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Classification Societies and Shipping Registries

Classification Societies and Shipping Registries

-The classification societies are responsible for classifying ships. A ship must be classified
before it can sail for the merchant navy and before it can be insured along with its cargo.

-A classification society is a non-governmental organization that establishes and maintains

technical standards for the construction and operation of ships and offshore structures. The
society will also validate that construction is according to these standards and carry out regular
surveys in service to ensure compliance with the standards.

List of Classification Societies

Name Abbr Date Head office IACS EMSA

Lloyd’s Register of Shipping LR 1760 London x x
Bureau Veritas BV 1828 Paris x x
Registro Italiano Navale RINA 1861 Genoa x x
American Bureau of Shipping ABS 1862 Houston x x
Det Norske Veritas DNV 1864 Oslo x x
Germanischer Lloyd GL 1867 Hamburg x x
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai NKK 1899 Tokyo x x
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping RS 1913 Saint Petersburg x x
Hellenic Register of Shipping HR 1919 Piraeus - x
Polish Register of Shipping PRS 1936 Gdansk - x
Croatian Register of Shipping CRS 1949 Split - -
China Corporation Register of Shipping CR 1951 Taipei - -
China Classification Society CCS 1956 Beijing x x
Korean Register of Shipping KR 1960 Daejeon x x
Turk Loydu TL 1962 Istanbul - -
Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia BKI 1964 Jakarta - -
Registo Internacional Naval RINAVE 1973 Lisbon - x
Indian Register of Shipping IRS 1975 Mumbai x -
International Naval Surveys Bureau INSB 1977 Piraeus - -
Asia Classification Society ACS 1980 Tehran - -
Brazilian Register of Shipping RBNA 1982 Rio de Janeiro - -
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International Register of Shipping IROS 1993 Miami - -

Ships Classification Malaysia SCM 1994 Shah Alam - -
Dromon Bureau of Shipping DBS 2003 - - -
Iranian Classification Society ICS 2007 Tehran - -

Largest Classification Society By tanker

American Bureau of Shipping (USA):

www.eagle.org

Bureau Veritas (FRANCE):

www.bureauveritas.com/wps/wcm/connect/bv_com/Group

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China Classification Society (CHINA):

http://www.ccs.org.cn/en/index.htm

Det Norske Veritas (NORWAY):

http://www.dnv.com

Germanischer Lloyd (GERMANY):

http://www.gl-group.com/en/group/index.php

Hellenic Register of Shipping (HELLAS):

www.hrs.gr

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Croatian Register of Shipping

http://www.crs.hr/introduction.asp

International Register of Shipping:

http://www.intlreg.org

International Shipping Bureau:

http://www.isbship.com/php/contactDetails.php?con_id=5&linkid=7&contact_id
=11

Korean Register of Shipping (KOREAN):

http://www.krs.co.kr/eng/keyservice/TypeApproval/k_TypeApproval_quick.aspx
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Lloyd’s Register (GREAT BRITAIN):

www.lr.org

Marshall Islands Ship and Corporate Registry:

http://www.register-iri.com/

NK – Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (JAPAN):

www.classnk.or.jp/hp/en/index.asp

Panama Canal Registry:

http://www.segumar.com/

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Polish Register (POLAND):

http://www.prs.pl/index.php?newlang=eng

Registro Italiano Navale (ITALY):

http://www.rina.org/en/index.aspx

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

http://www.rs-head.spb.ru/en/index.php

Isle Of Man Ship Registry:

http://www.gov.im/dti/shipregistry

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Turk Loyd Foundation:

http://www.turkloydu.org/turkloydu/home.aspx?lang=en-GB

International Maritine Organization (IMO):

www.imo.org

BIMCO:
http://www.bimco.org

International Labour Organization (ILO):

www.ilo.org/global/lang–en/index.htm

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International Salvage Union (ISU):

www.marine-salvage.com

International Transport Workers Federation (ITF):

www.itfglobal.org/language-selector.cfm

INTERCARGO:
www.intercargo.org

INTERTANKO:
www.intertanko.com

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Caribbean MOU:
www.caribbeanmou.org

Black Sea MOU:

http://www.bsmou.org/default2.htm

Indian Ocean MOU:

www.iomou.org

Latin American Agreement:

www.acuerdolatino.int.ar

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Mediterranean MOU:
www.medmou.org

Paris MOU:
www.parismou.org

Tokyo MOU:
www.tokyo-mou.org

Panama Canal Commission:

www.pancanal.com

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Piraeus Port authority:

www.olp.gr/

Suez Canal:
http://www.rafimar.com/homepage/suez-traffic/daily_traffic.asp

US Coast Guard:
http://www.uscg.mil/default.asp

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