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NEWS 226 : GOODBYE FOR NOW

Naming & Delivery of 11,000m3 LPG Carrier "EPIC SALINA"
Category: shipbuilding
The last ship in the 11,000m3 L.P.G. carrier series for EPIC Gas Ltd. was completed and delivered to the owner on March 29, 2017. The ceremonies were attended by guests including Mr. Ben Martin, Head of Gas Shipping with global commodities trading company Trafigura and his wife Mrs. Kathryn Martin from Holman Fenwick Willan. It was Mrs. Kathryn Martin who was the ship's sponsor.

Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, singapore

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NEWS 224 : SUNSHINE & SMILES FOR SARDINIA

Naming & Delivery Ceremonies for S527 "EPIC SARDINIA"
Category: shipbuilding
This time we feature the 4th newbuilding ship of 11,000m3 type L.P.G. carrier for EPIC Gas Ltd., which we delivered recently. In the news220, covering her closest elder sister, "EPIC SAMOS", we wrote that after "Singapore (Sentosa), Japan (Shikoku) and now Greece (Samos). What is the next destination the owner will pick for the fourth sister?" The answer is Sardinia, of Italy!

Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, singapore

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NEWS 220 : THE WORLD TRIP CONTINUES

Naming & Delivery for 11,000m3 LPG Carrier "EPIC SAMOS"
Category: shipbuilding

Do you remember the first ship we delivered in 2016 was "EPIC SENTOSA", a 11,000m3 LPG carrier ? Do you also remember that we built her sister "EPIC SHIKOKU" in May ? Now, our last ship for 2016 was their youngest sibling, "EPIC SAMOS"!

Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, singapore

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NEWS 215 : WORLD'S FIRST SSS-B EQUIPPED CEMENT CARRIER!

Naming Ceremony for 12,000tdw Cement Carrier "KIYOYASU MARU"
Category: shipbuilding

We are happy to let you know that yet another SSS (Semi-spherically-shaped) bowed ship was born. After pure car carriers and a container carrier, it was a 12,000tdw type cement carrier that was fitted with Kyokuyo's globally patented technology.

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

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NEWS 212 : NATORI NOW NAMED CATEGORY WINNER

In 2015 Japanese Ship of the Year
Category: shipbuilding | corporate

As mentioned in the previous news reporting Natori, a container carrier built last year by Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation, won the "Award for Development of Technology that Reduces the Environmental Impact for Logistic Operations", the same ship has now been awarded the "Best Small Cargo Ship" in the 2015 Japanese Ship of the Year event hosted by the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE), and the award ceremony was held on July 7, 2016.

Tags: container carrier, ceremony, sss-bow, award, ship of the year

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NEWS 211 : NATORI IS WINNING PRIZES!

Logistic Environment Awards and Ship of the Year 2015
Category: shipbuilding | corporate

Imoto Lines, Ltd., as owner of the container ship "Natori", won the "Award for Development of Technology that Reduces the Environmental Impact for Logistic Operations" at the 17th Logistics Environment Awards, organized by Japan Association for Logistics and Transport (JALoT).

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

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NEWS 210 : HIP HIP HOORAY!

Naming Ceremony of 11,000m3 Gas Carrier "EPIC SHIKOKU"
Category: shipbuilding

On May 13, we had a cloudless day for the naming and delivery ceremonies of S524, the second 11,000m3 L.P.G. carrier for EPIC Gas Ltd.

Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, singapore

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NEWS 207 : CEREMONIES IN THE RAIN

Naming Ceremony of 11,000m3 Gas Carrier "EPIC SENTOSA"
Category: shipbuilding

Kyokuyo's first product for 2016 was an 11,000m3 liquefied gas carrier S-523, for Epic Gas Ltd. with headquarters in Singapore.

Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, singapore

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NEWS 204 : GET THE PROMINENCE

Naming Ceremony of SSS-bowed Feeder "NATORI"
Category: shipbuilding

Kyokuyo's last ship for 2015 was a 540TEU container carrier "Natori" (S-522, 7,390grt x 136m overall length), which the company had built based on an order placed in December 2013 by Imoto Lines, Ltd., of Kobe, a pioneer of coastal feeder service in Japan.

