NYK and an affiliate of Thai Oil Public Co. Ltd. (Thai Oil) have agreed to terms on a long-term contract for the charter of the very large crude-oil carrier (VLCC) Tateyama (built: 2002; DWT: about 300,000 tonnes) to shuttle oil primarily from the Arabian Sea to Thailand. The contract, which is for at least three [...]
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NYK has been selected by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) as one of only five companies in the FTSE Japan Index of nearly 500 Japanese companies to be included in the Carbon Performance Leadership Index (CPLI). In addition, the company was one of 22 companies to be included in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI). [...]
On October 22, NYK Line became the first Japanese shipping company to make use of the Port of Oakland’s shoreside electric power supply when the containership NYK Apollo was directly connected to the port’s unit. NYK Apollo, which is equipped with a 6.6 KV alternative maritime power (AMP) container unit, arrived at the Oakland International [...]
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NYK has decided to build four next-generation type PCTCs (Pure Car and Truck Carrier). Two of the vessels will be built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. at its factory in Marugame city in Kagawa prefecture with technical assistance being provided by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. The other two vessels will be built by Shin Kurushima [...]
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NYK LNG carrier Broog has been recognized by the commandant of the Japan Coast Guard for the long-term contribution that the ship has made by providing seawater temperatures to the Japan Coast Guard. Every September 12, the commandant of the Japan Coast Guard recognizes individuals and organizations that have made contributions to marine information services. [...]
On August 28, NYK president Yasumi Kudo and executive officers held a meeting with six captains and chief engineers at the NYK headquarters in Tokyo. Every July, NYK conducts its Remember Naka-no-Se Safety Campaign,1 and the meeting is carried out as part of this campaign. President Kudo chairs NYK’s Safety and Environmental Management Committee,2 which [...]
A new coal carrier of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), dubbed Soyo, outfitted with the innovative air-lubrication system is about to hit the waters, Sea Trade Asia writes. The air-lubrication system effectively reduces the frictional resistance between a vessel’s bottom and the seawater by means of bubbles generated by supplying air to the vessel’s bottom. The [...]
NYK Global Bulk Corporation, an NYK Group company, held a get-together on board its 58,000-ton bulk carrier New Pride with guests from the Ishinomaki area in Miyagi prefecture to celebrate the installation of a new mechanical unloader (cargo handling machinery) at the port’s No. 7 Hiyori wharf and to pray for the further recovery and [...]
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![LRQA Japan Confirms Credibility of GHG Data Provided by NYK]()
NYK has received certification (assurance statement) from a third-party certifier that attests that NYK reports and discloses accurate numerical values regarding the data for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions collected from NYK Group companies, after having performed calculations that meet the framework of Scope 1, 2, and even 3 of the GHG Protocol — the [...]
NYK has provided free ocean transport for a monument recognizing the Japanese who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand, on February 22, 2011. Ocean transport was provided by NYK Line, and overland services in New Zealand and Japan were handled by NYK Group company Yusen Logistics. Of the two [...]
