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LATEST NEWS & ARCHIVE

2022 Welcoming Ceremony

NEWS 290 : WE ARE ALL LEGAL ADULT MALES!

Kyokuyo Welcomed 12 New Employees on April 1
Category: shipbuilding | people

The cherry blossom season has come again.
On April 1, the "New Hiring" day in Japan, we welcomed 12 new members to Team Kyokuyo.

Tags: new staff, recruitment, ceremony, training

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NEWS 288 : NEWEST ULTRA-LOW TEMPERATURE REEFER FOR TAIWAN

Delivery of 205,000ft3 Type YOUTA MARU
Category: shipbuilding
On February 3, 2022, a 205,000ft3 reefer vessel (S-560), ordered by Koo's Shipping Company S.A. of Taiwan, left our dockyard after being named YOUTA MARU by Mr. Shimizu, Vice Chairman of the shipowner.

Tags: reefer, ceremony, taiwan

tug boat NADA MARU launching

NEWS 287 : YOUNGEST CORD-CUTTERS IN HISTORY (MAYBE)!

Launching Ceremony for Kyokuyo's Own Tug Boat NADA MARU
Category: shipbuilding | corporate | people | local
On March 1, under,,, not ideal weather conditions, a launching ceremony was held at Shimonoseki. No, no, it was not for a ship we built for a customer, but for our own tug boat that was being built by our friend Odo Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd!

Tags: factory tour, ceremony, family, tug, facility

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NEWS 283 : LONG-DISTANCE PARTNERSHIP

Delivery of OCEAN STAR - a Reefer for China
Category: shipbuilding
We are happy to announce that m.v. OCEAN STAR (S-559) was delivered on November 30, 2021 to Shandong Shipping Corporation of China and departed for her maiden voyage toward international waters.

Tags: reefer, ceremony, taiwan, covid

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NEWS 281 : READY FOR NEXT CHALLENGE

Kyokuyo Started Construction of New SSS-bowed Ship for Imoto Lines
Category: shipbuilding
At present, Kyokuyo's new product for Imoto Lines, Ltd. is under construction in our building dock.

Tags: container carrier, ceremony, coastal, japan, sss-bow

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NEWS 280 : REAL CEREMONY, AFTER VIRTUAL DISCUSSIONS

Keel-laying of S-561 Reefer Boat
Category: shipbuilding | people
On Monday, September 6, 2021, at 10:30 a.m., the keel-laying ceremony was held at our block factory for a 205,000 CFT refrigerated cargo carrier S-561. The client, Koo's Shipping Company, S.A., is one of the leading owners of reefer vessels in Taiwan.

Tags: reefer, ceremony, keel-laying, taiwan, covid

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NEWS 276 : KYOKUYO'S BOSS RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

2021 Director-General Award for Maritime Day
Category: corporate | people
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.

Tags: award, president, transport bureau, ceremony

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NEWS 273 : KYOKUYO HIRED 14 NEW EMPLOYEES!

2021 Welcoming Ceremony
Category: shipbuilding | people
On April 1st, Kyokuyo's welcoming ceremony for fiscal year 2021 was held, under the cherry blossoms unexpectedly in full bloom. Since we were in the middle of an outbreak of the Covid-19, we took measures to prevent the spread of infection, such as keeping a sufficient distance between each attendee.

Tags: new staff, recruitment, ceremony, training

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NEWS 272 : NEW STYLE OF CEREMONIES UNDER COVID-19

Livestreamed Naming & Delivery of Container Ship "SUNNY IVY"
Category: shipbuilding
On March 16, our first naming and delivery ceremony in 2021 was held, for a 1,096 TEU container ship S558 - now named 'SUNNY IVY'.

Tags: container carrier, ceremony, taiwan, covid

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NEWS 269 : COMING-OF-AGE CEREMONY 2021

Category: people
Coming-of-Age Day (2nd Monday of January - national public holiday) celebrates those who are turning 20, becoming adults under the Japanese laws. The celebration is a part of Japanese culture, and the formal ceremony, typically organized by local cities today, has become a very important event to many young adults.

