ClassNK releases PrimeShip‑HULL 2026.1
TOKYO: ClassNK has released PrimeShip‑HULL 2026.1, the latest version of its hull structure assessment software for shipbuilders and design firms. This release integrates the evaluation functions for IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers
ClassNK releases Guidelines for 3D Model-Based Approval and related drawing approval system
TOKYO: ClassNK has released the “Guidelines for 3D Model-Based Approval (3DMBA)”, which summarizes the fundamental principles and standard practices for 3DMBA (3D Model-Based Approval), a next-generation design approval approach in which 3D models serve
ClassNK grants Approval in Principle (AiP) for ‘Ammonia-Fueled Panamax Bulk Carrier Equipped with an IMO Type B Independent Fuel Tank’
TOKYO: ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an Ammonia–Fueled Panamax Bulk Carrier Equipped with an IMO Type B Independent Fuel Tank developed by Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships. This
ClassNK issues Approval in Principle (AiP) for a Liquified CO₂ Carrier installing Wind-Assisted Propulsion System
TOKYO: ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a Liquified CO₂ carrier installing the ‘Wind Challenger,’ a hard sail wind propulsion system. The ship is jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
ClassNK appoints full-time executives
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 Officer Toshio Kurashiki has been
ClassNK awards world’s first MASS notation to domestic container ship “Genbu”
TOKYO: ClassNK has granted its “AUTO-Nav2(All)”*1 notation to domestic liner container ship “Genbu,” the only newly constructed autonomous ship under the MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program*2 by The Nippon Foundation. This notation identifies ships equipped with
World’s First Hydrogen-Fueled Operation of a Main Engine in Factory for a Large Commercial Vessel
TOKYO: Japan Engine Corporation (“J‑ENG”) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“Kawasaki”) are jointly engaged in Green Innovation Fund Project “Development of Marine Hydrogen Engines and MHFS (Note 1)” of the New Energy and Industrial
ClassNK issues certificates of Approval of Manufacturing Procedure and Type Approval for KOBELCO Wire Company’s Semi-Parallel Wire Cable (High-Corrosion-Resistant Type)
TOKYO: ClassNK has issued certificates of Approval of Manufacturing Procedure and Type Approval for a High-Corrosion-Resistant Type Semi-Parallel Wire Cable (SPWC) developed by KOBELCO WIRE COMPANY, LTD. This approval confirms that the product complies