Following the sinking of the fore section of the MOL Comfort on Thursday ClassNK says it expects to complete preliminary investigations by September.

ABS has become the second classification society to have a registered fleet in excess of 200m gt.

An investigation into the cause of the MOL Comfort accident by the vessel's classification body ClassNK has found the vessel’s design complied fully with both its own rules and IACS regulations.

Salvors have managed to attach a tow to the fore section of the stricken boxship MOL Comfort, however, the aft section is rolling heavily and losing containers.

The six sister vessels of the stricken MOL Comfort are to be inspected, as the first salvage vessels reach the wreck.

Outstanding achievements made by Asian shipping players were recognised at the Seatrade Asia Awards 2013 where close to 400 top shipping executives from different sectors of the global shipping community gathered to attend in Hong Kong.

We take a look back at who said what at Nor- Shipping 2013 and the issues that got people talking.

Japan’s ClassNK is continuing to grow its presence in Europe with three German owners and one Norwegian officially transferring vessels at Nor-Shipping.

Leading classification society ClassNK and maritime software company NAPA have announced that Taiwan-based Wan Hai Lines Ltd has chosen ClassNK-NAPA GREEN ship efficiency software for use on WAN HAI 516, a 4680 TEU vessel delivered by CSBC in...

Constantza – World’s leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) has announced that it earned authorization from the Romanian Naval Authority (RNA) to carry out surveys on behalf of the Romanian Government. This...