• 2019 August 20 14:28

    Marine Cargo Bureau sponsors roundtable meeting “Import Substitution in Russian Shipbuilding: Ambition and Reality”

    Marine Cargo Bureau sponsors the roundtable meeting “Import Substitution in Russian Shipbuilding: Ambition and Reality” that is to be held by IAA PortNews with the support of RF Ministry of Industry and Trade on 29 August 2019 at the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, Saint-Petersburg.

    The meeting is dedicated to the practice of applying Government Decree 719 and discussing amendments thereto. The registration is in full swing.

    Among invited participants are Russian design organizations, classification societies, shipowners, financial institutions (including leasing companies), shipyards, Russian manufacturers of marine equipment, foreign suppliers and manufacturers of marine equipment, industry regulators (Minpromtorg, Ministry of Transport), project developers from SKO Center (Center for import substitution and local content in manufacturing of ship components), etc.

    Marine Cargo Bureau (MCB) is one of the leading Russian companies specialized in safe overseas shipping services. MCB was established in St.Petersburg in 1992 and has representatives in all sea ports of Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia with a staff of over 200 employees. MCB fully conforms to all standards for the recognized organizations acting on behalf of the Administration and stipulated in RO Code (IMO Code for recognized organizations).

    MCB is recognized by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) to work with solid bulk cargo (including cargo which may liquefy) for sampling, testing and issuing the certificates on the transport cargo characteristics at loading, declarations and references of sampling for assessment of the cargo parameters.

    The company’s test laboratories for testing dangerous cargo and its packaging allow checking all containers, qualitative parameters of cargo, including coal and fuel pallets. MCB holds leading positions in the market for safe DRI (direct recovery iron) shipping and performs testing of the cargo selfheating and combustion parameters.

    MCB is an expert company (RusAccreditation) engaged in auditing the legal entities and entrepreneurs to control their conformance with safety regulations for overseas cargo carriage. It provides independent survey services, including bunker survey and draft survey. Besides, it is among the developers of the national draft survey regulations.

    Terms of participation in the round table meeting: as a listener for free. Registration is required.

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