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| Company type | Non Profitable Organization |
|---|---|
| Industry | Classification society |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Headquarters | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
| Website | Nippon Kaiji Kyokai |
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (一般財団法人日本海事協会, Ippan-zaidan-hōjin Nippon Kaiji Kyōkai) is a ship classification society.
"ClassNK," also known by its brand name is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works on a range of services involving ships and preventing marine pollution. The Society's expert technical staff performs surveys to ensure that the rules it has developed are applied to both new and existing ships, ensuring their safety. These rules cover hull structures, safety equipment, cargo handling gear, engines, machinery, electrical and electronic systems, among other things.
As of December 2007, the Society had 6,793 ships with a total of 152.22 million gross tons under its class, representing about 20% of the world merchant fleet currently under class. Although based in Japan, ClassNK has worldwide representation through its network of exclusive surveyor offices. Its surveyors work at shipbuilding and repair yards and ports around the world, examining ships wherever they are needed. On November 15, 1999, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai celebrated its 100th anniversary. On May 28, 2012, ClassNK officially announced that its register had surpassed the 200 million gross ton mark, making it the world's first class society in history with more than 200 million gross tons on its register.
