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ClassNK Issues 2012 Class Rules for Construction of Steel Ships
Tokyo - ClassNK announced today that it had released the 2012 edition of the Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships. ClassNK continuously reviews…
ClassNK Issues Certifications for Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan
Tokyo - ClassNK announced today that it had issued certifications for Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plans (SEEMP) to Japanese ship owner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki…
ClassNK Issues Approval for Friction Stir Welding Method
Tokyo - ClassNK announced that it had issued an approval to IHI Corporation for a friction stir welding (FSW) method using a floating bobbin tool. The approval certifies…
ClassNK Announces Boardroom Reorganization
Tokyo - Japanese ship classification society Nippon Ippon Kyokai (ClassNK) has announced the following changes in its Executive Board of Directors, effective March 22, 2012.
ClassNK Release New Nickel Ore Guidelines
ClassNK has released a new revised edition of its "Guidelines for the Safe Carriage of Nickel Ore" which was first released in May 2011 in response to major marine…
ClassNK and BKI Sign Agreement on Offshore Fields
Jakarta - ClassNK entered into an agreement with Indonesian classification society, Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia (Persero) (BKI). The focus of this agreement is a…
ClassNK Releases Guidelines for Gas Fueled Ships
Leading Class Society Aims to Address Safety Measures for the Use of Natural Gas as Ship Fuel. As regulations curbing atmospheric pollution and greenhouse gas emissions…
ClassNK Holds PrimeManagement Seminar in Singapore
ClassNK held the first PrimeManagement Seminar in Singapore in February 2011. The event held at the Suntec Singapore exhibition center to showcase its new suite of services of the same name, drew more than 120 attendees from Southeast Asia and Japan. PrimeManagement is ClassNK’s total management certification service package, created to help maritime companies around the world achieve high quality…
Ship Pollution Control: MOL Demos Diesel Particulate Filter
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has started a demonstration test of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system installed on the diesel engine used for power generation on an MOL Group-operated ocean-going vessel. This is reported to be the world’s first application of the self-cleaning DPF on an ocean-going ship. With research support from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), MOL and Akasaka Diesels Ltd. have jointly developed a DPF system for marine diesel engines, which run on C heavy oil.
ClassNK Certifies ECDIS Course
ClassNK Issues Certification for ECDIS Training Course Provided by TOKYO KEIKI INC. ClassNK announced today that it had issued type specific training course approval to an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) course offered by Tokyo Keiki Inc. This approval, certifying the compliance of this course with ClassNK’s new Standard for Maritime Education & Training, is the first of its kind to be issued by the Society to an ECDIS manufacturer in Japan.
ClassNK Approves ECDIS Training Course
ClassNK Issues Certification for ECDIS Training Course and Manning Services Provided by the “K” LINE Group. ClassNK announced today that it had issued generic training course approval to an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) course offered by K Line Maritime Academy (Philippine) (KLMA (Phili)), a group company of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. The approval, which certifies that this…
Noboru Ueda's achievements at IACS
ClassNK Chairman and President, Noboru Ueda, served as Chairman of the Council of the International Association of Classification Societies from July 2010 until June 2011. In so doing, he became the fourth ClassNK chairman to complete a term at the head of IACS since the association was founded in 1968. Noboru Ueda set three important goals for his tenure at the helm of IACS - to complete the transition…
ClassNK Breaks Records for Class Entries
ClassNK Register Closing in on the 200 Million Gross Ton Mark. ClassNK has announced its final register statistics for 2011, revealing that almost 23 million gross tons were added to the class society’s register this past year. The announcement came following a meeting of the Society’s Classification Committee, which confirmed that 781 vessels totaling 22,666,948 gross tons were added to the ClassNK Register during 2011.
ClassNK: New Version of PrimeShip-HULL Software
Version 2.5 of Direct Strength Assessment Software for Container Carriers Free to Industry. ClassNK announced today the release of a new revised version, version 2.5.0, of its leading direct strength assessment program for container carriers, PrimeShip-HULL (DSA)/Guideline for Containers. The software, to be made available free of charge, contains new functions to improve usability as well as the strengthening of existing features.
ClassNK Issues First Alternative Ballast Coating Approval
ClassNK Issues World’s First Approval for Alternative Coating System for Ballast Tanks under PSPC. ClassNK announced today that it had awarded type approval for the world’s first alternative coating system under PSPC (Performance Standard for Protective Coatings) for ballast tanks to a single coating system manufactured by Nippon Paint Marine Coatings Co., Ltd. This approval is the first to be issued by any classification society anywhere in the world.
ClassNK Verifies NOx Emissions for Tier III Engine
ClassNK Issues First Ever Statement of Fact for Tier III NOx Emissions for an SCR-equipped Diesel Engine. ClassNK announced today that it had awarded its first ever Statement of Fact for Tier III nitrogen oxide (NOx) reductions to a marine diesel engine incorporating a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system. The document, issued on 1 November 2011, verifies that the NOx emission measurement results for the engine…
USCG Awards ClassNK Measurement Authorization
ClassNK Awarded Authorization from the U.S. regarding Tonnage Measurement and Load Lines. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has entered into an agreement with ClassNK to officially delegate authority to the world’s largest classification society for certification in accordance with the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships and the International Convention on Load Lines. Under the agreement, signed on 8 December 2011 between Rear Admiral P.
ClassNK Approves Furuno ECDIS Training
ClassNK issues type Specific Training Course Approval for ECDIS Certification to FURUNO INS Training Center Denmark. ClassNK issued Type Specific Training Course approval on 2 December 2011 for an ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) Training Course offered by FURUNO INS Training Center Denmark. This approval, the first issued by ClassNK in Europe, certifies that the course offered…
ClassNK Establishes First Ever Subsidiary
ClassNK has established a new wholly-owned subsidiary, ClassNK Consulting Service Co., Ltd., located in Tokyo. This new company, ClassNK’s first ever subsidiary, heralds a new chapter in the storied history of the Society, the world's largest in terms of tonnage. This development was made possible by the Society’s change in legal status to a general incorporated foundation under Japanese law in April 2011, and promises much in terms of cultivating new areas of growth.
ClassNK Issues Manning Certification
Manila-ClassNK continued to cement its position in maritime manning certification with the issuance of approval for seafarer recruitment and placement service providers in line with the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC, 2006) to Magsaysay MOL Marine, Inc. (MAGMOL). The approval confirms that the Manila-based manning company, a member of the MOL Group, is in conformance with the standards set forth…