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Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation

NEWS 350 : KYOKUYO TODAY AND TOMORROW

Kyokuyo Holds First Business Update Meeting in Four Years Following Leadership Transition
Category: corporate

On July 28, 2026, Kyokuyo Shipyard held its first Business Update Meeting in approximately four years at the Shimonoseki Grand Hotel.

Tags: financial, director, hiromichi aiba, management, katsuhiko ochi

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NEWS 349 : A SHIP DESIGNER TAKES THE HELM

Hiromichi Aiba Appointed President & COO, Katsuhiko Ochi Becomes Chairman & CEO
Category: corporate | people | shipbuilding

At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and subsequent Board of Directors meeting held on June 26, 2026, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation approved a new management structure. Former President Katsuhiko Ochi was appointed Chairman & CEO, while former Executive Vice President Hiromichi Aiba was appointed President & COO.

Tags: assignment, director, hiromichi aiba, management, katsuhiko ochi

Katsuhiko Ochi 2026

NEWS 342 : FROM STEADY HANDS TO NEW HORIZONS

New Year’s Message from the President – 2026
Category: shipbuilding | corporate
Dear colleagues, partners and readers,

Happy New Year.

As we welcome the start of 2026, I would like to extend my sincere greetings and take this opportunity to share a few thoughts and aspirations for the year ahead.

Tags: message, greetings, katsuhiko ochi, president, management

Our New Leaders - Kyokuyo Shipyard

NEWS 332 : WE’VE ESTABLISHED A NEW PRODUCTION HEADQUARTERS

Organizational Restructuring and Messages from Our New Leaders
Category: corporate | shipbuilding | people
We’re pleased to announce that, as of April 1, 2025, we have implemented a new organizational structure for our manufacturing operations.

Tags: director, yukinari konishi, management, staffs introduction, construction

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NEWS 331 : SETTING SAIL FOR A GREENER FUTURE

Japan Selects Kyokuyo's Project for Zero-Emission Shipbuilding
Category: shipbuilding | corporate

On January 9, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation was selected for the Japanese government's "Project to Promote the Construction of Zero-Emission Ships."

Tags: environment, facility, container carrier, government service, management

Katsuhiko Ochi 2025

NEWS 330 : FROM BLUEPRINTS TO MILESTONES

New Year's Greetings for 2025
Category: shipbuilding | corporate
Happy New Year to everyone!

As we welcome 2025, I would like to extend my heartfelt wishes for a year filled with health, success, and meaningful achievements.

Tags: message, greetings, president, katsuhiko ochi, management

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NEWS 327 : DRIVING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AT SEA

Kyokuyo Invests in Eight Knot Inc., a Startup Specializing in Autonomous Navigation
Category: corporate
Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has invested in Eight Knot Inc. (https://8kt.jp/), a start-up company conducting research and development of autonomous navigation technology for small vessels. The company's mission is to "drive digital transformation and automation in the maritime sector, providing innovative solutions to address pressing societal issues."

Tags: management, business partnership, investment, autonomous navigation, eight knot

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NEWS 325 : LET'S GO HAND IN HAND

Kyokuyo Is Registered for the Government's "Partnership Building Declaration"
Category: corporate
The "Partnership Building Declaration" is a government-backed initiative in Japan that is driving better collaboration and mutual growth among business enterprises in the country. Companies are joining this initiative to create sustainable relationships that allow both larger and smaller businesses to grow together, and they are doing so with the clear understanding that this will contribute to a more robust and equitable Japanese economy.

Tags: management, business partnership, government service, trade practice

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NEWS 316 : NEW YEAR, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW PRODUCTS

New Year Greetings 2024
Category: shipbuilding | corporate
Happy New Year to all of you!
At the beginning of the year, I would like to extend my best wishes for the New Year and express my hopes for 2024.

Tags: message, greetings, president, katsuhiko ochi, management

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NEWS 302 : AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR 81ST YEAR

2023 New Year's Greetings from the President
Category: shipbuilding | corporate
At the beginning of 2023 - our 81st year, I would like to extend my best wishes for a Happy New Year and express my aspirations for the year ahead.

