Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (“K” Line)

Developed a New Concept Design of FLNG Hull that Achieves Shorter Construction Period and Cost Reduction

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April 14, 2022

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

～Approval in Principle (AIP) from American Bureau of Shipping～

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and JGC CORPORATION (JGC) jointly developed a new concept of FLNG (floating LNG) Hull (Note 1) and have received Approval in Principle (AIP) (Note 2) from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), in which the LNG storage tanks of existing LNG carriers are to be utilized.

FLNG is suitable for the development of offshore natural gas fields, especially small and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/14/developed-a-new-concept-design-of-flng-hull-that-achieves-shorter-construction-period-and-cost-reduction/

Adopting full scale of AI data analysis technology for environmental load reduction

Adopting full scale of AI data analysis technology for environmental load reduction
〜 Confirmed high accuracy on ship performance evaluation〜

Data Analyzing by AI

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has decided to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) developed by Bearing, Inc. (Note 1) for the ship ICT system “Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions” (Note 2) on 300+ ships under our operation for the purpose of improving performance evaluation accuracy. By combining the high-quality data...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/17/adopting-full-scale-of-ai-data-analysis-technology-for-environmental-load-reduction/