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On August 17 and 20, a shipyard tour was held at the Kure Shipyard (Kure, Hiroshima prefecture) of Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) for teachers and students from elementary schools in Kure. During the tour, NYK crew members gave a presentation on maritime transport, focusing on vessel operations. The presentation was conducted in cooperation with the Japanese Shipowners??? Association, a general incorporated association.
The tour was organized by JMU as part of a company program for the public to recognize Marine Day, a national holiday in Japan celebrated on the third Monday of July. Three NYK crew members ??? a captain, chief engineer, and navigating officer ???explained the kinds of cargo the ship under construction will carry and the services it will provide. The staff also explained that vessels such as very large containerships, crude oil tankers, and other specialized vessels have important roles and responsibilities in mass transportation in Japan, a country surrounded by seas and oceans. The presentation was conducted using photos and anecdotes on navigation to stimulate participants??? understanding.
The shipyard tour was a good opportunity for participants to become familiar with and gain a greater awareness of maritime affairs and seafaring life, which is related to the NYK Mirai Project.*
NYK will continue its efforts to familiarize people with and develop interest in oceangoing vessels and the maritime industry.
Outline of Shipyard Tours
Dates: August 17 (Wednesday) and 20 (Saturday), 2016
Organizer: Japan Marine United Corporation
Collaborator: The Japanese Shipowners??? Association, a general incorporated association
Participants: Teachers (social studies) and fifth grade elementary school children in Kure; a total of 140 participants
Venue: Kure Shipyard, Japan Marine United Corporation
* NYK Mirai Project
Started at the end of 2014, the project is a series of activities to help the young generation, who shoulder the future of Japan, become familiar with and gain greater awareness of maritime affairs and the seafaring life, as well as the marine industry, with an aim to increase the number of young people who choose seafaring careers.
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On August 3, the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA)* welcomed a visiting study group comprising three teachers from Japanese technical colleges and technical high schools, accompanied by three staff members from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The three teachers were attending a global human resources development course offered by JICA in the Philippines as part of the organization's overseas teacher training program.
Through visits to educational institutions abroad, this training program aims to help teachers to acquire views and knowledge for fostering global human resources, as Japan's technical colleges and high schools are known to produce many engineers who work in technological fields in developing countries.
This is the second time that NTMA has welcomed program participants, following the receipt of teachers during the 2014 program. On this visit, the study group took part in various activities such as an exchange of opinions with the NTMA members, a question and answer session, interviews with the NTMA students, and a tour of the campus. The teachers made the following comments after the program was over: "Observing the politeness and discipline of the NTMA students, I realized that the instruction and training at the academy are reaching all students", "I learned that many seafarers in the world are Filipino and that NTMA plays an important role in seafarer education", and "I am proud that a private Japanese company has been deeply involved in seafarer education in the Philippines."
Through a variety of activities aimed at meeting diversified requests from society, NYK continues to promote its social contribution activities as a good corporate citizen.
* NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA)
A maritime academy jointly run by NYK and the Transnational Diversified Group (TDG) in the Philippines. TDG is a business group established in 1976 by J. Roberto C. Delgado, the group's current chairman. Business activities include vessel agent services, seafarer manning, training, and education, as well as air transportation and logistics.
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NYK and Agua Japan Co. Ltd. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; president: Motoki Toyama; website: http://www.aguajapan.co.jp) have jointly developed an innovative anti-rust agent to prevent iron and steel rust on vessels. The new agent, Marine Guard 100 (MG 100), has rust conversion properties, and paint containing the agent can be applied to metal surfaces.
The anti-rust efficacy of MG 100 was verified during two and half years of testing on the deck, ballast tank,* piping, and other metal surfaces of an oceangoing coal carrier. The coal carrier used for the test is owned by NYK and its ship manager is Hachiuma Steamship Co. Ltd. (head office: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture; president: Takao Ito).
Conventionally, when crew members engage in paint maintenance on board, rust removal and cleaning is first required before anti-rust paint can be applied. However, removing red rust completely in the moist, saline conditions aboard oceangoing vessels is extremely difficult. MG 100 converts red rust into black rust and prevents corrosion as well as the generation of new rust. Consequently, the once arduous task of rust removal and cleaning by crew members is greatly reduced. Moreover, MG 100 is expected to directly contribute to reducing maintenance costs associated with metal rust.
NYK???s medium-term management plan, ???More Than Shipping 2018,??? encourages the creation of creative solutions such as this, and the NYK Group will continue to promote work efficiency and advance R&D activities in operations across the group to further enhance safety and performance.
* Ballast tank
An onboard compartment containing seawater as ballast to maintain the stability of a vessel.
