Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK)
Native name
日本海事協会
Company typeNon profitable organization
IndustryClassification society
Founded1899
HeadquartersChiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
WebsiteNippon Kaiji Kyokai

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (一般財団法人日本海事協会, Ippan-zaidan-hōjin Nippon Kaiji Kyōkai), also known by it s brand name ClassNK, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization ship classification society. ClassNK is one of the seven founding members of the International Association of Classification Societies, otherwise known as IACS.