Baden, Switzerland, September 30, 2026 – Accelleron has received Products & Solutions certification under ClassNK’s Innovation Endorsement framework for the engine diagnostics platform Tekomar XPERT Engine and the compliance and reporting tool…
ClassNK will be at SMM 2026 again this year. We are planning speaking sessions, a taiko drum session and happy hour events during the exhibition. We look forward to welcoming…
– Streamlining survey preparation and response for shipowners and ship management companies – Tokyo – ClassNK has launched ‘Survey Compass,’ an AI assistant that supports shipowners and ship management companies…
– updating safety requirements for hydrogen, methanol, and ethanol fueled ships, enabling the rational design and development of alternative-fueled ships in line with international standards – Tokyo – ClassNK has…
Tokyo – ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to “eVa COLREGS”, an AI-powered maritime COLREG training platform developed by eDOT Solutions. The platform is designed to…
ClassNK Releases Edition 2.0 of the ‘Guidelines for Additional Fire-fighting Measures for Container Carrier’ Reflecting Examination of Ship Operational Condition and Latest Industry Developments to Support More Practical and Effective…
– Supporting Scope 3 Emissions Disclosure for shipowners and cargo owners – Tokyo – ClassNK has added the world’s first notation, ‘a‑EA (CFP) *¹,’ as a new framework to make…
Tokyo – ClassNK announced that it has earned authorization from the French Government (Directorate general for Maritime affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture) to carry out surveys for French flagged vessels. With this…
– Promoting the utilization of design data in the maritime industry and supporting the expansion of collaboration opportunities among members – Tokyo – ClassNK has launched the co‑creation digital marketplace “ClassNK…
ClassNK certification of the NexusWave onboard ICT architecture and equipment confirms full compliance with the latest IACS UR E27 cyber security standard. NexusWave, the fully managed, bonded connectivity service from Inmarsat Maritime, a…
ClassNK grants Approval in Principle (AiP) for ‘Ammonia-Fueled Panamax Bulk Carrier Equipped with an IMO Type B Independent Fuel Tank’ developed by Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships– certificate…
Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd (Anemoi) and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. Ltd (NACKS) have developed new wind-assisted propulsion (WAPS) integration solutions for Ultramax bulk carriers as the vessel segment…
Tokyo – ClassNK has carried out a regular reshuffle of its full-time executives effective 17 March 2026. Yoshifumi Miyatake has been appointed as Senior Executive Vice President, and current Corporate…
– contributing to the Social Implementation of Autonomous Navigation Technologies on Medium- to Long-Distance Routes – Tokyo – ClassNK has granted its “AUTO-Nav2(All)”*1 notation to domestic liner container ship “Genbu,” the…
Tokyo – ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the designs of a liquefied CO2 carrier intended to serve the Socket SPAR Unit for an injection facility. The…
ClassNK issues Statement of Fact (SOF) for the performance analysis evaluation for the automated kite system ‘Seawing’ developed by “K” LINE and OCEANICWING Tokyo – ClassNK has confirmed the validity of the…
Advancing system development and guidelines to support transition to next-generation approval processes – Tokyo – ClassNK has launched a joint pilot test with ten Japanese companies for its drawing approval…
ClassNK’s Fleet Cost Simulation service is reducing the heavy burden on shipping companies attempting to estimate the costs of transitioning to low- and zero-emission operations Over more than two decades,…
Tokyo – The service ‘ClassNK Fleet Cost Simulation’*1 provided by ClassNK has been honored with the Best Project Innovation Award at the Saudi Maritime Awards, hosted by Robban Assafina, the…
Tokyo – ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the designs of a cable jointing vessel and a cable burial vessel developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. The…
– World’s first GDA for LCO2 cargo tanks made of KF460 steel and applying technology that omits PWHT – Tokyo – ClassNK has issued a General Design Approval (GDA) for…
ClassNK releases ‘Part A Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels (Edition 3.0.1)’-adding supplementary explanations on the safety requirements for methyl/ethyl alcohol-fueled ships- Tokyo – ClassNK has released the ‘Part A…
– World-first requirements for onboard CO2 capture systems using membrane separation method – Tokyo – ClassNK has released ‘Guidelines for Onboard CO2 Capture and Storage Systems (Edition 2.0)’ first in the…
Tokyo – ClassNK has issued a Technology Qualification (TQ)*1 for ‘SAS-IBS’, one of the components of the ‘Samsung Autonomous Navigation Assistance System (SAS)’*2 developed by Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., and a…
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to SRC for Methanol Superstorage, the innovative tank design concept that uses a Sandwich Plate System (SPS) technology to almost double…