confident that this new facility will help our clients enhance their technical quality which will, in turn, have a positive effect on the shipping industry as a whole.”
