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LATEST NEWS & ARCHIVE

NEWS 299: NEW SHIP FOR GOOD HOPE

7,500m3 Liquefied Gas Carrier "BWEK BORNHOLM"
On July 29, 2022, a naming and delivery ceremony was held for m.t. "BWEK BORNHOLM" (S-563), a 7,500 cubic meter LPG carrier ordered by PROSPER SUNWAITO S.A., registered in the Marshall Islands.

NEWS 266 : FIRST DELIVERY CEREMONIES UNDER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

7,500m3 Liquefied Gas Carrier "EPIC BREEZE"
On November 27 was held the naming and delivery ceremony for S551, the 5th 7,500m3 type LPG carrier Kyokuyo has ever built.

NEWS 240 : CEREMONIES FOR NEW STAR

Naming & Delivery of STRAITS STAR - 7,500m3 LPG Carrier

May 21, 2018 was the day for the naming and delivery of the S539, a 7,500m3 L.P.G. carrier ordered by Straits Star S.A.. The ceremony was attended by the guests, from her charterers, owners and other stake holders.

NEWS 237 : WISHING SAFE & PEACEFUL VOYAGES

Naming & Delivery of Semi-refrigerated L.P.G. Carrier "PGC EIRINI"
Our first delivery ceremony in 2018 was that for S533, a semi-refrigerated type L.P.G. carrier of 7,000m3, ordered by Paradise Gas Carriers Corp. She is the younger sister of "PGC TAORMINA", born 5 months ago.

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

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

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.

NEWS 230 : COLORFUL CEREMONIES UNDER SUNSHINE

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

NEWS 227 : NEW PROJECT STARTED!

Naming & Delivery Ceremonies for LPG Carrier "PGC PATREAS"
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.

NEWS 226 : GOODBYE FOR NOW

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

NEWS 224 : SUNSHINE & SMILES FOR SARDINIA

Naming & Delivery Ceremonies for S527 "EPIC SARDINIA"
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!

NEWS 220 : THE WORLD TRIP CONTINUES

Naming & Delivery for 11,000m3 LPG Carrier "EPIC SAMOS"

Do you remember the first ship we delivered in 2016 was "EPIC SENTOSA", a 11,000m3 LPG carrier ? Do you also remember that we built her sister "EPIC SHIKOKU" in May ? Now, our last ship for 2016 was their youngest sibling, "EPIC SAMOS"!

NEWS 219 : JUST LIKE REAL CEREMONIES

The 3rd Family Plant Tour Event
Kyokuyo's 3rd "Family Plant Tour" was held on Sunday, November 13, 2016. This time we opened the door for not only our employees but also families of subcontracting companies' staffs as well as students who will join Kyokuyo next April. As result, we had 52 participants, including parents, children, brothers, sisters, grandpas and grandmas! It's quite a big event!

NEWS 210 : HIP HIP HOORAY!

Naming Ceremony of 11,000m3 Gas Carrier "EPIC SHIKOKU"

On May 13, we had a cloudless day for the naming and delivery ceremonies of S524, the second 11,000m3 L.P.G. carrier for EPIC Gas Ltd.

NEWS 207 : CEREMONIES IN THE RAIN

Naming Ceremony of 11,000m3 Gas Carrier "EPIC SENTOSA"

Kyokuyo's first product for 2016 was an 11,000m3 liquefied gas carrier S-523, for Epic Gas Ltd. with headquarters in Singapore.

NEWS 201 : SISTERS ARE DOING WELL

Naming and Delivery of Gas Carrier KINGCRAFT

On October 29, Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation delivered an 11,000m3 L.P.G. carrier, S520, to the owner Kingcraft Shipping Pte. Ltd. from Singapore.

NEWS 198 : GONE WITH THE WIND (WITHOUT TROUBLE)

Kyokuyo Shipyard delivered one unit of 11,000m3 liquefied gas carrier to the owner Kisber Shipping Pte. Ltd. of Singapore. The vessel, code-named S-519, and now named "Kisber", is a new design packed with new features that meet ever-changing industrial requirements of today's and tomorrow's merchant ship.

NEWS 190 : 3RD ATTENDANCE TO JAPANESE-STYLE CEREMONY

Keel-laying Ceremony for S521 Gas Carrier

On December 8, 2014, took place the keel-laying ceremony for S521. It was the last building ceremony for this year.

NEWS 179 : 2 NAMED & 1 DELIVERED

Celebration for 7,200m3 Gas Carriers

Our last big event of the fiscal year 2013 was the naming and delivery ceremonies for S514, ordered by Belair Entertainment Inc., and the naming ceremony for the sister ship S515, ordered by Intergalactic Investments Inc.. Both of the vessels were 7,200m3 type liquefied gas carriers.

NEWS 174 : DAY OF CEREMONIES FOR GAS CARRIER

On December 4, 2013, ceremonies were held for 2 sisters of 7,200m3 type liquefied gas carriers : S514, ordered by Bel Air Entertainment Inc. and S515, ordered by Intergalactic Investments inc.. The both ships are based on our 7,200m3 type standard design, like S504 delivered in September 2011, with a bunch of improvements to satisfy the latest regulations and owner's ideas, though.

NEWS 140 : CELEBRATION FOR THE YOUNGEST SISTER

Naming & Delivery of 7,200m3 Gas Carrier

On September 14 took place the naming and delivery ceremonies for S-504, 7,200m3 type liquefied gas carrier. She is the youngest and last of 3 ship series ordered by Japan's Toda Ship, with her elder sisters having made their debut as reported in news 121 and 123.

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