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ClassNK: World’s Largest Class Society Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
Image (c) Shutterstock With more than 200 million registered gross tons, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, perhaps better known as ClassNK, is the world’s largest classification society and is showing no signs of...
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Last But Not Least, Korean Register of Shipping Pulls The Plug On Iran
The Korean Register of Shipping has become the latest and last remaining major classification society that has promised to stop certifying Iranian ships, specifically those of the Islamic Republic of...
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ClassNK Reaches Milestones
ClassNK Chairman and President, Noboru Ueda, announced Monday the opening of three new offices outside of Japan bringing the total number of overseas ClassNK survey offices to over 100. The newly...
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ClassNK Certifies World’s First Specially Built Nickel Ore Carrier
Jules Garnier II. Photo: ClassNK The maritime transport of nickel ore is no easy task. Nickel ore cargoes can liquefy during transport, drastically impairing the ship’s stability and safety, and these...
View ArticleIran Tanker Safety Risks Rise as Ship Classifiers Get Forced Out
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Western pressure that forced foreign ship classifiers out of Iran has increased safety risks, including the danger of an Iranian vessel spilling oil on...
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Iran: Not Certifying Our Ships Poses a Serious Threat to International Safety
Image (c) Shutterstock By Jonathan Saul LONDON – Western sanctions imposed over the past months against Iran’s shipping industry will seriously affect international maritime and environmental safety,...
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Class Titan Receives Expanded Authorization in U.S.
ClassNK Executive Vice President Dr. Takuya Yoneya receives a copy of the Recognized Organization Agreement from U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Joseph A. Servidio while at USCG headquarters in...
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Japan Authorizes ABS as Recognized Organization
TOKYO - The American Bureau of Shipping announced today they have been granted authorization by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to serve as a Recognized Organization of the...
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ABS Releases New DP Systems Requirements
Dynamic positioning controls, image (c) Robert Almeida/gCaptain HOUSTON – The American Bureau of Shipping on Friday announced that they have released the ABS Guide for Dynamic Positioning Systems as a...
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ClassNK Reports (Another) Record Year in 2012
ClassNK ClassNK Registers 25 Million Gross Tons in 2012; Sets New Records for Newbuildings & Class Transfers Tokyo – ClassNK on Wednesday released its official registration figures for the year...
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ABS Reports Record Year in 2012
In May 2012, ABS was selected to class the ENSCO DS-8, a new advanced-capability, ultra deepwater drillship being built at Samsung Heavy Industries. The American Bureau of Shipping has reported record...
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ABS Releases Advisory on Use of Scrubber Systems
Ship emissions file photo via ABS International classification society ABS has released an advisory on the use of exhaust gas scrubber systems in order for ships to meet increasingly stringent low...
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BSEE Director James Watson to Lead ABS America’s Division
James Watson International classification society American Bureau of Shipping announced Tuesday that James A. Watson, Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), will join...
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ABS to Class its First Japanese-Flagged Vessel
Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel will be built to ABS class for Offshore Japan Corporation by Japan Marine United, Image: ABS The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has been selected by Offshore Japan...
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ABS Tackles North American LNG Bunkering Regulations
An illustration of Harvey Gulf’s LNG fueling facility, the first in the U.S., at Port Fourchon. Image courtesy Harvey Gulf For prospective owners and operators of LNG-powered merchant vessels, the lack...
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ABS Classes First Japanese-Flagged Carrier
MT Yamatogawa (c) MarineTraffic.com International classification society ABS says it has added the first Japanese-flagged vessel to its classed fleet after having been awarded the status of a...
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Hyundai Heavy’s Next-Generation Drillship Design Receives ABS Approval in...
An illustration of the HHI’s HD12000 drillship design. Image courtesy HHI The American Bureau of Shipping says it has awarded approval in principle (AIP) for Hyundai Heavy Industries’ next-generation...
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ClassNK’s New Tonnage Tops 20 Million Again in 2014
In March 2014, the SLNC PAX, owned by Schuyler Line Navigation Company, became the first U.S.-flagged vessel to be classed by ClassNK. Photo courtesy SLNC International classification society ClassNK...
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DNV GL Welcomes World’s Largest Containership to Class
MSC Oscar. Photo: DNV GL DNV GL on Thursday announced that it has welcomed the MSC Oscar containership into its class, which at 19,224 TEU is the world’s largest containership by carrying capacity. The...
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ClassNK Retakes Top Classification Spot
In March 2014, the SLNC PAX, owned by Schuyler Line Navigation Company, became the first U.S.-flagged vessel to be classed by ClassNK. Photo courtesy SLNC International classification society ClassNK...
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