Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) reminds its partners and clients that the Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships, 2009 (the Hong Kong Convention) will enter into force on June 26, 2025.

As members of the national delegation, representatives of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) took part in the 11th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 11), held at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) between 13 and 17 January 2025.

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has updated list of new documents and amendments of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) and other organizations, that came into force on January 1, 2025, and published at the official RS website.

Representatives of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) took part in the 109th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 109) as members of the Russian delegation. The meetings were held at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London from 2 to 6 December 2024.

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) took part in the meeting of the Working Group on fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) materials held under the aegis of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG).

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) took part in the 116th session of the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15/116) of the Inland Transport Committee of the UNECE. A member of the Russian delegation, Deputy Head of the RS Containers Department Stanislav Rits attended the event held in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

A representative of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS), Senior Principal Surveyor of the International Affairs Department Sergey Legusha took part in the 11th session of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Transport, Trade Logistics and Trade Facilitation. The event was held under the auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS), represented by Sergey Legushа, Senior Principal Surveyor of the International Affairs Department, took part in the 68th session of the Working Party on Inland Water Transport (SC.3/68) of the UNECE. The event was held in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.