AUGUST 30, 2013 — ClassNK Executive Vice President Toshitomo Matsui announced today that the ClassNK Casualty Investigation Team’s analysis and investigation of the MOL Comfort casualty will take longer than initially expected,
AUGUST 26, 2013 — “The discovery of new gas resources around the world and the exciting potential for wide-scale adoption of gas as a marine fuel are leading to a dynamic shift
JULY 11, 2013 — ABS reports that its registered fleet has passed the 200 million gross tons mark. Some 12,000 vessels representing 105 flag states are now registered with the classification society.
JULY 11, 2013 — ABS reports that its registered fleet has passed the 200 million gross tons mark. Some 12,000 vessels representing 105 flag states are now registered with the classification society.
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
JUNE 10, 2013 — Genoa, Italy, headquartered classification society RINA has launched new rules for Offshore Support Vessels, new environmental notations covering cargo handling and transhipment operations and a new guide on
JUNE 7, 2013 — ClassNK, which now bills itself as “the world’s largest classification society,” plans to get even larger. At Nor-Shipping, it underscored these ambitions by announcing plans to open more
JUNE 4, 2013 — Classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has developed a containership design concept for Intra-Asian trade routes: the C-Dragon. C-Dragon measures 211.9 meters in length between perpendiculars and 37.3 meters
MAY 31, 2013 — Classification society ClassNK has released the latest version of its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships. The version includes all amendments dated May 30,
APRIL 30, 2013 — Classification society ABS has released the ABS Advisory on Exhaust Gas Scrubber Systems to help vessel owners and operators assess the viability of meeting environmental requirements by using