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On November 30, NYK welcomed about 60 environmental supervisors from 46 NYK Group companies to the group???s annual Environmental Management Conference in Tokyo. NYK holds this conference once a year with NYK Group companies to share information on environmental practices and strengthen environmental management within the group.
At this ninth conference, the two group companies below were commended for their original and creative efforts to improve the value of the NYK Group, and each of the companies gave a presentation on its environmental activities.
- NYK Container Line Co. Ltd. (head office: Tokyo; president: Kazuo Ishizuka)
Reduction of environmental burden by cooperating with customers for the round use of containers.
- Yokohama Building Co. Ltd. (head office: Kanagawa; president: Akihiro Fujii)
Improvement of recycling rate by closely cooperating with tenants to thoroughly separate and sort waste.
The conference participants were also captivated by a presentation by representatives from TOTO Ltd., who spoke about their company???s product-related environmental initiatives to conserve water resources.
The NYK Group is currently making efforts to reduce the group???s environmental impact and cut CO2 emissions by improving the fuel efficiency of the company???s ships by 15% by fiscal 2018 from fiscal 2010, and also by reducing year-on-year electricity consumption, which fell by 2.6% in fiscal 2014 through the introduction of electricity-saving equipment and power-saving activities.
NYK continues to enhance its activities to reduce the environmental impact of the NYK Group and take an active role in the safety and environmental fields based on the NYK Group???s ???More Than Shipping 2018??? medium-term management plan.
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Hikawa Maru Welcomes Two Millionth Visitor
Hikawa Maru, which is moored in front of Yamashita Park in Yokohama, Japan, proudly welcomed its two millionth visitor on November 15. The lucky guest was a 7-year-old boy named Haruto Endo, who was visiting the museum ship with his family. In honor of the visit, the family was presented with a ticket for a dinner cruise for four on Lady Crystal.
Haruto???s father, Takahiro, commented, ???Actually, this is first time for us to visit Hikawa Maru, so we are lucky. I hope 5 million people will visit in the future.???
A number of season events are currently scheduled for the ship, including a Christmas concert on December 25 in the first-class dining hall, which features a beautiful art deco interior, and New Year???s events such as rice cake pounding on January 2, 2016.
For detailed information, please visit the website. (http://www.nyk.com/rekishi/e/)
NYK will continue its efforts to deepen interest in the maritime industry and ships by providing current and future generations with a link to Japan???s maritime history through the NYK Maritime Museum and Hikawa Maru.
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NYK Participates in Japan-Kazakhstan Business Forum
On October 27, NYK Auto Logistics (Kazakhstan) LLP (NALK), an NYK Group company, attended the Japan-Kazakhstan Business Forum* held in Astana, the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The forum took place during Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe???s formal visit to several countries in central Asia.
NALK, a wholly owned subsidiary of NYK, is a logistics company for finished cars that runs an inland finished-car terminal featuring a railroad sidetrack. The terminal is located in southeastern Kazakhstan in the oblast of Almaty.
At the forum, 16 companies having ties to Japan, including NALK, exhibited display panels showcasing business activities. This was an opportunity for NALK to explain its Kazakh business developments ??? including an inland finished-car terminal to be launched in Astana next year ??? to Prime Minister Abe and Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev. NALK also informed the two leaders of its plans for infrastructural improvements for logistics in Kazakhstan, a major issue that Kazakhstan is now facing.
In addition, NALK exchanged a memorandum of understanding with KAZNEX INVEST,** the national export and investment agency of the Kazakhstan government. The memorandum includes a statement from the agency indicating that it will support NALK???s activities on a continuing basis.
The NYK Group will continue to take advantage of the creative solutions initiated in the company???s "More Than Shipping 2018" medium-term management plan to provide the highest-quality finished-car services to our customers.
Outline of NYK Auto Logistics (Kazakhstan) LLP
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Business |
Finished-car logistics services |
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Business base |
Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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Annual handling capacity |
35,000 cars |
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Number of employees |
60 |
* Japan-Kazakhstan Business Forum
A business forum co-organized by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), the Kazakhstan-Japan Business Council, the Investment Committee of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Investment and Development, and KAZNEX INVEST.
**KAZNEX INVEST
A national export and investment agency under Kazakhstan???s Ministry of Investment and Development. The agency promotes diversification of the nation???s economy by creating the most favorable conditions possible for development and promotion of Kazakhstan???s processed exports, and by attracting direct foreign investment in priority sectors of Kazakhstan???s economy.
KAZNEX INVEST???s principal action policy: support for export expansion of enterprises, promotion of export of national products, attracting foreign investment, analysis and survey
