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On March 25, the containership NYK Orion rescued five rowers from a boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea

United European Car Carriers (UECC), jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Wallenius Lines, has signed a contract to construct two dual fuel LNG PCTCs. The contract has been signed with Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and the vessels will be constructed at the NACKS shipyard in Nantong, China which is a joint venture between KHI and China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company. Deliveries of both the vessels will be in the second half of 2016. The vessels will be 181 metres long with a 30 metre beam. Both the vessels will have 1A super Finnish/Swedish ice class, facilitating year round trading in the Baltic area. Approximately 3 800 standard sized cars spread over 10 decks will able to be transported. A significant part of the cargo capacity can also be used to transport high & heavy cargo and any other cargo loaded on to mafi trailers. The deck configuration is optimised for both present and predicted future cargo mix. The vessels are capable of operating with LNG fuel or heavy fuel oil and marine gas oil, providing greater flexibility and efficiency. It is the first PCTC of its kind to be fitted with an LNG fuel propulsion system, and ...

United European Car Carriers (UECC), jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Wallenius Lines, has signed a contract to construct two dual fuel LNG PCTCs

NYK announced the enhancement of its service network through the company's participation in the new Japan South China Thailand service (Perseus Service)

NYK is one of only 26 companies - the only one in the maritime industry - to have been designated as part of this year's "Nadeshiko Brand," an initiative that the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) jointly inaugurated in fiscal 2012 for the purpose of selecting and publicizing enterprises that encourage the empowerment of women

NYK has completed its Sail On Safety winter safety campaign, which ran from December 1, 2013, through January 31, 2014

NYK has started transporting oil for an affiliate of the Thai Oil Public using a third very large crude-oil carrier (VLCC), Taizan

NYK's 2013 NYK Report has been recognized with a Special Achievement Award in the Integrated Report category at the 16th Nikkei Annual Report Awards. The NYK Report was also one of the few rated as "excellent" among all the submitted reports

NYK have been included in the Bronze Class of the 2014 Sustainability Yearbook compiled by RobecoSAM AG (RobecoSAM) in Switzerland.

Saga Shipholding (Norway) has signed a contract with Dualog for its Crew Surf service. Saga, the open-hatch carrier subsidiary of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), is an international shipping company specialising in the transportation of forest products and breakbulk cargoes. Saga has opted for Crew Surf, which provides optimised internet access to Saga's crew. Crew can monitor their own data usage and can buy more Internet time on a self-serve basis. With the Dualog solution, Saga Shipholding is demonstrating its focus on crew welfare as a mean to retain qualified crew. "We are pleased to sign this contract with Dualog" said Nils Otto Berntsen Bjørhovde, Technical Manager in Saga Shipholding (Norway). "Saga is committed to our crew and we asked them for the top reasons to stay with Saga. On the top list came good Internet services on board! With Crew Surf from Dualog, we are confident of offering good and controlled internet to the crew." The inclusion of the Saga Shipholding fleet brings the total family of vessels running Dualog services up to 2.200. "This contract strengthens Dualog as the world's leading independent supplier of ship-shore communication services to the global shipping industry" said Morten Lind-Olsen, CEO of Dualog. Source ...