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NEWS 055 : MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SPONSORED SISTERS

Joint Ceremonies for MPC AMY-C and HELEEN-C

February 28, 2006 was a day of double happiness, because two ceremonies took place to commemorate the naming and delivery of S462 and the naming of S463, sister multi-purpose cargo vessels ordered by Carisbrooke Shipping Holding Limited.

NEWS 054 : MUSIC HAS NO BORDER!

Naming & Delivery of mpc SAFMARINE LEMAN

Kyokuyo's last big event in 2005 was the naming and delivery of S458, 12,000tdw multi-purpose cargo carrier ordered by Swiss company SCL.

NEWS 053 : PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE FOR NEW YEAR

"Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu." I would like to sincerely wish all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

NEWS 052 : NEW FACTORY STARTED RUNNING

Big Step for Product Capacity Expansion

Kyokuyo's brand-new all-weather blasting factory started its operation in November. This new facility, located adjacently to the existing all-weather block assembly factory, is dedicated to surface preparation of the building blocks just assembled.

NEWS 050 : PRINCESS WAS BORN!

Naming & Delivery of Refrigerated Cargo Carrier TUNA PRINCESS

On September 25, Kyokuyo delivered a 180,000cft refrigerated cargo carrier, S-461. The vessel, with fish processing equipments installed onboard, is the latest and also a milestone product in our continuing line of ultra-low temperature reefer technologies.

NEWS 049 : GOOD SHELTER AGAINST EVERY STORM

Facility Improvement to Prevent Flooding

As we reported in News047, the monster typhoon No.18 or Songda, which severely hit Japan in September 2004 reminded us of the saying "providing is preventing".

NEWS 048 : CHEERING CHILDREN CONGRATULATED S457

Naming & Delivery of MPC SAFMARINE BASILEA

July 29 was the day of naming and delivery ceremonies for S457, 12,000tdw multi-purpose cargo boat. It is the third sister we built for Swiss-based SCL, after SCL BERN and SCL THUN as we reported already.

NEWS 045 : NAMING & DELIVERY CEREMONIES FOR SCL THUN

12,000tdw Multi-Purpose Heavy Lifter

On May 12, shortly after Japan's "Golden Week", we delivered a 12,000tdw multi-purpose heavy lifter, built by order of Swiss owner, SCL Reederei AG.

NEWS 044 : KYOKUYO SETS A NEW STANDARD OF CONTAINER SHIP DESIGN

New 907TEU Standard Design MARK II Completed

We took a steady step toward "further improvement in design quality", one of our 3 challenge themes of 2005 as our Senior Managing Director K. Ochi told in his New Year's greetings.

NEWS 043 : ASSORTED NEWS - SPRING 2005

A new business and school year has just begun in Japan. This issue features some short seasonal news around Kyokuyo.

NEWS 042 : SCL BERN - NAMED + DELIVERED

Multi-purpose Heavy Lifter

The first vessel that Kyokuyo has built in 2005 is a multi-purpose heavy lifter ordered by our Swiss based client, SCL Reederei AG. The ship, code-named "S455", is also the first of four sisters we will build for SCL.

NEWS 041 : NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS!

Happy New Year to all of you ! I thank our CEO, Mr. Okamoto, for giving me an occasion to deliver a message to our site visitors.

NEWS 040 : LAST CEREMONIES IN AN EVENTFUL YEAR

For 12,000tdw Multi-purpose General Cargo Boats

Our last big event in 2004 was the ceremony to celebrate the launching of S455 and the keel-laying of S456. These are 12,000tdw type multi-purpose cargo vessels to be built for account of a Switzerland based owner, Enzian Shipping.

NEWS 039 : S460 - NAMED & DELIVERED!

General Cargo ARKLOW WILLOW

The third cargo vessel ordered by our Irish customer, Arklow Shipping, was named and delivered on November 16, 2004.

NEWS 036 : NOW IT'S TURN OF SITC YOKOHAMA

Naming & Delivery of 831TEU Container Carrier SITC YOKOHAMA

The naming and delivery ceremonies for a 831TEU type container carrier, aka "SITC YOKOHAMA" was held on her board on August 26, 2004. She is the 7th sister ordered by SITC Maritime (Group) Co., Ltd.

NEWS 034 : KYOKUYO APPOINTS NEW SALES MANAGER

Hiroshi Yoshida Joins Kyokuyo's Sales Team

Let us introduce Hiroshi Yoshida, our new manager in Sales Department, who joined Kyokuyo last March.

NEWS 033 : SPRING HAS COME!

For Japanese society, the month of April has special meaning, because a school year and a standard account year start together with this month. Yes, it is the season for freshmen and freshwomen!

NEWS 032 : S452 LAUNCHED + S453 KEEL-LAID

831TEU Type Container Carriers for SITC Marine

Another 831TEU type container carrier, S-452, was launched at our dockyard on March 9, 2004. She is "middle daughter" among the 3 sisters ordered by SITC Maritime (Group) Co., Ltd., international liner operator based on Shandong Province of China.

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