ClassNK has released “Guidelines for Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems for Ships (Edition 2.0)”, which specifies requirements for ensuring the safety of ships equipped with wind-assisted propulsion systems based on the latest insights obtained from involvements in actual installation projects.
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The J-Marine Cloud service developed by Japan Radio Co. (JRC) has been granted Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions certification by classification society ClassNK. This comes as part of ClassNK’s evaluation service for equipment and software technology to be installed on vessels.
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ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a floating offshore hydrogen production plant developed by Japan Offshore Design & Engineering Platform Technology & Engineering Research Association (J-DeEP).
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A total of 23 companies, including ClassNK, ABS, DNV, Equinor and TotalEnergies, have entered into a memorandum of understanding on the joint study of common issues regarding ammonia as an alternative marine fuel. These issues include: safety assessment of NH3 fuel under guideline, safety assessment of NH3 bunkering, NH3 fuel specification, and NET CO2 emission at NH3 production. Moreover, this
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Leading Classification Society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd for the design of a cargo containment system (CCS) of the world’s largest capacity (40,000 m3 class per tank) developed for use on a large liquefied hydrogen carrier.
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ClassNK has granted its Remote Survey (RMSV) notation for CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN, an LNG-fueled PCC operated by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (“K” LINE). This is the first vessel on ClassNK’s registry to be marked with RMSV notation at the time of delivery. To provide a proper guidance for remote surveys using ICT, ClassNK published its Guidelines for Remote Surveys (Ver.2)
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