Korean Register Receives EU MRV Accreditation from DAkkS

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Wednesday May 10, 2017

The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) today announced that it has gained the accreditation from Germany's Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS) to verify compliance with the European Union's (EU's) Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation.

"The authorisation was successfully gained thanks to our close collaboration with Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM). Working together, we have successfully met the criteria and look forward to providing this service to our customers," said Lee Jeong-kie, Chairman and CEO of KR.

"This latest accreditation clearly demonstrates KR's technical expertise. This together with our extensive survey experience will ensure that we continue to provide fair and prompt services to our clients, helping them to meet the requirements of the increasingly strict environmental regulations around the world."

As Ship & Bunker has reported, the MRV regulation requires shipping companies to submit ship-specific monitoring plans to verifiers for approval by the end of August 2017, with per-voyage monitoring set to start on January 1, 2018.

Highlighting its global network, KR says it is now ready to provide the full range of statutory EU MRV services to shipping companies anywhere in the world, in a quick and cost-effective manner.

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