Classification society ClassNK has released the latest versions of its IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR) structural assessment software.

A new version of QinetiQ Maritime’s Paramarine software for ship design has been released.

ClassNK is commencing the provision of cloud-based archive centre services for NYK Lines and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, with the classification society having reached a preliminary agreement with the two shipping companies regarding the use of the As-built Drawings Storage Service (ADSS).

The Korean Register (KR) has signed an MoU with steel producer Dongkuk Steel regarding technology exchange between the companies, to cooperate in improving the process of building ships and marine structures.

Japanese shipyard group Shin Kurushima Dockyard Company Limited (SKDY) has implemented the Intergraph SmartMarine 3D software system for use in the production phase of its ship projects.

HydroComp has released an upgraded version of NavCad, a software tool for the prediction and analysis of vessel speed and power performance.

FLOWTECH International has released the latest version of its ship hydrodynamics design software, SHIPFLOW 5.0.

AVEVA has announced that shipbuilder HSHI (Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries) has upgraded from Tribon M3 software to AVEVA Marine for engineering, design and production.

Shanghai-based Aveva has won a contract to provide an integrated design information management system to CSC Jinling Shipyard.

COSCO Shipyard Group Co (COSCO) has extended its five-year master agreement with Intergraph, the companies report.