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Comply or Explain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comply_or_explain
Rather than setting out binding laws, government regulators (in the UK, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), in Germany, under the Aktiengesetz) set out a code, which listed companies may either comply with, or if they do not comply, explain publicly why they do not. The purpose of "comply or explain" is to "let the market decide" whether a set of standards is appropriate for individual companies. Since a company may deviate from the standard, this approach rejects the view that "one size fits all", but because of the requirement of disclosure of explanations to market investors, anticipates that if investors do not accept a company's explanations, then they will sell their shares, hence creating a "market sanction", rather than a legal one.

International Maritime Organization (IMO) number
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMO_number
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) number is a generic term covering two distinct meanings: the IMO ship identification number, a type of hull number used as a unique ship identifier, and the IMO company and registered owner identification number, used to identify uniquely each company and/or registered owner managing ships of at least 100 gross tons (gt).

BIC Container numbers explained
https://www.container-xchange.com/blog/container-number/


Compulsory container markings must be used on all containers visible on the door. Each of those markings plays a significant role in transportation and is important for the monitoring and general safety of a container. Let’s have a look at each of these container markings individually to get an idea what they mean.
bic containers standards | permalink | 2022-06-02 15:27:11