Korean Register (KR)
Busan, South Korea
Korean Register is a not-for-profit classification society offering verification and certification services for ships and marine structures across design, construction, and maintenance, including hull condition surveys. It is a full member of IACS.
- Headquarters
- Busan, South Korea
- Founded
- 1960
- Website
- www.krs.co.kr/eng/
- Employees
- 1,001-5,000 employees (LinkedIn company-size band)
Geographic coverage
- South Korea (HQ: Busan)
- China
- Japan
- other Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Africa/Middle East
- North America
- South America
Notable facts
- Founded in 1960 in South Korea; headquartered at Gangseo-gu, Busan
- Operates a network of roughly 66-72 offices worldwide per different company reports
- Classes an international fleet reported at roughly 3,050 vessels totaling 68 million gross tons
Verified credentials
✓ = confirmed on the accrediting body's own public registry. (unverified) = the provider's own claim, not independently confirmed in a registry. Never take a certification claim at face value; verify directly with the issuing body before you retain a vendor. See methodology.
Service categories
Sources. This profile is compiled from public reference data, WebSearch-verified againstsource 1 · source 2. Data as of 2026-07-11. See methodology.
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