Tags: message, greetings, president, katsuhiko ochi, management

Compass Magazine May 2022

NEWS 291 : FOCUSING ON THE GLOBAL NICHE MARKET

Kyokuyo's Feature Article Appeared in the COMPASS Magazine
Category: shipbuilding | corporate

A feature article titled "Focusing on the GLOBAL NICHE - This is how Kyokuyo lives" appeared in the May 2022 issue of the COMPASS, a bimonthly magazine published by Kaiji Press.

Tags: media, management, president, katsuhiko ochi

Briefing Session on Kyokuyo's Operations

NEWS 289 : HEADING FOR A 100-YEAR BUSINESS

Briefing Session on Kyokuyo's Current and Future Operations
Category: corporate
On March 10, 2022, at 2:00p.m., our business associates were invited to a briefing session that Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation held to provide information on its current and future operations.

Tags: management, financial, lecture/presentation, katsuhiko ochi, president

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NEWS 286 : PREVENT AERIAL WORKING PLATFORM FROM BEING SKY-HIGH

President's Award to the Team that Achieved Cost Reduction
Category: shipbuilding | corporate
On January 4, at the company's morning assembly, the President's Award was presented to a cross-departmental team in recognition of their achievement of saving more than 20 million yen annually.

Tags: management, financial, facility, award, system

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NEWS 285 : YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS WHEN ORDERING WITH US

Kyokuyo Obtained New Government Certification
Category: shipbuilding | corporate
On November 30, 2021, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation obtained certification from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism based on the plan-certification system introduced by the "Act for partial Revision of the Marine Transportation Act (a.k.a Maritime Industry Strengthening Act)" enacted in 2021.

Tags: management, financial, government service, subsidy

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NEWS 284 : THEY HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED

That a 2nd Evacuation Drill Would Be Held
Category: shipbuilding | corporate
On November 26, 2021, as part of our Business Continuity Plan (BCP), we held the second evacuation drill following last year.

Tags: bcp, drill, safety, management

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NEWS 282 : FOR SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE & SOCIETY

2022 New Year's Greetings from the President
Category: shipbuilding | corporate
At the beginning of 2022, I would like to extend my best wishes to all of you, and to share our plans for this year.

Tags: message, greetings, katsuhiko ochi, president, management

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NEWS 274 : OUR COMMITMENT TO BUSINESS CONTINUITY & DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Planning, Credit Facility and Evacuation Drill...
Category: shipbuilding | corporate
This is a continuation of News 260 ("Kyokuyo's BCP Now Certified ... and further working on new version, too") which was published in February last year. We would like to inform you of what we have been doing and what we are doing now regarding our business continuation in the event of a disaster.

Tags: bcp, drill, financial, management, safety

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NEWS 267 : NEW YEAR'S GREETING

Sailing in the COVID-19 Storm
Category: shipbuilding | corporate
Hello friends ! At the beginning of this year, I would like to wish you and your families a very happy and healthy New Year.

Tags: message, greetings, katsuhiko ochi, covid, management

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NEWS 260 : KYOKUYO'S BCP NOW CERTIFIED

...and Further Working on New Version, Too
Category: corporate | shipbuilding
In recent years, we have more and more environmental disasters like typhoons or torrential rains probably because of the global warming. What's worse here, scientists are worried about the possibility of "Tokyo Inland Earthquake", which may directly hit the metropolitan areas, or "Nankai Trough Earthquakes", huge ones, which will occur on the Pacific side of the south Japan sometime in the future. And how about the heavy snow? tornadoes? volcanic eruptions? virus outbreak? Our concerns are endless.

Tags: bcp, management, safety, covid

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NEWS 258 : AGAINST THE HEADWIND AND THE BACK CURRENT

Season's Greetings for 2020
Category: shipbuilding | corporate
In 2019, we strongly felt the divergence between the financial and real economies, with the economic growth rate of major countries remaining sluggish, in 'low-temperature' state, while the many stock price indexes were keeping high levels.

Tags: message, greetings, president, management, katsuhiko ochi

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