KR convened a KR Hellenic Committee (KRHC) two-day meeting and technical seminar in Athens, Greece from 24 to 25 October. Every year, KR has been hosting KRHC meetings and technology seminars to share the latest technology trends and discuss major issues with Hellenic regional maritime leaders.

On 13 October, the Korean Register (KR) was admitted into the International Naval Safety Association (INSA), to contribute further towards enhancing the safety of naval vessels and environmental protection.

Safety calculation of cargo loaded onto container ships must be conducted under the rules defined and outlined by classification societies. The software, SeaTrust-LS, which helps to review the adequacy of anchoring devices in accordance with annex 7-2, in Pt7 of Rules and Guidance for the Classification of Steel Ships, has been developed and is being used by customers. However, as the route of a container ship diversifies, it becomes more difficult to calculate the stability of lashing. This is due to the parameters necessary for calculating the load of the cargo, such as heave, roll and pitch reduction factors that are differently defined depending on the marine environment and route of a container ship. Since the KR guideline provides the values of the reduction factors for 13 predefined routes, it is necessary to have discussions surrounding the reduction factor in consultation with KR. This means it takes significant time and effort to calculate the load for various sailing patterns in the case of an unusual course taken by a vessel. Therefore, it was necessary to develop a service of reduction factor for arbitrary routes that customers can efficiently utilize.

As with control of organotin compounds, Resolution MEPC.331(76), which contains the control of cybutryne, was adopted on 17 June 2021 and officially came into force on 1 January 2023.