>Press Releases Home > Publications and press releases > Press Releases Hong Kong Shipping Register sets another new record The Hong Kong Shipping Register (HKSR) has crossed the 15 million gross tonnage (GT) mark, setting another new record for the register, a spokesman for the Marine Department said today (September 22) Marking this milestone is the registration of a new 29,211 GT chemical and oil carrier "Maritime Vanessa" on the HKSR. To mark the significance of the event, Director of Marine Tsui Shung-yiu signed and presented a certificate of registry earlier to the local agent of the ship, the IMC Shipping. This is the cover story carried in the latest edition of Hong Kong Maritime News just published by the Marine Department. According to Mr Tsui, the strong and continued support from the shipping industry has helped boost the HKSR to its current position. "Last year, HKSR recorded a 116% increase to 13.7 million GT, compared with that in April 1999 and is in the league of the top 10 shipping registers in the world." The HKSR has come a long way since the Marine Department carried out major re-engineering efforts and reforms to beef the register up from its low of 6.3 million GT three years ago. "Shipowners have been praising the reforms and measures introduced to the HKSR to simplify procedures as well as to lower fees while maintaining itself as a quality register," the spokesman said. More details on the above news are available in the 10th issue of Hong Kong Maritime News. Other stories covered include the 10th International Symposium on Vessel Traffic Services to be hosted by the Marine Department in 2004, legislation to be implemented to enhance navigation safety in Ma Wan area and Marine Department's participation in a number of international maritime-related conferences. The publication is also accessible through the Marine Department's website at http://www.gov.hk/mardep. End/Sunday, September 22, 2002
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