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LATEST NEWS & ARCHIVE

NEWS 321 : UNDER THE MISTY SKY OF HANA-GUMORI

1,096TEU Container Carrier "A SUWA" Named and Delivered
The Japanese custom of hanami, or cherry blossom viewing, where parties are held under the cherry blossoms in full bloom, is well known. The spring cherry blossoms, which bloom and fall at the same time, have long held great significance in our culture as a symbol of beauty and transience.

NEWS 319 : ON A STILL CHILLY EARLY SPRING DAY

Naming & Delivery of 1,096TEU Container Ship "A ROKKO"
According to the traditional Japanese calendar, which originated in China, Risshun, or the beginning of spring, was celebrated on February 4 this year.

On February 20, when it was still chilly although it was supposed to be spring, the naming and delivery ceremony for S574, the fifth ship in the series of 1,096 TEU container carriers, was held. For Kyokuyo, this was the first ship to be delivered in 2024.

NEWS 314 : BORN WITH THE ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN

Naming & Delivery of 1,096TEU Container Ship "A ONTAKE"
On September 25th, with the autumnal equinox having passed and the arrival of autumn being felt day by day, the naming and delivery ceremony was held for S570, the fourth ship in the series of 1,096 TEU container carriers.

NEWS 312 : ON A SUNNY DAY AT THE END OF THE RAINY SEASON

Naming Ceremony for KAIFU, 1,096TEU Container Carrier
On July 18, the third in a series of 1,096 TEU Japanmax container ships, code-named "S569", was named and delivered in a ceremony blessed with fine weather in the last days of the rainy season. The ceremony was again attended by guests from NEW GENERAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL PTE.LTD., the owner of the vessel, and ITOCHU Corporation.

NEWS 307 : SEND-OFF WITH AN INTERNATIONAL CHORUS

Naming & Delivery of 1,096TEU Container Carrier "A WASHIBA"
On May 10, the naming and delivery ceremony for the second ship in the series of 1,096 TEU container carriers, "A WASHIBA" took place in even better weather conditions than the previous ceremony. The event was attended by guests from New General Aviation International Pte. Ltd., the shipowner, and ITOCHU Corporation.

NEWS 304 : SERIES CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED

Delivery of 1,096TEU Container Ship A GORYU
On February 27, the naming and delivery ceremony for m.v. A GORYU (S-567) was held under cloudless skies that reminded us of the coming of spring. This vessel is the first in a series of our signature 1,096 TEU JAPANMAX container carriers ordered by NEW GENERAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.

NEWS 301 : WELCOME! GUESTS FROM EUROPE AFTER A LONG TIME

Ceremony for 1,096TEU Container Ship FEEDER ACE
On October 13, the naming and delivery ceremony for vessel S565 was held on a clear and calm autumn afternoon. This ship was a 1,096 TEU JAPANMAX container carrier ordered by ERASMUS SHIPINVEST GROUP (ESI), a Greece-based international shipping group.

NEWS 300 : NOW IT'S THE CEMENT CARRIER'S TURN

Naming of 5,500tdw Cement Carrier SUMISE MARU NO.3
In August this year, a naming ceremony was held for the 5,500tdw cement carrier m.v. SUMISE MARU NO. 3, which was jointly ordered by Maruichi Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) . She is our first vessel built with Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. as cargo owner.

NEWS 299: NEW SHIP FOR GOOD HOPE

7,500m3 Liquefied Gas Carrier "BWEK BORNHOLM"
On July 29, 2022, a naming and delivery ceremony was held for m.t. "BWEK BORNHOLM" (S-563), a 7,500 cubic meter LPG carrier ordered by PROSPER SUNWAITO S.A., registered in the Marshall Islands.

NEWS 296 : BORN WITH HIGHEST EXPECTATIONS

NOGAMI, The Newest SSS-Bowed Container Carrier
Thank you all for your patience! Here goes the news about our newest SSS-bowed ship : 670 TEU container carrier S-562 "NOGAMI" for Imoto Lines Ltd., which was delivered on April 21, 2022.

NEWS 281 : READY FOR NEXT CHALLENGE

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

NEWS 242 : SAY HELLO TO NAGARA!

Naming & Delivery of 670TEU Container Ship with SSS Bow
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.

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

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

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.

NEWS 204 : GET THE PROMINENCE

Naming Ceremony of SSS-bowed Feeder "NATORI"

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.

NEWS 177 : NEW ORDER FOR COASTAL CONTAINER CARRIER

First Container Carrier with 'SSS' Spherical Bow

As reported by newspapers, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation received, on December 27, 2013, an order for a 540TEU container carrier from Kobe-based Imoto Lines, Ltd.

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 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 140 : CELEBRATION FOR THE YOUNGEST SISTER

Naming & Delivery of 7,200m3 Gas Carrier

On September 14 took place the naming and delivery ceremonies for S-504, 7,200m3 type liquefied gas carrier. She is the youngest and last of 3 ship series ordered by Japan's Toda Ship, with her elder sisters having made their debut as reported in news 121 and 123.

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.

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