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

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NEWS 201 : SISTERS ARE DOING WELL

Naming and Delivery of Gas Carrier KINGCRAFT
Category: shipbuilding

On October 29, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation delivered an 11,000m3 L.P.G. carrier, S520, to the owner Kingcraft Shipping Pte. Ltd. from Singapore.

Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, singapore

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NEWS 199 : KYOKUYO CELEBRATES MILESTONE SERVICE

Category: people | corporate

On October 7, Kyokuyo Shipyard held a long service award ceremony to honor its employees who had achieved 10 or 20 years of continuous service.

Tags: milestone, ceremony

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NEWS 198 : GONE WITH THE WIND (WITHOUT TROUBLE)

Category: shipbuilding

Kyokuyo Shipyard delivered one unit of 11,000m3 liquefied gas carrier to the owner Kisber Shipping Pte. Ltd. of Singapore. The vessel, code-named S-519, and now named "Kisber", is a new design packed with new features that meet ever-changing industrial requirements of today's and tomorrow's merchant ship.

Tags: gas carrier, ceremony

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NEWS 197 : PRE-FABRICATION SHOP IS REBORN!

Category: shipbuilding | corporate

As explained in the president's new year statement, Kyokuyo is undertaking extensive improvements to its production process this year. The first result was the refurbishment of the pre-fabrication shop - the home of pre-fabrication team within Hull Construction Section.

Tags: facility, ceremony, pre-fabrication shop

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NEWS 195 : BLOOMING OF CAMELLIA

Naming and Delivery of 1,103TEU Container Carrier SUNNY CAMELLIA
Category: shipbuilding

2 weeks after the "mock" ceremonies, the real naming and delivery ceremonies for the 1,103TEU container carrier took place on March 27, 2014. The ship, or S518 as we called her, was the youngest of 2 ship-series ordered by TVL Marine (HK) Co., Limited.

Tags: container carrier, ceremony, taiwan

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NEWS 192 : FLYING INTERNATIONAL FLAGS

Naming and Delivery of 1,103TEU Container Carrier SUNNY CALLA
Category: shipbuilding

Kyokuyo's first happy event for 2015 was the naming and delivery ceremonies for a 1,103TEU container carrier code-named S-517. She is the eldest of 2-ship series ordered by Taiwan-based TVL Shipping Co., Limited.

Tags: container carrier, ceremony, taiwan

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NEWS 190 : 3RD ATTENDANCE TO JAPANESE-STYLE CEREMONY

Keel-laying Ceremony for S521 Gas Carrier
Category: shipbuilding

On December 8, 2014, took place the keel-laying ceremony for S521. It was the last building ceremony for this year.

Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, greece, keel-laying

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NEWS 188 : SARAH AND SARAH

Naming and Delivery of Container Carrier HEUNG-A SARAH
Category: shipbuilding

October 15, 2014 was the day when Kyokuyo delivered S513 to the owner, KSC Shipping S.A.. Just like her elder sister S516, or Heung-A Young, she is a latest example of the builder's 1,103-TEU 'Japanmax' container carrier model and employed by Heung-A Shipping Co., Ltd. of South Korea.

Tags: container carrier, ceremony, korea

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NEWS 185 : MITSUI NAMED AWARD RECIPIENT

Category: people | corporate | shipbuilding

Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation is happy to announce that Tetsuo Mitsui, its Senior Managing Director, received 2014 Kyushu District Transport Bureau Director-General's Award. The District Transport Bureau is an arm of Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MILT).

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

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NEWS 184 : YOUNG LADIES CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF HEUNG-A YOUNG

Category: shipbuilding

On July 31, 2014, we held the naming and delivery ceremonies for S516, ordered by R&M.HG.WAVE.INC.. The ship is Kyokuyo's latest 'Japanmax' container feeder which has an impressive loading capacity of 1,103TEU with GRT being less than 10,000tons.

Tags: container carrier, ceremony, korea

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NEWS 183 : KEEL LAID FOR THE NEWEST JAPANMAX

Category: shipbuilding

The keel-laying ceremony for a 1,103TEU container carrier took place on July 3, 2014. Code-named S517, she is the eldest of 2-sister series ordered by Taiwan-based TVL Shipping Company Limited.

Tags: container carrier, taiwan, ceremony, keel-laying

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