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ClassNK issues AiP for retrofitted methanol dual fuel Kamsarmax bulk carrier developed by TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP)*1 for the design concept of a retrofitted Kamsarmax bulk carrier, converting it from conventional fuel to methanol dual-fuel, jointly developed by TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. and Fonden Mærsk …
Apr 7, 2025 / Curious
World’s First Commercial-Use Ammonia-Fueled Tugboat Completes Three-Month Demonstration Voyage
The world’s first commercial-use ammonia-fueled vessel, Sakigake, has successfully completed a three-month demonstration voyage, during which the vessel engaged in tugboat operations in Tokyo Bay and achieved a GHG-emission reduction of up to …
Apr 3, 2025 / Vessels
Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC) and Knutsen Group obtained Approval in Principle from ClassNK for the design of liquified CO2 carriers (LCO2-EP carrier)
Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC), a subsidiary of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Knutsen Group, has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP)* from ClassNK for the design of liquified CO2 carriers (LCO2-EP carrier) that use the elevated …
Mar 28, 2025 / Vessels
NYK Obtains Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design concept for Long-Distance Subsea Cable-Laying Vessel
NYK has recently obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for the design concept of a cable-laying vessel for the construction of a long-distance subsea direct current (“DC”) transmission network in Japan. Since suitable locations for …
Dec 10, 2024 / Curious
ClassNK awards the world's first notation for ships using green steel - for NYK Bulk & Projects’ bulk carrier BRIGHT QUEEN
ClassNK has granted the class notation "a-EA (GRS)" to BRIGHT QUEEN, the bulk carrier operated by NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd., certifying the use of green steel. This is the world’s first case of a notation being affixed for using green …
Oct 28, 2024 / Vessels
ClassNK awards notation for safe transportation of EVs to EASTERN CAR LINER’s car carrier POSITIVE CHALLENGER
ClassNK granted its "AFVC(FD)(EV)"*1 notation to POSITIVE CHALLENGER, a car carrier operated by EASTERN CAR LINER, LTD. and managed by ECL Shipmanagement Limited, for vessels equipped with additional firefighting measures for transporting electric …
Oct 14, 2024 / Vessels
Panama Maritime Authority, Evergreen, Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute, and ClassNK conducted practical operation of Onboard CCS System (OCCS)
In late April this year, the OCCS system installed on Evergreen's neopanamax container vessel (Flag: Panama, RO: ClassNK) successfully captured CO2 from its exhaust gas emissions. The captured CO2 was offloaded to a shore facility and was recycled. …
Oct 3, 2024 / Curious
NYK and TBG received the certificate for AiP for the ship-to-ship supply of fuel ammonia from ClassNK
NYK and TB Global Technologies Ltd. (TBG) received the certificate for approval in principle (AiP) for the ship-to-ship supply of fuel ammonia at Gastech 2024, held in Houston, U.S.A. on September 18 (local time September 17) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai …
Sep 30, 2024 / Curious
Ship-to-Ship Bunkering Boom for Fuel Ammonia Obtains AiP from ClassNK
A bunkering boom jointly developed by NYK and TB Global Technologies Ltd. (TBG) for the ship-to-ship supply of fuel ammonia received the world’s first* Approval in Principle (AiP) on July 31 for this technology from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). …
Aug 1, 2024 / Curious
ITOCHU, Nihon Shipyard, ClassNK and MPA, signed MOU for joint study of ammonia fueled bulk carriers
ITOCHU Corporation, ClassNK, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd., and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding a joint study for the design and safety specifications of ammonia-fueled ships which …
Jul 22, 2024 / Curious