NEWS 199 : KYOKUYO CELEBRATES MILESTONE SERVICE
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.
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NEWS 198 : GONE WITH THE WIND (WITHOUT TROUBLE)
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.
NEWS 197 : PRE-FABRICATION SHOP IS REBORN!
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.
NEWS 195 : BLOOMING OF CAMELLIA
Naming and Delivery of 1,103TEU Container Carrier SUNNY CAMELLIA
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.
NEWS 192 : FLYING INTERNATIONAL FLAGS
Naming and Delivery of 1,103TEU Container Carrier SUNNY CALLA
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.
NEWS 190 : 3RD ATTENDANCE TO JAPANESE-STYLE CEREMONY
Keel-laying Ceremony for S521 Gas Carrier
On December 8, 2014, took place the keel-laying ceremony for S521. It was the last building ceremony for this year.
NEWS 188 : SARAH AND SARAH
Naming and Delivery of Container Carrier HEUNG-A SARAH
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.
NEWS 185 : MITSUI NAMED AWARD RECIPIENT
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).
NEWS 184 : YOUNG LADIES CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF HEUNG-A YOUNG
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.
NEWS 183 : KEEL LAID FOR THE NEWEST JAPANMAX
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.
NEWS 182 : JOYFUL DEPARTURE OF M.T. ECO CHIOS
7,200m3 L.P.G. Carrier
3 Months after her naming, as reported in NEWS179, the gas carrier m.t. "ECO CHIOS" was completed on schedule.
NEWS 180 : 6 NEW PERSONS JOINED KYOKUYO
It's April again and we are going to introduce our new employees. This year, we welcomed 6 fresh crew members.
NEWS 179 : 2 NAMED & 1 DELIVERED
Celebration for 7,200m3 Gas Carriers
Our last big event of the fiscal year 2013 was the naming and delivery ceremonies for S514, ordered by Belair Entertainment Inc., and the naming ceremony for the sister ship S515, ordered by Intergalactic Investments Inc.. Both of the vessels were 7,200m3 type liquefied gas carriers.
NEWS 178 : INTER-COMPANY SKILLS COMPETITION WITH ONOZO
Just After Sochi Olympics!
On March 1, 2014, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation jointly organized a inter-company shipbuilding skills competition with Onomichi Dockyard, Co., Ltd. The idea of this competition, which was to motivate young technicians to improve their skills through exciting events, was born from conversations between the presidents of the 2 companies quite a while ago. Since then, the both companies have been working together toward the realization of this unprecedented competition.
NEWS 174 : DAY OF CEREMONIES FOR GAS CARRIER
On December 4, 2013, ceremonies were held for 2 sisters of 7,200m3 type liquefied gas carriers : S514, ordered by Bel Air Entertainment Inc. and S515, ordered by Intergalactic Investments inc.. The both ships are based on our 7,200m3 type standard design, like S504 delivered in September 2011, with a bunch of improvements to satisfy the latest regulations and owner's ideas, though.
NEWS 171 : A MILLENNIUM CELEBRATION
Naming & Delivery Ceremonies for S-509 Reefer Chitose
On August 23, 2013, the latest model of our famous ultra-low-temperature-refrigerated-cargo-carrier (ULTR) was named and delivered to the owner.
NEWS 166 : TEAM KYOKUYO RECRUITED 6 NEW PLAYERS
Kyokuyo's 2013 rookies include 2 MEng holders who have studied ocean engineering. We hope they will become leading players in our engineering teams and propel our technical abilities further.
NEWS 165 : JOINING TOGETHER FOR CEMENT CARRIER
Naming and Delivery Ceremonies for Yutaka Maru No.8
Kyokuyo's last newbuilding ship in the fiscal year 2012 (which ends on March 31) was a cement carrier of 4,300tdw, code-named S-510. The naming and delivery ceremonies took place on March 29, after 'consecration' ceremony on the previous day.
NEWS 163 : WARM CHEERS FOR FREEZING VESSEL
Naming & Delivery Ceremonies for Reefer m.v. Ibuki
January 17, 2013 was the day of naming and delivery ceremonies for S507, the first refrigerated cargo carrier Kyokuyo has built since 5 years.
NEWS 162 : NEW ADULT CELEBRATION (2013)
As provided by law, Coming of Age Day is a legal public holiday in Japan on the 2nd Monday in January. In 2013, it falls on the 14th day.
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