NYK has received the Green Bond Award at the 2018 Sustainable Finance Awards held by the Research Institute for Environmental Finance (RIEF), which promotes “green finance” to address environmental issues. The awards ceremony was held on January 23 and attended by Katsuya Nakano, general manager of NYK’s Finance Group.
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Kawasaki Names New LNG Carrier for JERA, NYK
Kawasaki Heavy Industries named a new LNG carrier for a joint venture of NYK Line and JERA.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/268922/kawasaki-names-new-lng-carrier-for-jera-nyk/
Hapag-Lloyd announces Port Omission
Hapag-Lloyd announces that due to congestion in Los Angeles, USA and in order to recover the schedule, the southbound call at Mazatlan (ETA January 7, 2019) by MV “NYK Clara” Voyage 058 NB, will be omitted.
“We regret any inconvenience caused by this port omission”, Hapag-Lloyd said in its press...
NYK receives recognition from Tokyo Customs
The NYK Yokohama branch was praised for its cooperation with daily customs administration and for cooperating with Tokyo Customs for so long, and the Tokyo Terminal Office of this branch was recognized for contributing to operations within this bonded area together with NYK’s Tokyo Container Terminal....
http://container-news.com/nyk-receives-recognition-tokyo-customs/
NYK Orders Three LNG Carriers for Mitsubishi
NYK Line signed long-term charter deals with Mitsubishi for three new LNG carriers.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/266439/nyk-orders-three-lng-carriers-for-mitsubishi/
ONE held a business briefing
TOKYO – MOL announced that on November 27, K Line, NYK Line and MOL jointly held containership business briefing sessions for institutional investors and media, led by Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE). About 120 people in total of the 2 sessions were on hand for the event.
ONE CEO Jeremy Nixon gave a comprehensive explanation of the business environment, the background of the company’s business outlook for fiscal year 2018, which was disclosed on October 31, and future strategies to improve...
Digital Crew Cash: NYK Said to Be Exploring New Digital Currency for Seafarers
By Kiyotaka Matsuda (Bloomberg) — Nippon Yusen K.K., Japan’s largest shipping line by sales, is introducing its own digital currency for crew members, people with knowledge of the matter said. The goal is to make it easier for seafaring workers to manage, send and convert money into their local...
Japan’s Big Three Downgrade Full-Year Forecast amid ONE Issues
Business results of the Japanese shipping majors sustained a significant blow from ONE’s deteriorating problems.
NYK to use a new sulfur-in-oil analyzer
NYK and Nippon Yuka Kogyo Co., Ltd., an NYK Group company, have teamed with Horiba Ltd. to develop a new sulfur-in-oil analyzer for ships. The new device is based on an existing device used at onshore analysis centers. Using this new analyzer, NYK will be able to thoroughly comply with regulations limiting sulfur oxides (SOx) from vessels, as well as optimize the company’s use of low-sulfur fuel oil.
1. Background
Certain areas around Europe and North America have been designated as emission...