ClassNK digital notation for LNG PCTC

The Sakura Leader, delivered on 2 October 2020, is the first LNG-fuelled PCTC built in Japan. NYK has announced that ‘beginning with this ship, NYK will proceed with the replacement of vessels in its PCTC fleet with next-generation eco-friendly ship’.

“Granting this notation will be the milestone for our initiative facilitating advanced technology and the remarkable model of our upcoming certification process,” said Hayato Suga, corporate officer, director of plan approval and technical solution division.

As a part of the society’s new initiative, ‘Innovation Endorsement’ which certifies innovations which use digital technology, ClassNK released its ‘Guidelines for Digital Smart Ship’ stipulating the procedures for class notations for ships with advanced digital technology. This first class certificate was issued two months after the guidelines’ release.

On the satisfactory completion of documentation and plan examination and on-site survey, ClassNK has added ‘DSS(EE)’ for energy efficiency analysis function, ‘DSS(MM)’ for machinery monitoring and ‘DSS(CNS)’ for onboard data processing and data transmission to shore.