NYK’s President, Captains, and Chief Engineers exchanged opinions on safe operations during a meeting at NYK headquarters in Tokyo last August which focused on annual safety campaign.
This meeting is part of NYK’s two-month Remember Naka-no-Se safety campaign,which is implemented annually from July 1 of each year. The meeting is chaired by President Naito, who oversees NYK’s Safety and Environmental Management Committee, so that top management can exchange direct opinions with captains and chief engineers to develop further practical measures with respect to safe operation of our vessels.
At the meeting, President Naito commented,
“Currently, the business environment is severe, and that is why I want every member to take an aggressive — not a defensive — stance to ensure safe vessel management and operations by instilling the spirit of ‘creative solutions’ among all who are involved in on-site operations. Communication is definitely important not only aboard a vessel, but also between onshore and offshore staff. To promote safety, I want all to be proactive in reporting anything that may need attention and actively proposing optimal solutions.”
In addition to this safety meeting, NYK holds a regular meeting of executives-in-charge together with vessel captains and chief engineers, in accordance with vessel types, and develops seamless safety approaches with management and on-site staff as an integrated group.
NYK positions comprehensive safety operations as the most critical issue for all stakeholders. Moreover, NYK continues to fortify its safety management system, aiming to be a leading company in the safety and environment fields based on the company’s medium-term management plan, “More Than Shipping 2018.”
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