Sakashita Takes the Helm at ClassNK
;s Ministry of Transport (now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) in 1980. During his career with the government, he played vital roles in maritime administration including regulatory oversight and industry development. He assumed the position of Director-General of the Maritime Bureau in 2015, and Deputy Minister for Technical Affairs, Minister’s Secretariat in 2016
ClassNK Names Sakashita Senior EVP
;s Ministry of Transport (now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) in 1980. During his period at the government he has played vital roles in maritime administration including regulatory oversight and industry development. He assumed the position of Director-General of the Maritime Bureau in 2015, and Deputy Minister for Technical Affairs, Minister’s Secretariat in 2016.He joined ClassNK in 2018 as Executive Consultant and has been appointed to the current position overseeing ClassNK’s expansion of its business portfolio and digital transformation.Sakashita graduated
ClassNK Shuffles Leadership Team
the University of Tokyo, and served in Japan’s Ministry of Transportation (now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism). Throughout his role in government, he served as an outstanding policy maker in the maritime administration and assumed the role of Director-General of the Maritime Bureau in 2006. He joined ClassNK in 2007, and was appointed to Managing Director in 2010, followed by Executive Vice President in 2011. He has so far commanded the expansion and development of the Society’s certification services
Crime DOES Pay: Denmark Compensates Suspected Pirates
before a judge. The compensation was unrelated to the suspects' innocence. Attacks in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean have dropped from a peak of 237 in 2011 to just 10 in the first nine months of this year, the lowest since the piracy crisis began in 2008, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Piracy has since picked up along the west coast of Africa and is expected to increase in the Gulf of Guinea ahead of Nigeria's election next February, when ransom money is expected to be funnelled into campaign financing. (Reporting by Ole Mikkelsen; Editing by Tom Heneghan, Reuters
