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www.maritimeprofessional.com Maritime Professional 45 As the world?s leading classification society with more than 7,560 vessels of 190m tons gross, represent- ing 20% of the world?s commercial tonnage on its register, ClassNK is committed to becoming a leader in the development of new green technologies for the shipping industry. Looking to lead by example, one of the main elements of this approach is its Joint R&D for Industry program which started in 2009. CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES MP #4 (34-49):MP Layouts 11/8/2011 2:11 PM Page 45