NEWS 160 : WORKSHOP AT WORKSHOP
On November 27, 2012, a unique workshop was held at Kyokuyo Shipyard by Japan Coastal Shipping Association (JCSA), which comprises Japan's 26 major coastal ship operators.
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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 158 : 4 INJURED BY FIRE (ACCORDING TO THE SCENARIO)!?
Bi-annual Fire Drill
On November 8, 2012, Kyokuyo Shipyard conducted a bi-annual fire drill in coorperation with Shimonoseki-East fire station.
NEWS 157 : 70TH(!) ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
The 52nd Kyokuyo Open
On October 24, 2012, The 52nd "Kyokuyo Open" golf tournament was held at the famous "Shimonoseki Golf Club", a course with over 50 years of history - like Kyokuyo Open! This annual event is organized by our company to invite our valued customers, suppliers, contractors and other stake holders.
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 155 : A NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKER JOINED KYOKUYO
Say Hello to Matt
On July 1, 2012, we welcomed Matthew Sizemore to fill the role of English teacher at Kyokuyo. Matt, 27, a California-native, will also take care of other English-related services like translation, interpretation and proofreading.
NEWS 152 : NEW PROMOTION ANNOUNCED
Shusaku Yamada Appointed Managing Director
Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has announced that former director and head of corporate strategy office Shusaku Yamada will be promoted to managing director of the company after its shareholders' meeting scheduled on June 28, 2012. Here goes a short message from Shusaku.
NEWS 154 : SAY HELLO TO OUR NEW BUILDING!
Kyokuyo's long-awaited new office building has now been completed after 9 months of construction works. With the delivery done on July 10, our business operation in the new building started on Tuesday July 17, 2012.
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 149 : SHIFT TO NEW ERA
Start of Fiscal Year 2012
Since April is the first month of a fiscal year, there were some changes in Kyokuyo, too.
NEWS 148 : FROM OSAKA TO SHIMONOSEKI
Our New General Manager Has Arrived by Shinkansen Train
Let us introduce Norihiko Harada, our new Corporate Officer and General Manager of Material Purchasing Division. Norihiko joined Kyokuyo last November from a trading company, where he was in charge of sales of steel products to shipbuilders(!).
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 146 : KEEL LAID FOR THE NEW MOTHER SHIP FOR TEAM KYOKUYO
Are you curious about what is going on with our new (office) building project, as reported in the news142? Yes, it is running as scheduled, with the old building completely demolished and bulldozed now. As everything is ready for construction works, we had the keel laying, err, ground breaking ceremony on January 20.
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 144 : 2012 - NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS
On this first day of the year, I would like to say some words about Kyokuyo's 2011 and 2012.
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