According to Oh Kong-Gyun, Chairman and CEO of the Korean Register of Shipping (KR), the size of the Asian shipping and shipbuilding industries is such that they should occupy a more prominent and influential position in the international regulatory process than hitherto.rnGenerating a louder voice for Asian shipping had been a central theme of Oh's recent IACS chairmanship and one that he is keen to continue now his tenure at IACS is complete.rnHe was addressing an international forum of senior shipping people who had gathered to participate in SIMS, a Korean Register conference organised with the support of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, the Korea Shipowners' Association, the Korea Shipbuilders' Association and the Korea Marine Equipment Association. Its primary aim was to further the promotion of safety and the protection of the environment through quality shipbuilding.
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