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LATEST NEWS & ARCHIVE

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 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.

NEWS 159 : NEW MAX FOR JAPANMAX

Naming & Delivery of Container Carrier SITC YOKKAICHI

On November 20, 2012, we had the naming and delivery ceremonies for S506 container carrier. She and her elder sister S505 are the first ships we have built for SITC since 3.5 years and the 12th and 13th ships since 2000. We would like to heartily thank our longstanding client for their continuous support!

NEWS 156 : THE FIRST CEREMONY 'IN' THE NEW BUILDING

Qualification Ceremony for Young Trainees from China

Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation and its subsidiary Shosen Co., Ltd., are members of a local cooperative business association called "Shimonoseki Zosen Kanren Jigyo Kyodo Kumiai" (Shimonoseki Shipbuilding-related Business Association). One of its main activities since 2004 is the organization of an international trainee program.

NEWS 153 : LAST BUT NOT LEAST

S503 Started Her Journey

On June 20, a 6,600tdw RORO vessel, code-named S503, was delivered to the owner, SHIPLUX X S.A.. She is the youngest and the last of 4 sister ships, ordered by CLdN.

NEWS 151 : HOME AND AWAY!

Christening Ceremony for S500 "CAPUCINE"

In the last news, we said (Wilhelmine) "was the first in the series that was given name in Japan, as her elder sisters left our place without being named." Are they trading without own name? If not, how and where were they named? Okay, in this issue, we are going to disclose the secret.

NEWS 150 : NEW SISTER CELEBRATED BY FAMILY

Naming of 6,600tdw Ro/Ro WILHELMINE

At Kyokuyo, the fiscal year 2012 has started with the naming ceremony for S-502, a 6,600tdw RORO cargo carrier ordered by SHIPLUX IX S.A.. She is the 3rd of 4 sisters.

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 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..

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