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ClassNK efforts towards the safe operation of large container vessels

ClassNK establishes new Investigative Panel on Large Container Ship Safety Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism established the Committee on Large Container Ship Safety on 29 August 2013 in response to the casualty of a large container ship which occurred on 17 June 2013. The Committee has carried out active investigations and analyses in order to determine the cause and mechanism of the casualty.The results of the Committee's work were compiled in the Committee's Interim Report, the full text of which was released in Japanese on 17 December 2013 and in English on 4 March 2013.In addition to compiling the results the Committee's investigation, the Interim Report also proposed future tasks for investigation and analysis. In order to carry out these tasks, ClassNK has established a new Investigative Panel on Large Container Ship Safety which will be chaired by Professor Yoichi Sumi of Yokohama National University, and composed of leading experts from shipowners, shipbuilders, and academic institutions,The first session of this new Panel was held on 21 February 2014, and the members agreed to carry out the following course of action:(1)Investigate the possibility of casualty occurrence(2)Conduct on-board measurements of container ships in operation in order to verify actual ...

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