On 15 September, KR launched the New Building Master (NBM), enabling shipowners to manage the newbuilding process on their own. The solution has been provided to shipowners who are using or planning to use KR's survey service for their newbuilding vessels.

On 19 September, 45 participants from the IMO GHG Smart Program visited KR headquarters to experience KR's leading digital solutions and decarbonization insights. Participants toured KR's LNG propulsion and bunkering simulation center, KR-ISC (Integrated Survey Center), and experienced KR's VR bunkering simulator and ultimate GHG solution, KR GEARS.

KR possesses a diverse series of design and approval technology software under the name 'SeaTrust.' Individual software components have been consistently used by professionals both inside and outside KR, evolving gradually through feedback. However, as the duration of software usage increased, the files generated by the program became vast, causing inconvenience in reusing working files. Furthermore, there is a need to understand the characteristics and progress of the completed files.

Here are the final news briefs on the results of the MEPC 80 meeting on key technical issues, which took place from July 3 to 7.