
South Korean HD Hyundai has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from the Korean Register (KR) and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) for its autonomous navigation and remote-control technologies.

ClassNK has given its approval in principle (AiP) to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) for a design concept of a cable-laying vessel envisioned to handle the construction of a long-distance subsea direct current (DC) transmission network in Japan.