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Risk-based design: why classification must move faster than regulation

Cdr Sandeep Kumar, at the Indian Register, discusses the increasing need to ensure risk management lies at the heart of ship design

The maritime industry is changing rapidly. Alternative fuels, digital systems, automation and increasingly connected operations are all evolving faster than regulations can keep pace.

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