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KR Launches SeaTrust-Frame3D Ship Structure Evaluation SoftwareKorean Register (KR) has launched ‘SeaTrust-Frame3D’, a grillage structure evaluation software for ships. SeaTrust-Frame3D enables a complicated ship structure to be simply modelled by representing it as a grillage structure.The software allows the designer to conduct and analyse structural strength and rule-based buckling strength evaluations, the results of which are displayed as 3D images, tables and graphs. It can automatically generate reports based on the analysis results and offer support for CAD interfaces.SeaTrust-Frame3D can evaluate the strength of a ship’s structure much more quickly than existing Finite Element Method (FEM) structural analysis, which will be welcomed by those looking to urgently review a ship’s structural strength. KR expects the software to be used extensively in shipyards as it is applicable to various structural member strength evaluations throughout the ship construction process.KIM Dae-heon, Executive Vice-President of KR’s R&D Division, said, “With the launch of SeaTrust-Frame3D, we are able to provide customer-oriented technical services directly to those working in the field. “Looking ahead, KR will continuously upgrade the program to meet customers’ needs and enhance its usability and we are working to make it a much better solution to apply the classification rules even more efficiently than is possible today.”A one-month free trial version of SeaTrust-Frame3D can be downloaded directly from the SeaTrust website (https://www.seatrust.kr).△ A screen capture of SeaTrust-Frame 3D in action

KR releases latest version of KR-CONThe Korean Register (KR) has launched the 20th version of its KR-CON, a digital database that contains almost all the international conventions and other instruments from the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The program, which was developed and launched in Korea in 2000, has been used by seafarers, onshore support staff, maritime educational institutions and governments around the world for more than 20 years.The latest version of KR-CON has been updated to improve the system’s speed and stability, enabling users to install the USB version of the database directly onto a computer. There is also a version of the system that can be installed via the web to improve its speed of use. “The 20th version of KR-CON has significantly accelerated the speed of the program through two types of installation versions and improved its stability by allowing the program to be driven directly on a PC, thereby overcoming the limits of the USB performance," said Jungkun Lee, General Manager of KR’s Convention & Legislation Service Team. “We will continue to improve the program with changes that reflect our customer's needs for a better user experience,” he added.The 20th version of KR-CON also includes amendments to SOLAS, MARPOL, and other procedures and guidelines adopted by the 31st Assembly of the IMO, the 104th Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), and the 77th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in 2021. The database will be continuously updated to reflect any revised documents adopted in the future.KR-CON is available via website, USB, mobile application, and web installation version, providing IMO conventions, codes, resolutions, and circulating documents.Further details can be found on KR’s main website (www.krs.co.kr) and the KR-CON website (krcon.krs.co.kr).△Image of 20th Version of KR-CON USB