Namura Shipbuilding has deployed the ClassNK-NAPA GREEN fleet performance management and optimisation system for one of its newbuilds, the company reports.

South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has introduced a new CAD-style 3D modelling tool from NAPA called NAPA Designer, which it says has reduced its structural design throughput time by up to four weeks.

NAPA has released new tools and interfaces to work with class society software systems and assist in ship design compliance with the Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC&OT) from the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and software company NAPA have announced a new tailored NAPA-DSME Power solution for LNG carriers built by DSME.

NAPA has announced the latest release of its Statutory Compliance solution, with new integrated functionality from ClassNK Manager designed to improve ship design and speed up the classification approval process.

Container carrier Evergreen Line has begun the installation of ClassNK-NAPA GREEN software for planning, monitoring and optimising its chartered container fleet.

NAPA has announced the launch of NAPA Safety Solutions, a software package that aims to increase passenger safety through a combination of data monitoring, analysis and prediction.

ClassNK has announced the release of version 2.0.0 of its PrimeShip-HULL(HCSR) ship design software, updated to incorporate IACS Common Structural Rule amendments adopted in December 2014.

Software provider NAPA and ClassNK have announced that “K” Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd) is to install their ClassNK-NAPA GREEN solution on three additional ships, after a successful trial of the eco-efficiency software on an 8,600 TEU vessel.

Japanese classification society ClassNK and Finnish software provider NAPA have joined forces on a new project in an effort to reduce the time and cost of ship design.