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Classification societies (IACS)

Londres, United Kingdom51.51°N 0.11°W
computed criticality17/100
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12 members ≈90% of world tonnage (2025)
2025
Fault line

A handful of private societies (DNV, Lloyd's Register, ABS, ClassNK, Bureau Veritas) certify the technical compliance of over 90% of world tonnage. Losing class idles a ship and cuts its insurance and port access; these de facto standards are set outside any state, by a narrow technical cartel.

Actors
IACS
DNV, Lloyd's Register, ABS
ClassNK, Bureau Veritas
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