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China Classification Society
The China Classification Society (CCS) is a state-owned enterprise directly under the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, in charge of the classification of ships and offshore installations. It was originally established in 1956 as a ministry bureau, and was reorganized as a corporation in 1993. The CCS is one of the 13 formal members of the International Association of Classification Societies. It is headquartered in Beijing.
CCS was founded as the Ship Registration Bureau on 1 August 1956, and began ship inspection and supervision tasks that year. On 1 June 1958, the Ship Registration Bureau was renamed the Ship Inspection Bureau.
After reform and opening up, the need for ship inspection and certification services soared, as did international interactions. For this purpose, the Ship Inspection Bureau adopted an "external name", China Classification Society, on 1 August 1986, and started operating abroad as a corporation in the ship inspection business.
In 1988, the China Classification Society joined the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) as full member. On the same year, the Suez Canal Authority put CCS-certified ships in its whitelist of vessels exempted from inspection.
In 1994 CCS was awarded the quality system qualification certificate by the International Classification Society, giving international parity to its classification services. In the same year, CCS classification was included in the London & International Insurance Brokers Association list of accepted classes, allowing ships classified by CCS the same preferential insurance treatments as the other top classification societies.
In 1998, as part of a large reform of China's water transport management system (which created the CMSA) and the implementation of the "Separation of agencies and social organizations" policy, the CCS was disestablished as a bureau and incorporated as a state-owned non-profit corporation. It became the only authorized national ship classification entity, under the supervision of the CMSA Ship Inspection Bureau.
With China's exploding presence in international shipping, the CCS started to expand abroad, opening overseas bureaus in many countries. This expansion continues today. In November 2009, it established the CCS London Maritime Centre, covering European business. On 10 February 2025, CCS opened an office in Doha.
By 2016, the CCS had reached 100 million tonnes of certified gross tonnage in 2016, and in early 2024 it reached 200Mt of certified gross tonnage. As of September 2024, CCS had surveyed over 36,000 ships totaling 203 million GT.
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China Classification Society
The China Classification Society (CCS) is a state-owned enterprise directly under the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, in charge of the classification of ships and offshore installations. It was originally established in 1956 as a ministry bureau, and was reorganized as a corporation in 1993. The CCS is one of the 13 formal members of the International Association of Classification Societies. It is headquartered in Beijing.
CCS was founded as the Ship Registration Bureau on 1 August 1956, and began ship inspection and supervision tasks that year. On 1 June 1958, the Ship Registration Bureau was renamed the Ship Inspection Bureau.
After reform and opening up, the need for ship inspection and certification services soared, as did international interactions. For this purpose, the Ship Inspection Bureau adopted an "external name", China Classification Society, on 1 August 1986, and started operating abroad as a corporation in the ship inspection business.
In 1988, the China Classification Society joined the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) as full member. On the same year, the Suez Canal Authority put CCS-certified ships in its whitelist of vessels exempted from inspection.
In 1994 CCS was awarded the quality system qualification certificate by the International Classification Society, giving international parity to its classification services. In the same year, CCS classification was included in the London & International Insurance Brokers Association list of accepted classes, allowing ships classified by CCS the same preferential insurance treatments as the other top classification societies.
In 1998, as part of a large reform of China's water transport management system (which created the CMSA) and the implementation of the "Separation of agencies and social organizations" policy, the CCS was disestablished as a bureau and incorporated as a state-owned non-profit corporation. It became the only authorized national ship classification entity, under the supervision of the CMSA Ship Inspection Bureau.
With China's exploding presence in international shipping, the CCS started to expand abroad, opening overseas bureaus in many countries. This expansion continues today. In November 2009, it established the CCS London Maritime Centre, covering European business. On 10 February 2025, CCS opened an office in Doha.
By 2016, the CCS had reached 100 million tonnes of certified gross tonnage in 2016, and in early 2024 it reached 200Mt of certified gross tonnage. As of September 2024, CCS had surveyed over 36,000 ships totaling 203 million GT.