photo: TALLINK SILJA
( The keel laying of Tallink Megastar in Meyer Turku shipyard)“ In Finland, the situation with regards to cruise ships is very good, but offshore is not enjoying favorable winds just yet,” Niklas Rönnberg from Lloyd’ s Register says.
Maritime industry is dealing with new, more environmental technologies and fuels – and classification societies need to keep up with the times. Similarly, the classifiers keep a keen eye on the shipyards’ capacity: if there are many vessels under way, this promises work for the classification societies.
Niklas Rönnberg from Lloyd’ s Register comments that maritime is facing dire straits in many countries, with e. g. China and South Korea having to slow down.
“ In Finland, the situation with regards to cruise ships is very good, but offshore is not enjoying favorable winds just yet,” Rönnberg comments.
“ Globally one can say that shipyards are facing challenges and this is naturally
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The classification game is changing.
reflected in the classification societies’ business.” Rönnberg is of the opinion that the current lackluster situation will continue for 3 – 4 more years.
CHINA GOES SOLO
Also, the classification game is changing, with, for instance, China Classification
Society( CCS) introducing its own standards for cruise ships that will be formally adopted for use in January 2017.
CCS is launching its own standards, hoping to bring more transparency in the design technology of cruise ships and more diversified designs apart from the Western style dominating the market. With China
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