Japan, Sept. 24 -- ClassNK has released new guidelines for the container shipping industry, aimed at improving stowage efficiency and preventing cargo collapse. The documents apply recent expertise in weather forecasting, ship motion, and digital twin technologies. The "Guidelines for the Safety of Maritime Cargo Based on Weather Forecasts," "Guidelines for Anti-Rolling Devices," and "Guidelines for Container Stowage and Securing Arrangements (Edition 3.3)" are intended to optimize container stowage on short-term voyages by incorporating weather forecasts and the roll reduction effects of anti-rolling devices. The weather forecast guideline clarifies the relationship between AIS records accumulated by ClassNK, more than one million cases of...