NEWS

NEWS 233 : BLUE SEA, BLUE SKY AND LE GRAND BLEU

Naming & Delivery of 7,000m3 Semi-ref Gas Carrier "PGC TAORMINA"

November 06, 2017 Category: shipbuilding

On October 11, we were blessed with lovely autumn weather for the naming and delivery ceremonies of S532, a semi-refrigerated type 7,000m3 liquefied gas carrier. Mr. Constantinos Tsakiris, President and Director of the owning company, Paradise Gas Carriers Corp., accompanied his partner Mrs. Sorina Lazar and his daughter Kyveli to this event.

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Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, greece

NEWS 232 : FORCE MAJEURE!

2017 'KYOKUYO OPEN' Golf Tournament

October 23, 2017 Category: people | local

The 57th "Kyokuyo Open" golf competition took place on October 6, 2017, at the Shimonoseki Golden Golf Club. This annual event, to which we invite many guests from our customers, suppliers, subcontractors and outsourcees, among others, gives us an important opportunity to express our gratitude to our stakeholders.

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Tags: sport activity, golf, kyokuyo open, competition

NEWS 231 : KYOKUYO BLUE STARS LOST ITS 1ST GAME

2017 Shimonoseki Cutter Race

September 19, 2017 Category: people | local

On August 27 was the day of... the 6th Shimonoseki Cutter Race ! It was sunny and windless, as the organizer wished, but exceptionally hot for the end of August. Finally, no less than 600 athletes, in 65 teams, participated in this popular event held in our home town.

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Tags: sport activity, boat, blue stars, competition

NEWS 230 : COLORFUL CEREMONIES UNDER SUNSHINE

Naming & Delivery of 7,500m3 L.P.G. Carrier "PGC PERIKLIS"

August 17, 2017 Category: shipbuilding

On July 15, we held the naming and delivery ceremonies of the second 7,500m3 L.P.G. carrier for Paradise Gas Carriers Corp., S530, under clear sky that told us the raining season would be leaving soon.

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Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, greece

NEWS 229 : "KYOKUYO BLUE STARS" SET FOR DEBUT!

August 09, 2017 Category: people | local

We are pleased to announce that "Kyokuyo Blue Stars", Kyokuyo corporate rowing team, will participate in the 6th Shimonoseki Cutter Race scheduled on August 27.

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Tags: sport activity, boat, blue stars, competition

NEWS 228 : YOUNG, AND EVEN YOUNGER

Recent Activities Of, By and For Young People

July 10, 2017 Category: shipbuilding | people | local

In the news 225, we introduced to you our 7 newcomers who joined us in April. The 2 high school graduates, Taro and Yoshihiro, recently came back from Oita, where they spent lonely (?) 3 months, far away from their home town, to attend the professional training program offered by Oita Regional Shipbuilding Craftsmanship Center.

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Tags: new staff, recruitment, school, young employees, lecture/presentation

NEWS 227 : NEW PROJECT STARTED!

Naming & Delivery Ceremonies for LPG Carrier "PGC PATREAS"

June 25, 2017 Category: shipbuilding

On May 26 took place the naming and delivery ceremonies for S529, a 7,500m3 type L.P.G. carrier we built for Paradise Gas Carriers Corp. of Greece. Mr. Constantinos Tsakiris, Chairman of Paradise Gas Carriers Corp. and other guests who traveled all the way from Greece were greeted by an impressive blue sky.

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Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, greece

NEWS 226 : GOODBYE FOR NOW

Naming & Delivery of 11,000m3 LPG Carrier "EPIC SALINA"

May 08, 2017 Category: shipbuilding

The last ship in the 11,000m3 L.P.G. carrier series for EPIC Gas Ltd. was completed and delivered to the owner on March 29, 2017. The ceremonies were attended by guests including Mr. Ben Martin, Head of Gas Shipping with global commodities trading company Trafigura and his wife Mrs. Kathryn Martin from Holman Fenwick Willan. It was Mrs. Kathryn Martin who was the ship's sponsor.

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Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, singapore

NEWS 225 : WELCOME!

7 New Members Joined Kyokuyo

April 11, 2017 Category: corporate | people

On April 1, Kyokuyo welcomed 7 new employees. Let us introduce them to you one by one.

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Tags: new staff, recruitment

NEWS 224 : SUNSHINE & SMILES FOR SARDINIA

Naming & Delivery Ceremonies for S527 "EPIC SARDINIA"

March 07, 2017 Category: shipbuilding

This time we feature the 4th newbuilding ship of 11,000m3 type L.P.G. carrier for EPIC Gas Ltd., which we delivered recently. In the news220, covering her closest elder sister, "EPIC SAMOS", we wrote that after "Singapore (Sentosa), Japan (Shikoku) and now Greece (Samos). What is the next destination the owner will pick for the fourth sister?" The answer is Sardinia, of Italy!

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Tags: gas carrier, ceremony, singapore

NEWS 223 : ONE DAY OF SKI WITH "JOOJI-SAN"

February 02, 2017 Category: people | shipbuilding

Mr. Georgios Koutsoukos, or "Jooji-san" as we call him, is the newbuilding superintendent for Paradise Gas Carriers. As he is a ski lover, some of us invited him to go skiing, to make his long stay at Shimonoseki more enjoyable.

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Tags: sport activity, ski, greece, matt, harada

NEWS 222 : JOYFUL FIGHT OVER TABLE

February 01, 2017 Category: people | local

As matter of fact, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation hosts many competitions. You probably know some of them, including "Kyokuyo Open" annual golf tournament, and the inter-company skills competition with Onomichi Zosen. But how about this one - "Blind tasting competition" with JFE group of companies?

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Tags: competition, blind tasting, food