Two and a half years after the MOL Comfort split in half, burst into flames and sank, ClassNK has released its draft amendments to its containership structural requirements.

The ClassNK/Seatrade Green Technologies Seminar in Hong Kong last week threw up some interesting possibilities from the technical side on how to make shipping greener as well as the financial means to make it happen.

ClassNK has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a 98,000 dwt LNG-fuelled bulker design developed by Maritime Innovation Japan Corporation (MIJAC).

Cooperation in R&D across the maritime industry is key to developing solutions that will ensure greener and safer shipping in the future, according to ClassNK chairman and president Noboru Ueda.

The Green Technologies Seminar co-hosted by ClassNK and Seatrade is returning to Hong Kong on 16 November for its fourth edition.

Fukuoka-based Eco Marine Power (EMP) has inked a cooperation with Furukawa Battery Company of Japan to roll out a range of marine battery solutions for use onboard ships or offshore platforms.

ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) releases PrimeShip-GREEN/ProSTA, making it the world’s first classification society to develop software which analyzes and calculates a ship’s speed trial results for EEDI calculation in compliance...

Japan’s ClassNK has retained its position as the world’s largest classification society with over 366m dwt of registered vessel tonnage, representing some 21% of the world’s entire classed fleet.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Japan’s ClassNK have agreed to collaborate on maritime technologies R&D to enhance ship safety and environmental sustainability.

Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) have both taken steps to make the Russian fleet more competitive. In 2014, 10 SCF Group vessels were transferred to the RS class, meaning that it is now responsible for the...