RS participates in Marintec China 2023

The RS booth at Marintec China 2023 displayed key areas of the organization’s activity in Asia. In his interview with TASS, Sergey Kulikov, RS Director General, noted the recent considerable increase in the volume of work as well as the expanding RS presence in the Chinese market. Currently, RS has offices in Tianjin and Shanghai.

"Chinese industrial enterprises supply a significant amount of marine equipment which needs to be certified before their delivery to Russia. The certification of such products is among the most in-demand and rapidly growing areas of RS activity in China. At the same time, work related to vessel repairs in Chinese ports continues apace. A number of shipbuilding projects with Russian participation are also being worked on," remarked RS Director General. He spoke of the technological leap that the Chinese maritime industry has made in recent years alongside the prospects of cooperating with Chinese enterprises, emphasizing his company’s readiness to assist in establishing business ties.

Over the course of the exhibition, the RS booth, being the only Russian booth, turned into a meeting point for representatives of domestic and Chinese companies. The heads of leading Russian and Chinese industry enterprises were able to continue their dialogue at the reception organized in celebration of the 110th anniversary of RS.

As part of its activities in the People's Republic of China, RS has attended a number of important industry forums in the past month. Within the framework of the China Marine Economy Expo 2023, which took place from November 23 to 25 in Shenzhen, RS specialists introduced the competences and expertise of the organization to the maritime industry representatives operating in the southern provinces of China. RS services were also widely presented during the Tianjin International Shipping Industry Expo 2023. In addition, RS employees spoke at the 11th National Sea Ice Academic Conference in Harbin.

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Founded in 1913, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) is a world-renowned classification society that operates within all spheres of the maritime industry. The organization’s main objectives are to enhance the safety standards of human life at sea, ensure the safe navigation of ships and the secure transportation of cargoes by sea and inland waterways, as well as to develop standards for environmental protection.

RS reviews technical documentation, surveys ships under construction and in service, issues documents and certificates for vessels, offshore facilities, ship machinery, equipment and devices; conducts measurements of ships and floating facilities; carries out surveys to ensure compliance with international conventions; certifies industrial products and manufacturers, quality management systems, sustainability management and occupational health and safety management systems in compliance with ISO standards. RS surveys general cargo containers, thermal containers, tank containers, platform containers, offshore containers, etc.