New class standards issued for tanker steel

2010-12-22T15:36:00

Class NK standards covering corrosion resistant steels for oil cargo tanks are expected to encourage the use of these materials to save coatings costs

Japanese classification society ClassNK says that it has developed, and now released, the first set of standards for the application of corrosion resistant steels to cargo tanks of oil tankers.

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