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Its first exclusive surveyor office in St. Petersburg ClassNK has marked the official opening of its first exclusive surveyor office in St. Petersburg on 14 September with a lively reception hosted by ClassNK Chairman and President and Current IACS Vice-Chairman Noboru Ueda.The event was attended by more than 80 guests including executives and representatives from throughout the Russian maritime industry. Among the many prominent dignitaries at the event were His Excellency Ichiro Kawabata, Consul General of Japan in St. Petersburg, IACS Council Chairman Pavel Shikhov, Vladimir Alexandrov, President of the St. Petersburg Shipbuilders Association, and numerous top representatives from academic institutions such as CNIIMF. Foreign and domestic owners such NYK, K-Line and SCF UNICOM, as well as shipyards, the oil and gas and marine insurance sectors, suppliers and manufacturers also attended the event.Mr. Ueda welcomed the guests to the party with an opening address given in Russian, in which he highlighted the important role that Russia played in the development of Japan's shipbuilding industry when, in 1854, the Russian ambassador Putyatin's vessel sank off the Japanese coast after being damaged during a tsunami, and it was decided that a ship would have to be built in Japan so that the ...

Including the ISM Code related ClassNK issues Annual Report on Port State Control.This annual Port State Control (PSC) report summarizes deficiencies identified by PSC inspections carried out in various countries around the world. This report is prepared with the objective of building awareness of the present state of PSC as well as to improve future maintenance and inspections, and also Safety Management System is compiled into the following Chapters."Chapter 1": Status of Implementation and Recent Developments in PSC Worldwide"Chapter 2": Statistical Analysis of Detained Ships registered to ClassNK in 2010"Chapter 3": Statistical Analysis of NK SMC ship recorded ISM deficiency at PSC"Chapter 4": Statistical Data from the Tokyo MOU, Paris MOU, and USCGPort State Control has been found to be a very effective tool in reducing the number of substandard ships as well as improving maritime safety and pollution prevention.There has been a significant increase in PSC activity worldwide in concert with a number of amendments to relevant international conventions.To view the Annual Report on Port State Control ,click here.Source: ClassNK

TEC-0863 ClassNK ClassNK issues technical information TEC-0863 regarding Appraisal services for EEDI of ships as follows:Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI making the "Energy Efficiency Design Index" (EEDI)*1) and the "Ship Efficiency Management Plan" (SEEMP)*2) mandatory were adopted at the 62nd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 62) held in July 2011, and will become effectivefrom 1 January 2013.ClassNK has already started to offer appraisal services related to improving the energy efficiency of ships prior to the effective date of the amendments.This ClassNK Technical Information provides information relating to the appraisal services along with a summary of the outcomes of MEPC 62.Summary of MEPC 62 outcomes(1) Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI were adopted that make the EEDI and SEEMP mandatory. A brief outline of the amendments is given below.(a) The Attained EEDI of each new ship for which the building contract order is placed on or after 1 January 2013 (in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 July 2013) or the delivery of which is on or after 1 July 2015, is to comply with the EEDI limit value specified ...

Class NK TEC-0860 ClassNK issues TECH-0860 for each flag state's instruction for Unified Interpretation regarding the suction heads of fixed emergency fire pumpsas follows:The Maritime Safety Committee at the eighty-eighth session (MSC88) held in December 2010, approved the unified interpretation of the provision of chapter of the FSS Code Chapter 12.2.2.1.3 regarding the suction heads of fixed emergency fire pumps as IMO MSC.1/Circ. 1388.According to this interpretation, it is stipulated that the suction should be submerged at the waterlines corresponding to the level of 2/3 immersion of the propeller at even keel and the arrival ballast condition without cargo and with 10% stores/fuel etc. And this interpretation is applied to ships constructed on or after 1 January 2012 (reference is made to the Attachment 1).This interpretation is based on the IACS Unified Interpretation (IACS UI), and in response to the above approval of MSC.1/Circ.1388, IACS adopted IACS UI SC 178(rev.1) in accordance with the prescription MSC.1/Circ.1388 for ships contracted for construction on or after 1 January 2012 (reference is made to the Attachment 2).IACS decided this contracted base application scheme, mainly because the impact*note 1) of this UI is expected to be quite large for ship designing.ClassNK has been contacting ...

