“K” LINE – Energy Northern Perspective

AiP Handover Ceremony at ITOCHU – from left, Hiroyuki Tsubai, Senior Managing Executive Officer, ITOCHU Corporation; Ichiro Tanaka, President & CEO, Mitsui E&S Machinery Co., Ltd.; Hayato Suga, Executive Vice President, ClassNK; Kiyoshi Higaki, Vice President, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd.; Masatoshi Taguchi, Managing Executive Officer, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; and Toru Fujita, Director, Managing Executive Officer, NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd

ClassNK issues AiP for ammonia fuelled BC jointly developed by ITOCHU, Nihon Shipyard, Mitsui E&S Machinery, ‘K’ LINE, and NS United Kaiun

29 November 2022 Editor Comments Off

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia fuelled 200,000 DWT type bulk carrier jointly developed by ITOCHU Corporation, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd., Mitsui E&S Machinery Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. […]

Marine Engineering of the Year 2021 award ceremony – from left, Toyohisa Nakano, Executive Officer, “K” Line; Dr. Toshiyuki Shigemi, Senior Executive Vice President, ClassNK; Michitomo Iwashita, Managing Executive Officer, “K” Line; Toru Kitamura, President & CEO, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding; Manabu Kawakado, Executive Director & CTO, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding; and Tetsuya Kinoshita, President, JIME

CC-Ocean marine-based CO₂ capture system demonstration project receives JIME award

25 July 2022 Editor Comments Off

The Carbon Capture on the Ocean (CC-Ocean) project – conducted in cooperation with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) and ClassNK – has […]

SAYFR services – preparing leaders as role models for behaviours that over time create an atmosphere for employees to speak their mind

Nordic venture fund backs SAYFR

1 March 2022 Editor Comments Off

The unique mix of data and digital solutions approach developed by safety culture specialist SAYFR has been given added momentum from the Nordic venture fund Corinthian Venture Partners (CVP). CVP has invested MNOK 25 in […]

ClassNK issues Approval in Principle (AiP) for ammonia-fuelled PCC

9 December 2021 Editor Comments Off

Classification Society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd. for their jointly developed design of an ammonia-fuelled PCC. Ammonia is expected […]

Maritime/Offshore

ClassNK and 22 industry players kick off studying ammonia as an alternative marine fuel

14 June 2021 Editor 0

Industry players have set up a “Joint Study” framework for studying common issues on ammonia as an alternative marine fuel, to get ready to IMO’s decarbonisation targets, including energy, mining, power utility, chemical, terminal, shipping, […]

“K”ARE programme will utilise SAYFR’s unique mix of data, insight and digital training simulations that empower users to learn new skills, with measurable impact on organisational culture, safety and performance

“K” Line adopts SAYFR approach

28 April 2021 Editor 0

SAYFR is helping “K” Line to mature its organisational culture. The group-wide introduction of its “K”ARE programme will utilise SAYFR’s unique mix of data, insight and digital training simulations that empower users to learn new […]

ClassNK grants its first Remote Survey (RMSV) notation to newbuilding

12 March 2021 Editor 0

Classification Society ClassNK has granted its Remote Survey (RMSV) notation for Century Highway Green, an LNG-fuelled PCC operated by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE). This is the first vessel on ClassNK’s registry to be […]

From right, ShipDC President Yasuhiro Ikeda; ‘K’ LINE Vice President, Executive Officer Atsuo Asano; ClassNK President & CEO Hiroaki Sakashita; and ‘K’ LINE Associate Director Joichi Sasaki

‘K’ LINE to expand sharing of ship operation data to enhance utilisation of big data in maritime

3 February 2021 Editor 0

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Ship Data Center Co., Ltd. (ShipDC) have agreed to share operation data of all “K” LINE fleet equipped with “Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions” through IoS Open Platform (IoS-OP), […]

Fleet Data Academy will support stakeholders in fully understanding and adopting maritime digitalisation (illustration: Inmarsat)

Inmarsat passes 10,000-vessel Fleet Xpress installation milestone as data demand accelerates maritime digitalisation

22 January 2021 Editor 0

Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has completed its 10,000th Fleet Xpress ship installation. Simultaneously the company has launched a new ‘Fleet Data Academy’ with existing partners, shipowners and operators to support […]

ClassNK takes part in ‘CC-Ocean’ project to test small-scale marine-based carbon capture demo

1 September 2020 Editor 0

Classification Society ClassNK, in cooperation with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) group, will conduct test operations and measurements for a small-scale ship-based […]