NEWS 149 : SHIFT TO NEW ERA
Start of Fiscal Year 2012
Since April is the first month of a fiscal year, there were some changes in Kyokuyo, too.
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NEWS 148 : FROM OSAKA TO SHIMONOSEKI
Our New General Manager Has Arrived by Shinkansen Train
Let us introduce Norihiko Harada, our new Corporate Officer and General Manager of Material Purchasing Division. Norihiko joined Kyokuyo last November from a trading company, where he was in charge of sales of steel products to shipbuilders(!).
NEWS 147 : COOL, CALM AND CONGRATULATING
Delivery of a 6,600tdw Ro/Ro
Our first big event this year was the delivery of S501, a 6,600tdw type RORO ship ordered by Europe-based SHIPLUX VIII s.a., which was held on January 25. She is the second of the 4-ship series.
NEWS 145 : NOT BEFORE, NOT AFTER
2012 Coming-of-Age Day Celebration
As you may remember, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation celebrates its employees who have just reached the age of 20, on the occasion of "Seijin-no-Hi", Japanese coming-of-age day. Since the national holiday falls on January 9, we held a small gift-presenting ceremony on January 5 this year.
NEWS 144 : 2012 - NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS
On this first day of the year, I would like to say some words about Kyokuyo's 2011 and 2012.
NEWS 143 : KYOKUYO ROLLED OUT A NEW ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF
Delivery of 6,600tonner S-500
On November 17 took place our last big event for 2011. It was the delivery of S-500, a 6,600tdw type RORO cargo ship ordered by Europe-based Shiplux VII S.A..
NEWS 140 : CELEBRATION FOR THE YOUNGEST SISTER
Naming & Delivery of 7,200m3 Gas Carrier
NEWS 139 : HOME AT LAST, WITH QUALIFICATIONS
Eight years passed since we established with other shipbuilding-related companies a cooperative which, besides operating group purchasing, runs an international training program.
NEWS 138 : KYOKUYO RETURNS TO RORO CARGO SHIPS
Launch of S500 6,600tdw Ro/ro + Keel-laying for S501
On July 6 2011 was launched S500, the first vessel in 4 sisters of 6,600tdw RORO carrier ordered by a European owner. The ship marks Kyokuyo's return to the sector after its m.v. Yuzui Maru left the dock in 1995.
NEWS 137 : CITY OF ST.PETERSBURG WINS JAPAN SHIP OF THE YEAR
Grand Prix Award in Ship of the Year 2010
Kyokuyo Shipyard is glad to announce that its "eco-friendly" Roll-on Roll-off car carrier, City of St. Petersburg, has now won Grand Prix Award in Japan's "Ship of the Year 2010."
NEWS 135 : CITY OF ST.PETERSBURG WINS JAPAN SHIPPAX AWARD 2010
for Outstanding Ro-Ro Exterior
Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation's "eco-friendly" Roll-on Roll-off car carrier, City of St. Petersburg, has won "The ShipPax Award 2010 for Outstanding RoRo Exterior."
NEWS 134 : NEW CREW GOT ONBAORD
Kyokuyo Welcomed 7 New Employees
Kyokuyo Shipyard held its annual company entrance ceremony on April 1, the first day in the fiscal year. For 2011 we have 7 new employees, comprised of 2 college graduates in administration and 5 high school graduates in production.
NEWS 133 : SILENT DEPARTURE OF THE SECOND SSS-BOWED SHIP
CITY OF ROTTERDAM Named and Delivered
On March 29, 2011, 2,000unit type pure car carrier S495 was named and delivered. She is the second and the last of 2-ship series of Kyokuyo's self-developed eco-friendly ship with a semi-spherically shaped bow (SSS-bow) that reduces the wind resistance. Featured in TV and newspapers, the sisters are perhaps the most famous of the vessels we have ever built.
NEWS 132 : LAUNCHING OF S498 & SEA TRIALS OF S495
1,022TEU Container and SSS-bowed PCC
On March 8, 2011, container carrier S-498 was launched as scheduled. S-498 can carry as much as 1,022 units of 20 feet standard containers - the biggest number ever for a ship built by Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation. She will be delivered in the month of June, after outfitting process.
NEWS 126 : A NEW FACE JOINED KYOKUYO'S SALES TEAM
Teruki Tanaka Assigned to the Business Division
Let us introduce Teruki Tanaka, a new face who joined our business department this December. The rookie has just completed 8 months of on-the-job training in the company's every other department after he got onboard m.v. Kyokuyo this April.
NEWS 131 : INTRODUCING KYOKUYO'S DESIGN TEAM <2>
Hello again, this is Mami. I am introducing every staff in Kyokuyo's design division - so, this article is continued from the previous issue.
NEWS 130 : INTRODUCING KYOKUYO'S DESIGN TEAM <1>
Hello again, this is Mami. I am introducing every staff in Kyokuyo's design division - so, this article is continued from the previous issue.
NEWS 129 : THE 7 ROOKIES IN 2009 BECOME ADULT (LEGALLY)
Our third news for 2011 is about Japan's "coming-of-age day", a national holiday we have on the second Monday in January every year. And every year, Kyokuyo celebrates its young employees who reach the age of 20 by offering small gift.
NEWS 128 : CONCEIVED HERE, DELIVERED NOW
Naming & Delivery of CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, the World's First "SSS-bowed" Ship
At the end of 2010, on December 22, we had a very busy and exciting day. It was the day of naming and delivery of S-493, Kyokuyo's "Semi-Spherical Shaped bow"ed eco-ship.
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