The NYK Group's Top News Stories for 2015
- A Second Year of Innovative Creative Solutions -
December 25, 2015
Top news stories from the NYK Group during 2015, the second year of the creative solutions emphasized in the company’s More than Shipping 2018 medium to long-term management plan, are reviewed below.
1. New leadership as NYK celebrates its 130th anniversary
-President Naito takes the helm
April: Inauguration speech by the new president
2. Stable freight rates to steadily strengthen business model
-NYK concludes long-term contracts and secures approximately \110 billion profit from businesses with stable freight rates
January, May, and September: NYK concludes time-charter contracts for LNG carriers for the Cameron and Freeport LNG projects
March and November: NYK strengthens steady profits by concluding time-charter contracts for new VLGCs
3. Aggressive investments in businesses with strong growth potential
-NYK firmly expands its offshore business
January and June: Thirty-two shuttle tankers in operation or on order
July: NYK decides to invest in fourth FPSO
-NYK accelerates worldwide development of car logistics businesses.
March, August and September: NYK establishes auto logistics business bases in growing markets such as Myanmar, India, Saudi Arabia, and Colombia to meet customers’ needs.
4. Innovative technologies and environmental conservation measures
-NYK differentiates itself through creative solutions
March: Joint development of “Honesty,” an efficient sounding device for vessel tanks
June: Development of electronic UMS (Unmanned Machinery Space) check system
August: Joint development of “Kirari NINJA,” a device that can automatically photograph the inside of a vessel engine
September: Completion of Japan’s first LNG-fueled tugboat, Sakigake
-Energy-saving operations for the environment
February: Use of original technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 23 percent on containerships
July and December: SIMS (Ship Information Management System), which makes use of Big Data, recognized with three awards, i.e., (1) a special award from the Japan Institute of Navigation, (2) Japan’s 2015 Minister of Environment Award, and (3) Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award at the Eco-Products Awards
5. Social responsibility through monohakobi
-NYK strengthens its greatest mission; safety.
October: NYK’s safety activities recognized with the 2015 Seafarers Safety Initiative Grand Prize
October: NYK conducts a crisis-response drill and a mock press conference based on the scenario of a collision involving an NYK-owned VLCC.
-High praise from third-party organizations
February: The 2014 NYK Report is recognized with an Award for Excellence at the Nikkei Annual Report Awards and the Environmental Communication Awards
March: NYK is named a “Nadeshiko Brand” company for a second consecutive year and highly evaluated for the company’s efforts to diversify its human resources
August and September: NYK is selected for the FTSE4Good Index and Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for 13th consecutive year
November: NYK is selected for the CDP’s Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) as an excellent company for a fourth consecutive year for the company’s disclosure of climate change information
-CSR activities
January: NYK starts the NYK Mirai Project to encourage greater awareness of maritime affairs and the seafaring life among students at elementary, junior high, and maritime schools in Japan
The news on this website is as of the date announced and may change without notice.