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LATEST NEWS & ARCHIVE

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.

NEWS 031 : S448 DELIVERED!

General Cargo ANKLOW WIND

Our first big event in 2004 was the delivery ceremony for m.v. Arklow Wind, the second cargo vessel ordered by Arklow Shipping of Ireland.

NEWS 030 : S451 LAUNCHING + S452 KEEL-LAYING

831TEU Type Container Carriers for SITC Marine

Clear weather, warm sunshine and soft sea breeze - it was such a perfect day for celebrating! On December 27, 2003, two ceremonies, one for launching of S-451 and the other for keel-laying of S-452, took place at once in our dockyard.

NEWS 029 : S448 LAUNCHED!

General Cargo ANKLOW WIND

On October 20, 2003, we celebrated the naming and launching of a multi-purpose cargo vessel "S448" at our dockyard. She is a sister ship of m.v. "Arklow Wave", which we covered in the previous issue.

NEWS 028 : S447 SEA TRIAL

General Cargo ANKLOW WAVE

On October 16 and 17, 2003, we carried out the sea trial of m.v. "Arklow Wave", 13,650tdw type multi-purpose cargo vessel ordered by Arklow Shipping from Ireland.

NEWS 027 : SEASON'S GREETINGS

A Happy new year! Please accept our sincerest wishes to all of you for a joyous and prosperous new year.

NEWS 026 : FIRE DRILL!

Preventing fires is always top priority of manufacturers, and shipbuilders are not the exception. Because they are just like a savage beast always watching for a chance to attack, we have to be on guard all the time.

NEWS 025 : TUNA QUEEN IS GO!

180,000cft Ultra-Low Temperature Reefer Boat

On June 18, the naming and delivery ceremony was held for a 180,000cft type reefer vessel, aka "TUNA QUEEN", latest fruit of our state-of-the-art ultra low temperature technologies.

NEWS 024 : PETRO VARIO IS GO!

16,500tdw Petrolium Product Tanker

In this issue, we cover delivery ceremony for a new-building vessel, which took place on June 12, 2003.

NEWS 022 : A GIRL AND BOYS ABOARD

We have got a new girl and boys aboard. As on the 1st April, 6 fresh persons joined Kyokuyo. (For those who don't know Japanese tradition, Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 and it is common to employ new graduates on every April 1).

NEWS 020 : NEW REEFER CONTRACT WITH DOMESTIC OWNER

200,000cft Ultra-low Temperature Reefer for Kasuga Kaiun

A brand new contract was signed between Kyokuyo and Kasuga Kaiun K.K..

NEWS 019 : 2 DELIVERIES IN 3 DAYS!!

16,500tdw Product Tanker and 7,000tdw Cement Carrier

We started the year 2003 with a busy month, giving birth to 2 new building ships only at 2 days interval!

NEWS 017 : SO, IT'S HOLIDAY SEASON AGAIN

Time waits for no one and here is coming the end of year 2002. How has the year been for you? Whether it has been good, or bad, Kyokuyo Shipyard will be closed from December 29, 2002 to January 5, 2003 for the new year. Please see the calendar below for details.

NEWS 016 : S443 CEMENT CARRIER LAUNCHED

7,000tdw Kurohime Maru

On November 12, a clear autumn day, the naming and launching ceremony for our cement carrier S-443 (do you remember her?) took place at our shipyard.

NEWS 014 : REORGANIZATION IN CONSTRUCTION DIVISION ANNOUNCED!

As of October 1, 2002, an organizational change of our Constructions Division was announced. This first structural reform officially revealed by our new management marks our first step to shift from the conservative organization to a modern, more efficiency-oriented one.

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