Tags: ceremony, coming-of-age, young employees

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NEWS 266 : FIRST DELIVERY CEREMONIES UNDER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

7,500m3 Liquefied Gas Carrier "EPIC BREEZE"
Category: shipbuilding
On November 27 was held the naming and delivery ceremony for S551, the 5th 7,500m3 type LPG carrier Kyokuyo has ever built.

Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, covid

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NEWS 262 : OUR NEW PIPE WAREHOUSE IS OPEN!!

Category: corporate | shipbuilding
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.

Tags: warehouse, facility, ceremony

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NEWS 259 : MITSUI-SAN DID IT AGAIN!!

Tetsuo Mitsui Received Prime Minister's Prize at the 8th Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award
Category: people | corporate | shipbuilding
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.

Tags: award, tetsuo mitsui, sss-bow, ship design, ceremony

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NEWS 257 : WITH BEAUTIFUL SHADES OF BLUE

Naming & Delivery of 1,096TEU Container "TS YOKOHAMA"
Category: shipbuilding
On November 13, the second 1,096TEU container carrier we built for T.S. Lines was named and delivered. Like her sister built in August, the new ship - S546 - was painted in sapphire blue, which looked great with light azure late autumn sky.

Tags: container carrier, ceremony, taiwan

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NEWS 255 : JOY & APPLAUSE

Naming & Delivery of 1,096TEU Container "TS Shanghai"
Category: shipbuilding | local
August 23 was the day of the departure of our latest product, S545. We had been a little bit anxious after bad weather on previous days, but the blue sky shining through the morning clouds melted our worries away.

Tags: container carrier, ceremony, taiwan, factory tour, school

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NEWS 252 : FIRST SHIP IN THE NEW ERA

Naming & Delivery of 1,096TEU Container Ship "TVL FUJIAN"
Category: shipbuilding
Our first delivery ceremonies in the new 'Reiwa' era was held on May 28 at Kyokuyo's berth No.1.

Tags: container carrier, ceremony, taiwan

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NEWS 250 : FROM BERING TO ALASKA

Naming & Delivery of 307,000ft3 Reefer "BOYANG ALASKA"
Category: shipbuilding
On March 29, when spring was at its best, the naming and delivery ceremonies for a 307,000cft refrigerated cargo carrier were held at our berth No.1 in the warm sunshine. The chairman, CEO from Boyang Ltd. and other VIPs got together to celebrate the birth of the new ship, code-named S-543, ordered by Boyang Bering S.A.

Tags: reefer, ceremony, korea

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NEWS 247 : EI-EI-O! BATTLE CRY CELEBRATED NEW REEFER

Naming & Delivery of 307,000ft3 Reefer "BOYANG BERING"
Category: shipbuilding

Kyokuyo's first newbuilding ceremonies in 2019 were for S-540, 307,000ft3 reefer carrier ordered by Boyang Alaska, S.A. On January 8, Boyang's Chairman, President, Director and Director's beloved daughter came to our factory to celebrate the birth and naming of the new ship.

Tags: reefer, ceremony, korea

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NEWS 244 : TETSUO MITSUI AWARDED PRIZE (AGAIN)!

2018 Commendation from the MILT Minister
Category: people | corporate | shipbuilding

Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation is glad to let you know that Tetsuo Mitsui, who is leading its design team since more than a decade and known as 'father' of Kyokuyo's SSS (Semi-spherical shaped) bow, was awarded a commendation from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Tags: award, tetsuo mitsui, sss-bow, ceremony, ship design

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NEWS 242 : SAY HELLO TO NAGARA!

Naming & Delivery of 670TEU Container Ship with SSS Bow
Category: shipbuilding
We are happy to report the birth of our fifth SSS-bowed vessel, named "NAGARA" (S-547). The ship, ordered by Imoto Lines, Ltd., is a container carrier that transports up to 670 TEU.

Tags: container carrier, sss-bow, ceremony, japan, coastal

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