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LATEST NEWS & ARCHIVE

NEWS 285 : YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS WHEN ORDERING WITH US

Kyokuyo Obtained New Government Certification
On November 30, 2021, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation obtained certification from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism based on the plan-certification system introduced by the "Act for partial Revision of the Marine Transportation Act (a.k.a Maritime Industry Strengthening Act)" enacted in 2021.

NEWS 284 : THEY HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED

That a 2nd Evacuation Drill Would Be Held
On November 26, 2021, as part of our Business Continuity Plan (BCP), we held the second evacuation drill following last year.

NEWS 282 : FOR SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE & SOCIETY

2022 New Year's Greetings from the President
At the beginning of 2022, I would like to extend my best wishes to all of you, and to share our plans for this year.

NEWS 279 : AN EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Please be advised that a Kyokuyo employee tested positive for COVID-19, on August 20, 2021.

NEWS 278 : AN EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Please be advised that a Kyokuyo employee tested positive for COVID-19, on August 19, 2021.

NEWS 276 : KYOKUYO'S BOSS RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

2021 Director-General Award for Maritime Day
We are pleased to announce that our president, Katsuhiko Ochi, has received an award from the Director-General of the Kyushu District Transport Bureau for his distinguished service in maritime affairs.

NEWS 274 : OUR COMMITMENT TO BUSINESS CONTINUITY & DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Planning, Credit Facility and Evacuation Drill...
This is a continuation of News 260 ("Kyokuyo's BCP Now Certified ... and further working on new version, too") which was published in February last year. We would like to inform you of what we have been doing and what we are doing now regarding our business continuation in the event of a disaster.

NEWS 271 : NEW COLLEAGUE FROM INDONESIA

'Zam-san' FInally Landed to Kyokuyo's Design Team
Mr. Zamviri Ahmad Washoya ("Zam-san") from Indonesia joined our company on December 1, 2020 and was assigned to our Fundamental Design Section of Hull Design Department.

NEWS 270 : AN EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Please be advised that a second Kyokuyo employee tested positive for COVID-19, on January 16, 2021.

NEWS 268 : AN EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Please be advised that a Kyokuyo employee tested positive for COVID-19, on January 6, 2021.

NEWS 267 : NEW YEAR'S GREETING

Sailing in the COVID-19 Storm
Hello friends ! At the beginning of this year, I would like to wish you and your families a very happy and healthy New Year.

NEWS 264 : KYOKUYO'S SALES DIV. SEEKS MOTIVATED INDIVIDUALS

So, How About Joining The Unique Shipbuilder In Japan?
The Sales Division of Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation, which is in charge of securing orders from customers, is now looking for motivated individuals interested in working with us for long-term. For details, please visit this news in speclalf

NEWS 263 : KYOKUYO EXECS DONATE 6,000 SURGICAL MASKS

In an effort to provide support to the communities where they live and their company operates, a group of Kyokuyo executives has donated 6,000 surgical masks with >99% BFE to Shimonoseki city officials.

NEWS 262 : OUR NEW PIPE WAREHOUSE IS OPEN!!

Yes! Kyokuyo has got a brand new warehouse for pipes, which we have been long waited for. After 3 months of construction work, our new facility, situated next to the workers' welfare building, is now ready for use.

NEWS 261 : THANKS FOR SELECTING KYOKUYO!

News From Ship Repair Team
As the Covid-19 has spread around the planet, it looks every industry is put in a state of chaos and confusion, and the ship repairing industry is no exception. Today, rather than lamenting about it, we would like to report you a good news which has encouraged us in such a stressful time.

NEWS 260 : KYOKUYO'S BCP NOW CERTIFIED

...and Further Working on New Version, Too
In recent years, we have more and more environmental disasters like typhoons or torrential rains probably because of the global warming. What's worse here, scientists are worried about the possibility of "Tokyo Inland Earthquake", which may directly hit the metropolitan areas, or "Nankai Trough Earthquakes", huge ones, which will occur on the Pacific side of the south Japan sometime in the future. And how about the heavy snow? tornadoes? volcanic eruptions? virus outbreak? Our concerns are endless.

NEWS 259 : MITSUI-SAN DID IT AGAIN!!

Tetsuo Mitsui Received Prime Minister's Prize at the 8th Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award
Tetsuo Mitsui, Senior Managing Director and the boss of designing team of Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has received the Prime Minister's Prize at the 8th Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award ceremony, for the merit of his invention and commercialization of the SSS (semi-spherically-shaped) bowed ship which contributes to fuel and CO2 saving by effectively reducing the wind pressure.

NEWS 258 : AGAINST THE HEADWIND AND THE BACK CURRENT

Season's Greetings for 2020
In 2019, we strongly felt the divergence between the financial and real economies, with the economic growth rate of major countries remaining sluggish, in 'low-temperature' state, while the many stock price indexes were keeping high levels.

NEWS 251 : TEENAGERS INVITED TO DOCKYARD

Factory Tour in the Early Summer Sunshine
On Monday, May 27, a factory tour in the early summer sunshine was offered by Kyokuyo for 32 students from Yumeagaoka Junior High School of Shimonoseki City.

NEWS 249 : SAY HELLO TO ISHIHARA SAN!

An Experienced Sales Professional Embarked 'Ship Kyokuyo'
"Hello, I'm Kenichi Ishihara. Born and raised in Kansai region, I began my career in Tokyo metropolitan area and spent 20+ years there. Now I started my new chapter of life here at Shimonoseki."
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