COMMUNICATION WORKS FOR THOSE
WHO WORK AT IT

ClassNK opens new survey offices in Kandla and Valencia

Sunderland Marine Polaris – September 2020

Inmarsat Fleet LTE service coverage extended to Gulf of Mexico following successful trials with V.Ships Offshore

Mission Zero: Powering sustainability

24 September 2020 – ABB Marine & Ports is proud to present the 2020 issue of Generations, the annual publication featuring business and technical insight from thought leaders around the globe, representing a broad cross-section of business and society.

Vestdavit wins contract to supply six Australian Navy patrol boats

ABB powers P&O super-ferries towards new sustainable transport era

GTReplicate averts looming ship-shore data transfer bottleneck

Wasaline launch confirms growing ferry preference for ABB’s Azipod® electric propulsion

MacGregor receives EUR 13 million orders from Asia and Scandinavia

Vestdavit to deliver advanced boat-handling systems to U.S. Navy

ClassNK conducted the third-party verification with a reasonable level of assurance for IINO LINES’ GHG assertion

China’s first hybrid-electric rescue vessel relies on ABB technology for safety and sustainability

Joint R&D Starts for Practical Application of Ammonia-fueled Tugboat

03 September 2020 – On August 18, NYK, IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd., and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) signed a joint research and development agreement to put the world’s first ammonia-fueled tugboat into practical use.

Foreship appoints Benjamin Sward as President to lead its strategy for U.S. growth

ClassNK takes part in “CC-Ocean” Project to test Small Scale Demonstration Plant as Marine-based CO2 Capture System with “K” Line and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding

ClassNK releases “Guidelines for Digital Smart Ship” as part of its Innovation Endorsement initiative

Project Hygiea Covid-19 action plan welcomed on board cruise ship with Bureau Veritas approval

MacGregor secures largest single vessel contract for OHT’s Alfa Lift wind foundation installation vessel

North P&I Strengthens FD&D Leadership Team in Greece

Samskip renews Amsterdam-Hull for UK trade requirements

ClassNK Magazine – Issue 87

ClassNK grants AIP to “K” Line and Airseas for their Seawing kite system

Samskip launches Duisburg-Amsterdam rail service

Inc. Magazine Unveils Its Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000

17 August 2020 – Inc. magazine today revealed that Ecochlor is No. 574 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

VIKING delivers first of ambulance boat trio for Hellenic Coastguard

13 August 2020 – VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has delivered its first VIKING Norsafe Munin-S1200 ambulance boat to the Hellenic Coastguard. Stationed in Naxos, the largest of the Cyclades island group, the vessel is the opening installment in a three-boat order that will change the face of regional healthcare provision.

MacGregor receives EUR 18 million RoRo orders from Japan

Ecochlor Expands Service Support Network in Singapore

Joint R&D Starts for Use of Ammonia in Marine Transportation to Reduce GHG Emissions

12 August 2020 – On August 6th, NYK Line, Japan Marine United Corporation, and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) signed a joint R&D agreement for the commercialization of an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC) that would use ammonia as the main fuel, in addition to an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB).

North Signals – Summer 2020

Ecochlor Receives IMO BWMS Code Type Approval

Inmarsat, Thetius and Shell Shipping and Maritime launch ‘Crew Welfare Open Innovation Challenge’

03 August 2020 – Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has joined forces with Shell Shipping and Maritime and maritime digital consultancy Thetius to launch a new ‘Open Innovation Challenge’ for start-ups and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The Challenge aims to identify technology that can benefit crew safety, health and wellbeing at sea at a moment when COVID-19 has exposed the welfare of seafarers to global scrutiny.

ClassNK launches “Innovation Endorsement” service for certifying innovative technology

MacGregor receives a further order to supply deck handling solutions for the US Naval Sea Systems Command’s Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ships (T-ATS)

VIKING supplies Munin patrol craft to the Hellenic Army Special Forces

23 July 2020 – VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has won a tender to supply the Hellenic Army Special Forces with its Munin S1200 daughter craft, the largest boat type currently offered by VIKING.

CJC Currents – Issue 4

ClassNK releases Guidelines for Designing Cyber Security Onboard Ships (Second Edition)

Nine companies have started “Ship Carbon Recycling WG” of Japan’s CCR Study Group

16 July 2020 – Nine Japanese companies (Note 1) have started the Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group (hereinafter referred to as “WG”) formed within Japan’s Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group (Note 2), and held its first meeting. Participating members are EX Research Institute Ltd., Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Japan Marine United Corporation, JFE Steel Corporation, JGC Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Nippon Kaiji Kyokai(ClassNK), Nippon Steel Corporation, and Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation.

Bolidt antimicrobial decking clears way for cruise industry return

Vestdavit News July 2020

15 July 2020 – Vestdavit News July 2020 is available to read here.    

ABB to power the world’s largest diamond recovery vessel for De Beers

Gibdock services Shearwater survey vessels in testing times

Sören Scheid Joins Ecochlor as Business Development Manager of Europe, Scandinavia and UK

North P&I Club Calls for Collective Action on Crew Repatriation

ClassNK Joins the Maritime Transportation System ISAC to Help Address Cybersecurity Risks

07 July 2020 – Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (“ClassNK”) joined the Maritime Transportation System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MTS-ISAC) as part of a growing list of maritime community partners. This is an innovative relationship between the two nonprofit organizations aimed at strengthening vessel and shoreside cyber risk management. The partnership provides ClassNK with actionable insights from community-sourced cyber threat intelligence to reinforce ClassNK’s Cyber Security Guidelines to help prevent cyber incidents from negatively impacting the safety and security of maritime operations. ClassNK is the first classification society and the first non-U.S. organization to formally join the MTS-ISAC, helping broaden the reach of the MTS-ISAC’s efforts to support the maritime community.

ClassNK releases amendments to class rules

ClassNK releases Annual Report on Port State Control