Owners of bulk carriers are faced to difficult choices when specifying new ships, as both classification and international legislature are on the way to adopt new requirements. Who is faster the need for new ships or finally agreed new rules? Bulk carrier owners faced difficult choices when specifying new ships, as both IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) and IMO (International Maritime Organisation) adopted new requirement (see HANSA 8/2003, page 42). Overall, the drive was towards double-hull ships, stronger structures, and the addition of some specific requirements such as permanent means of access to survey internal structure.
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