Recognising the significance and importance of R&D, ClassNK committed some 17 percent of its 2013 annual revenue to R&D spend. In 2009, ClassNK launched its Joint R&D for Industry programme for maritime research. The programme is currently ClassNK's largest R&D expense as revealed by ClassNK Chairman and President Noboru Ueda. As at February 2014, 150 projects have been completed under this programme, some of which were shared during the seminar.
Seatrade chairman Chris Hayman complimented ClassNK for their frontrunning role in driving innovation. "ClassNK should be applauded for supporting the industry in innovation development when they most needed it," he said.
Almost 150 delegates benefitted from the knowledge and research findings of a wide variety of experts in fields ranging from the use of clean energy and renewables in shipping to current issues such as Ballast Water Management Systems and various methods to increase efficiency in shipping.
The seminar also saw a variety of companies such as Maersk Line sharing their experiences on their corporate journey towards greater sustainability as various solutions being offered. These included Nippon Paint Marine's award winning A-LF-Sea anti-fouling coating which won the Seatrade Asia Awards Technical Innovation Award this year.
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Photo: Seatrade and ClassNK host Green Technologies Seminar
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Joyce Teng, SeatradeTel: +65 9652 2462
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Website: http://www.greentech-seminar.com
About ClassNK
ClassNK is one of the world's leading classification societies, providing safety and certification services for more than 20% of the world's merchant tonnage. In addition to its wide range of classification services, ClassNK is also one of the world's leading maritime research organisations.
As part of its Joint R&D for Industry program, ClassNK is working with partners from throughout the maritime industry to carry out research and development projects focused on addressing key challenges such as maritime safety, green technology, and GHG emission reduction. Since the program's founding in 2009, ClassNK has provided research support and funding to more than 275 maritime R&D projects around the world.
About Seatrade
Established over 40 years ago, Seatrade is a leader in maritime and cruise publications, conferences and exhibitions, training, awards and other special projects. Regular events include international trade exhibitions and conferences across all maritime sectors including Sea Asia which is co-organised with the Singapore Maritime Foundation, management training courses for shipping professionals, training seminars for travel agents and maritime award schemes, including the prestigious Seatrade Awards held at the Guildhall in London. Seatrade publications include magazines, supplements and yearbooks, while daily maritime news is provided online by seatrade-global.com and seatrade-insider.com.