Tag: NYK

On June 17, 2017, the NYK containership collided with the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald off the coast of Shimoda in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. On June 19th, US Navy confirmed that all seven missing sailors from the USS Fitzgerald were found dead in flooded berthing compartments.

The bunkering vessel ENGIE Zeebrugge performed in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, its first deliveries of LNG as a marine fuel to two new gas-propelled pure car and truck carriers of UECC. The LNG bunkering operations were conducted at the same time that the cargo operations for the carriers were taking place.

Seven shipping companies operating in Mexico have been fined for causing a rise in prices after colluding on routes in the auto transport services market. The companies conducted monopolistic practices, by agreeing and executing agreements to segment the market for motor vehicle shipping services, according to the Federal Commission of Economic Competition of Mexico.

Japanese shipping companies are planning to launch autonomous ships at sea by 2025, with a hope to reduce maritime accidents resulted by human errors. Japan's new ship models will include self-navigating system, a technology that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

At Nor-Shipping 2017, NYK and DNV GL presented the first results of an ongoing maritime data center pilot project. The data center collects operational data from NYK vessels on DNV GL’s recently launched Veracity industry data platform, for monitoring vessel performance and condition-based maintenance schemes.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha have announced that their new joint venture, which will integrate the three companies’ container shipping businesses, will operate under the tradename “Ocean Network Express.”

NYK announced that it entered a strategic partnership with Dualog, with the immediate focus on pushing the boundaries for automation, the Internet of Things and for Big Data analysis. The partnership is expected to leverage the technology focus and the growing cooperation between the Japanese and Norwegian maritime industries.

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, the Monohakobi Technology Institute and Japan Radio have jointly developed a support tool for officers to better manage and share navigational information.

Petronas LNG Ltd., a subsidiary of Malaysian oil company Petronas, announced that signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Gas4Sea partners, exploring potential collaboration on promoting LNG as the preferred marine fuel.

The US Federal Maritime Commission announced that rejects on jurisdictional grounds the "Tripartite Agreement", an agreement of three carriers to form a joint container shipping service. The agreement was filed at the Commission on March 24, 2017 by K Line, MOL, and NYK.