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More than 100 vessels will be equipped with the broadband service Tokyo-based Nippon Yusen Kaisha, more commonly known as NYK Line, has agreed a deal to install TracPhone V7 mini-VSAT systems from KVH aboard its containerships.The service, which operates over 60cm antennas, will be provided by KVH's partner in Japan, SKY Perfect JSAT, under the OceanBB brand name.This is a second major recent contract win for KVH with a major Japanese carrier, with MOL LNG Transport Co, a subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, confirming a deal to implement mini-VSAT on three of its LNG tankers in late 2011, following the completion of a trial.NYK's fleet includes containerships, Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTCs), dry bulk carriers, crude oil tankers and LNG tankers, more than 100 of which will be equipped with the broadband service to support NYK's IBIS (Innovative Bunker and Idle-time Saving) project with real-time communications between ships and staff on shore."NYK is an industry leader that is constantly innovating and improving its shipping and logistics operations with the aim of optimising safety, economy, and protection of the environment," said Brent Bruun, KVH's senior vice president of global sales and business development."Their industry-leading IBIS project, which helps improve the operation ...

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 monuments that were produced, one was installed at a church in Christchurch, and the other was shipped by NYK at the request of the New Zealand Embassy to Toyama College of Foreign Languages, which lost 12 students in the disaster. The monument, funded by donations collected in Japan and New Zealand, stands on a wooden base made from one of New Zealand's kahikatea trees, which are characterized by their complicated structure of multiple tree roots and branches tangled on a single trunk, symbolizing the importance of human bonds and mutual support to overcome the sadness of this tragedy.The monument given to Toyama College of Foreign LanguagesThe monument arrived at the port of Toyama on June 8, and a dedication ceremony was held at the college on June 25. New Zealand foreign minister Murray McCully, New Zealand ambassador Ian Kennedy, and NYK corporate officer Yoko Wasaki joined ...

NYK together with MC and TEPCO Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), together with the Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and the Tokyo Electric Power Company Incorporated (TEPCO), announced their participation in the Wheatstone LNG project, which is being promoted by the U.S.-based Chevron Corporation and other companies in Australia.The consortium of NYK, MC, and TEPCO has obtained equity interests in the project (gas fields: 10%, LNG plant: 8%) through a newly established special-purpose company called PE Wheatstone Pty. Ltd. (PEW), which is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. PEW will lift a certain volume of LNG in the project in proportion to its equity interest.The project is led and operated by Chevron, and construction work is in progress with the aim of starting LNG production from the end of 2016. The project will produce 8.9 million tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG. TEPCO executed two Heads of Agreements with Chevron in December 2009 to acquire an equity interest in and purchase approximately 3.1 mtpa of LNG from the project.However, after the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, TEPCO faced difficulties participating in the project on its own, and given the importance of securing stable energy resources for Japan, TEPCO made a proposal ...

How a vessel in port should react to an incoming tsunami NYK has drawn upon the lessons learned from the tremendous tsunami damage sustained by vessels after the Great East Japan Earthquake in March of last year to create tsunami-response guidelines for ships in port. The guidelines, the first to be developed for Japan, were presented on May 23 at a meeting hosted by the Japan Institute of Navigation.The guidelines detail how a vessel in port should react to information about an incoming tsunami, particularly by giving top priority to preserving life and then minimizing damage to the vessel hull and port facilities. The guidelines will be provided as a reference material to assist ship masters in their decision-making process during their review of the circumstances at the time and the changes likely to be caused by the incoming tsunami.For the development of the guidelines, vessel-mooring simulations were carried out to better understand the mooring limits of vessels in port during the onslaught of a tsunami. Limits were established based on the simulation results and information maps for tsunami disaster prevention and mitigation published by the Japan Coast Guard in August 2011. Also, on the premise that it would be ...