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NYK Obtains Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design concept for Long-Distance Subsea Cable-Laying Vessel Progress Toward the Development of a Domestic Direct Current Transmission Network

NYK has recently obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for the design concept of a cable-laying vessel (“the vessel”) for the construction of a long-distance subsea direct current (“DC”) transmission network in Japan. Since suitable locations for wind-power generation, such as Hokkaido, are far from areas of major electricity demand, developing a power transmission …