Sea trials confirm Rotor Sail fuel savings
JUNE 1, 2015 — Finland’s Norsepower Oy Ltd. and Bore Ltd have completed successful sea trials of Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution wind propulsion technology on the 9,700 DWT Ro-Ro carrier MS Estraden.
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ClassNK releases new version of ship design software
FEBRUARY 10, 2015 — Classification society ClassNK has released Version 2.0.0 of its PrimeShip-HULL(HCSR) ship design support software. The new version is the world’s first software system to fully reflect all rule
ClassNK reports another record year
JANUARY 30, 2015 — Reporting its registration totals for 2014, ClassNK says that for the fourth straight year it registered over 20 million gt in new tonnage. At the end of December
ClassNK authorized to survey Canadian-flag ships
OCTOBER 10, 2014—Transport Canada has authorized ClassNK to carry out statutory surveys on Canadian-flagged vessels on behalf of the Government of Canada. ClassNK has maintained a presence in Canada since it established
Resolve Maritime Academy builds new wet trainer
JULY 30, 2014 — Resolve Maritime Academy, Fort Lauderdale, FL, is building a new, two-story wet trainer. Larger and more expansive than Resolve’s original, the L/V Gray Manatee. it will be used
ClassNK acquires workboat software provider
JULY 15, 2014 — ClassNK has acquired Victoria, B.C., Canada-based maritime software company Helm Operations, a leading provider of manning, maintenance, dispatch, and HSQE software to the workboat and offshore industries. Helm
Bore to install ship efficiency software on second Ro-Ro
JUNE 13, 2013 — Finnish shipping company Bore Ltd. is to install ClassNK-NAPA GREEN ship efficiency software aboard the 13,625 dwt Ro-Ro vessel Bore Song. The comes after sea trials last year
Big cruise ship has small carbon footprint
MARCH 7, 2013 — Norwegian Cruise Line (NASDAQ: NCLH) has released details of some of the new environmentally-friendly and technologically advanced innovations on its newest cruise ship, Norwegian Breakaway, which is currently
Pride of America set for major upgrades
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 — Norwegian Cruise Line’s 2,124 passenger U.S.-flag cruise ship, Pride of America, is to receive more than $30 million in major enhancements at its next drydocking, including the addition
ClassNK and shipbuilders start joint research project
AUGUST 13, 2012 — Tokyo headquartered classification society ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai) has started full scale ship tests to develop a feedback scheme on the design for ships’ performances in actual seas.