ClassNK TEC-0861 As already advised by ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-0860, in relation to each flag state's instruction for Unified Interpretation regarding the suction heads of fixed emergency fire pumps, the Administration of Malta has newly advised the instruction as follows:Instruction from the Administration of Malta:It is acceptable to apply Unified Interpretation IACS UI SC178 (rev.1) regarding the suction heads of fixed emergency fire pumps as it is, i.e., apply for ships contracted for construction on or after 1 January 2012.Upon receiving the reply/instruction from flag states other than the above, please be advised that ClassNK Technical Information would be issued time to time.Source: ClassNK

Class NK Tec-0862 Class NK issues TEC-0862 regarding Fall Preventer Devices (FPDs) for the Maltese Flagged vessels as follows:The Maltese Government has notified ClassNK of the special requirement for fall preventer devices (FPDs) for lifeboats on board Maltese flagged vessels as follows.Quote (e-mail dated 17 June 2011 and 28 July 2011)Reference is being made to MSC Resolution 317(89), MSC Resolution 320(89), MSC.1/Circ.1392 and MSC.1/Circ.1327.This Directorate advises that Fall Preventer Devices should be provided onboard all Maltese ships that are equipped with lifeboat on-load release devices.Fall Preventer Devices shall remain in use until such time as the said devices have undergone the necessary Design Review and Performance Test, and have been either confirmed compliant with the relevant requirements of the revised Life-Saving Appliances Code or replaced with compliantdevices.Replacement of non-compliant devices is to be effected by the first scheduled dry-docking after 1July 2014 and in any case by not later than 1 July 2019.This Directorate requires that fall preventer devices be provided on board existing Maltese registered ships by not later than 1 January 2013.For more information, click here.Source: ClassNK

Regarding the suction heads of fixed emergency fire pumps form Maltese flag As already advised by ClassNK Technical Information No.TEC-0860 dated 8 August 2011, in relation to each flag state's instruction for Unified Interpretation regarding the suction heads of fixed emergency fire pumps, theAdministration of Malta has newly advised the instruction as follows.Instruction from the Administration of Malta:It is acceptable to apply Unified Interpretation IACS UI SC178 (rev.1) regarding the suction heads of fixed emergency fire pumps as it is, i.e., apply for ships contracted for construction on or after 1 January 2012.Upon receiving the reply/instruction from flag states other than the above, please be advised that ClassNK Technical Information would be issued time to time.Source: ClassNK

Two sailors had to be rescued from the water The first day of racing in Cowes Week was disrupted on Saturday when the 124,000-ton Hanne Knutsen encountered a fleet of yachts.One of the racing vessels, Atalanta, was in collision with the 870ft-long Norwegian-owned tanker as it proceeded to the oil refinery at Fawley, near Southampton.The yacht, which normally has nine crew members on board, became entangled in the larger vessel's anchor and had its sails torn off and mast snapped.The force of the collision sent two of its crew overboard. They were picked up by a rescue boat and a coastguard patrol boat from Southampton.One crew member was taken to St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight and treated for a head injury. Organisers said the regatta would continue as normal.Source: The Telegraph

For measuring and evaluating the noise and vibration on vessels ClassNK has issued a new Noise and Vibration Guideline for measuring and evaluating the noise and vibration on vessels.The guideline address the growing demand for new standards for noise and vibration on commercial vessels and provides detailed requirements for measuring and evaluating noise and vibrations in crew accommodations and machinery rooms, as well as establishes new notations for ships that comply with the new requirements.As efforts to improve the working conditions of seafarers have come to the forefront over the past several years, vibration and noise in accommodation areas have become an increasingly important topic.At the same time, as awareness of the detrimental effect that vibration can have on the reliability and safety of vessels' machinery and equipment has grown, research is increasingly focused on developing new countermeasures for machinery vibration.With the results of many such research projects just now being released, ClassNK felt the time was ripe to release a new set of standards for the maritime industry."This new Guideline," said ClassNK development department general manager Toshiyuki Shigemi, "incorporates the results of the latest research on noise and vibration on board ships, along with the latest developments in international ...

IACS chairman & ClassNK head Noboru Ueda During his recent India visit, Noboru Ueda , chairman of International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) and head of ClassNK, talks to V Ayyappan on world shipping scenario. Excerpts from the interview.How healthy is global shipbuilding industry today?Much like the shipping industry, the shipbuilding industry is very cyclical, and in my more than 40 years in the maritime industry I have seen several market downturns like this one.With that said, while the current downturn presents a challenge for the industry, it does not compare to previous downturns such as occurred in the late 1970s and 1980s. While these are still not the best of times for shipbuilders, I am very optimistic about the future of the shipbuilding industry. What made the owners overbook which led to the present crisis? How long will the over capacity situation last?While it may be true that an oversupply of new vessels is one of the reasons behind the current slump in charter rates, I think we should not overlook the lingering effects of the economic crisis. The health of the shipping industry depends on the growth of world trade, and the slowed growth of the world's leading ...