The Polish classification society Polski Rejestr Statków (PRS) has signed a new general cooperation agreement with the China Classification Society (CCS).
Both societies, members of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), have expressed their intention to cooperate in the classification of ships — both newbuildings and vessels in operation — certification of marine materials, equipment, and components, as well as in other related areas.
The agreement was signed on June 29 at the CCS headquarters in Beijing. It was signed by President Zhao Yan on behalf of CCS and by President Grzegorz Pettke on behalf of PRS.
PRS and CCS have been cooperating since the 1980s
The signing ceremony was attended by representatives of both organizations. President Pettke was accompanied by the Head of the PRS Branch Office in China, Leszek Pokora, Managing Director of PRS (Shanghai) Vessel Inspection Company Limited, as well as Henryk Pepliński, PRS representative to the IACS General Policy Group (GPG).
The partnership between PRS and CCS dates back to 1986, when the two societies jointly supervised the construction of four general cargo vessels for Chipolbrok at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. These 18,200-deadweight-ton ships were specially reinforced for heavy-lift operations and designed to carry containerized cargo, marking a significant milestone in the early phase of bilateral cooperation.
