Lloyd's List - Classification

Commentary

The hard sell
Safety is not negotiable in the battle for class dominance
Top class
Industry jostles for position as DNV and Germanischer Lloyd tie-up sets a new agenda
Industry must take a stake in the future of regulation
Improving the quality of regulations requires more engagement and co-operation from all stakeholders
Stand and deliver
Tasneef has lofty ambitions, but it must prove itself in a tough and competitive segment
Germanischer Norske
The two merged class societies must keep the home fires burning too
Euro veritas
Do class societies that combine consultancy and safety work present a conflict of interest?
Flagging statistics
For those who like facts and figures, it is important to get them right
Safety first
Strong-arming class societies out of doing business with Iran will not seem like such a good idea if an NITC tanker creates a major spill
Doing the right thing
The Prestige casualty and lessons learnt from it should be long remembered
Who classes Iran?
Bureau Veritas withdrawal leaves shipping dangerously exposed
Constructive dialogue
Almost certainly, the top echelons of shipping are referring to Brussels when they speak about the need to be heard
Safety is not a political tool
Lloyd’s Register pulls out of Iran, but not without a well-timed parting shot
Owners need assurances that new equipment will be reliable
Shipowners need assurance that equipment will be reliable. Step forward, class societies and insurers
Scerni falls on his sword
Costa Concordia casualty claims its first scalp
Is shipping’s glass half full or half empty?
Prospects for shipping and the economy are tied to the environment and wider social change