Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year to RS colleagues and partners

The year 2023 is now becoming history. It abounded with events that required new solutions, new paths and approaches to work. This year, RS sought not only to retain and multiply expertise in familiar areas, but also to develop competences and expand the scope of services in new fields. Yet, despite the shift in focus, our key goal remained the improvement of safety standards and the sustained advancement of the industry.

The components of dynamic development are the collaboration of all participants in the process, joint contribution to the implementation of advanced projects, promotion of innovative technologies and an open dialogue. We would like to sincerely thank all those who have walked the path of change with us this year and look forward to continuing our cooperation with you. Together we will create and strengthen the foundations of new achievements and a confident way forward.

I extend my cordial congratulations to everyone on the coming New Year! May it bring stability and plentiful opportunities for financial growth, fresh ideas and the energy for their realization. I wish everyone great accomplishments, good health, well-being and prosperity in 2024!

Sergey Kulikov
Director General
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

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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.