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ClassNK has awarded the 'ELW (HP)' (Excellent Living and Working Environment - Hydroponics) notation to the bulk carrier ROYAL LAUREL, owned by Tokei Kaiun Ltd for its onboard vegetable grower. 

ClassNK issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a 30,000 m³ LNG carrier equipped with two Mark III Flex membrane tanks, developed by GTT.

ClassNK has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries for its Samsung Autonomous Navigation Assistance System (SAS).

NYK and TB Global Technologies Ltd. (TBG) have received the world’s first Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate, from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), for a ship-to-ship fuel ammonia supply system. 

ClassNK has awarded its first-ever 'AFVC' notations to the LNG-fueled car carrier, 'CERULEAN ACE,' operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and managed by MOL Ship Management.

ClassNK has published estimated leak frequencies of ammonia fuel from onboard components for ammonia-fueled ships, usable for risk assessment. 

On August 23, NYK and IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd., in partnership with Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), successfully completed the Sakigake, the world’s first ammonia-fueled vessel designed for commercial use.

The world’s first accreditation for “Machinery Room Safety for Ammonia” (MRS) will be granted by ClassNK for the ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier (AFMGC) currently being developed by a consortium that includes Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (NSY).

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the membrane-type LNG carrier installed with the 'Wind Challenger', a hard sail wind propulsion system.

ClassNK has released ‘Guidelines for Cyber resilience of ships’, based on the new IACS Unified Requirements (UR) to support the consideration of measures to ensure the cybersecurity of ships.