‘K’ Line focusing on COVID-19 damage control

Although Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (“K” Line) recorded a fiscal year 2019 net profit of 5.3 billion yen ($49.4 million), the Japanese carrier is not paying dividends or issuing a 2020 forecast amid uncertainty over the total financial hit it will take from the coronavirus pandemic.

“K” Line did say Monday that it expects fallout from the coronavirus crisis to negatively impact all business segments — dry bulk and container shipping, energy resource transport, car carriers, and logistics.

Effects...

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K-line signs up to global “good citizen” compact

K-Line containership Verrazano Bridge. Photo: supplied by K-Line

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) has announced it has signed onto the UN Global Compact, in which companies and organizations vow to act as good corporate citizens. The Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.

Signatory companies commit to support and implement the UNGC’s ten principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. They also commit to strategic actions to advance broader societal...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/k-line-signs-up-to-global-good-citizen-compact/

K” Line Publishes 100-Year History Entitled “Voyaging Through Time”

K” Line Publishes 100-Year History Entitled “Voyaging Through Time”

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. As part of our centennial commemoration, we have published a company history entitled “Voyaging Through Time” and posted it on our company website. This publication describes how “K” Line has proceeded in its course over the last century and includes a multiple number of photos and illustrations.

In this April, we released a Corporate Profile...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/01/k-line-publishes-100-year-history-entitled-voyaging-through-time/

Launching of a 200,000-dwt Bulker from KLine

In a major development, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line) has announced at the Marugame business headquarters Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. that they have completed the 200,000- dwt ton Cape size bulker “CAPE SAPPHIRE”, says a press release published on their website.

Features of the Ship

The ship is compliant with the Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carrier (CSR-BC) for bulk
cargo ships and the main institution is equipped with an electronically controlled engine with enhanced anti-corrosion...

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