MOL Energia, a Singapore-based subsidiary of Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), has taken delivery of a new very large gas carrier (VLGC) constructed by Japan’s Namura Shipbuilding. Phoenix Harmonia is the first vessel of a newly-developed series of VLGCs constructed by Namura with assistance from Mitsubishi...
ClassNK has approved the basic design drawings of a multi-purpose container carrier developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) utilizing 3D models.
This milestone marks the world’s first ocean-going ship to complete the basic design process, including class approval, solely through 3D drawings from the conceptual design to the basic structural design, during the initial stages of ship construction.
Traditionally, the sharing of design information among shipyards, ship owners, and class...
ClassNK has entered a collaborative research and development (R&D) agreement with Nihon Shipyard (NSY) and IMC aimed at ensuring the safety and performance evaluation of anti-roll tanks (ART) installed on large container ships.
Anti-roll tanks are specialized devices designed to mitigate a ship’s roll by moving liquid, such as water, within the tank. The consideration for ART implementation on large container ships is gaining traction due to the anticipated enhancement of container loading...
Corvus Energy reports that its Corvus Orca energy storage system has become the first marine ESS to receive type approval from Japanese classification society ClassNK.
“The pace of social change is accelerating, necessitating an increased effort to move forward with frontrunners to tackle these challenges,” said Masaki Matsunaga, executive vice president / director of plan approval and technical solution division at ClassNK, noting that the Orca ESS type approval is expected to as a major...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/corvus-orca-is-first-marine-ess-to-win-classnk-type-approval/
Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA Singapore) Teo Eng Dih has extended to Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant US Coast Guard, MPA’s continued support to the US Coast Guard and the local authorities on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
MPA Singapore is working with the ship management company Synergy Marine to facilitate information exchange to support the US Coast Guard in its investigation.
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MPA has also...
ClassNK has granted its Shipboard Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage-Full (SCCS-Full) class notation to the Panama-flagged boxship Ever Top, a Neopanamax container vessel owned by Taiwan’s ocean carrier Evergreen.
The notation signifies that the vessel is now equipped with an onboard CO2 capture and storage (CCS) systems, marking it as the world’s first Neopanamax container vessel to be retrofitted with such systems.
The CCS systems, developed by the Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research...
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to “Cassandra”, a vessel and voyage performance monitoring platform developed by Deep Sea Technologies SMPC.
Furthermore, “Cassandra” integrates vessel performance data with AI technology, allowing real-time monitoring of a ship’s status from shore. It operates on a cloud-based platform, enabling monitoring of fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, hull and engine performance.
ClassNK has verified “Cassandra’s” functions including...
https://container-news.com/classnk-approves-new-vessel-monitoring-solution/
After SOVs and CSOVs, here comes a new category of offshore wind service vessel. ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a multi-functional floating offshore wind farm support vessel (MFSV) developed by “K” Line Wind Service Ltd., Japan Marine United Corporation and Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd
The installation of floating offshore wind turbines requires vessels that can carry out mooring works involving the whole mooring system composed of an anchor, a mooring chain, and a...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/floating_wind_mfsv/
ClassNK and Lovoy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development and implementation of Safety Management Systems (SMS) aimed at enhancing user-friendliness.
Lovoy emphasizes the need for SMS to prioritize the end user, particularly seafarers, highlighting that overly complex procedures can lead to errors. With evolving industry requirements and the introduction of new elements like LNG fuel, the importance of user-friendly SMS design becomes increasingly...
https://container-news.com/classnk-and-lovoy-join-forces-to-enhance-safety-management-systems/
Classification society ClassNK has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Japanese company Yanmar Power Technology […]
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