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CLASSIFICATION

Image courtesy ClassNK

CHARTING

THE FUTURE

HIROAKI SAKASHITA

PRESIDENT & CEO, CLASSNK

ClassNK is one of the world’s leading maritime classi? cation societies with more than 9,200 ships totaling more than 273 million gross tons under class at the end of 2023, and a global service network of more than 120 survey of? ces. Last month while in Tokyo we had the opportunity to sit with Hiroaki Sakashita, President &

CEO, ClassNK, a marine industry veteran for his insights on the trends driving ship classi? cation today and in the future.

BY GREG TRAUTHWEIN 34 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • May 2024

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