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On April 23, NYK Group staff members and their families volunteered to assist with farming activities at Tera Farm, an ancillary institution of Hinode Taiyo-no-ie, which has a facility in Hinode-cho, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo that provides intellectual stimulation to those with mental disabilities. This was the fourth time since 2014 that an NYK volunteer activity has been held at Tera Farm.
This particular event was conducted in collaboration with the Taiyo Welfare Association, a social welfare corporation founded in 1987 to give disabled the opportunity of public participation and employment through the use of a farm and an old samurai residence. The association works to foster an understanding of those with disabilities and the principle of normalization, i.e., making available to all people with disabilities patterns of life and conditions of everyday living that are as close as possible to the regular circumstances and ways of society.
A total of 32 participants ??? including NYK Group company presidents, staff members, and family members ??? gathered on a sunny morning and engaged in farm work that suited each person???s age and physical strength, such as leveling the ground, sowing seeds, harvesting, and producing fertilizer. After the activity, the NYK participants were thanked by the facility staff and could feel a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction.
The NYK Group promotes employee involvement in volunteer activities and promises to work positively as a good corporate citizen on activities that contribute to our society.
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NYK Libra, a containership operated by NYK Line, recently provided humanitarian assistance to three Ecuadorian fishermen sailing on a small fishing boat that had become lost from its mother boat.
The NYK containership was sailing between Callao, Peru, and Manzanillo, Mexico, when a small fishing boat was spotted 180 nautical miles north of the Galapagos Archipelagos and approximately 620 nautical miles west of the Ecuadorian coast.
The fishing boat had lost contact with its mother ship when a towing line linking the two broke in rough weather. The crew of NYK Libra provided food and fresh water to the fishermen and assisted with communication between the fishermen and the fishing boat???s mother ship.
--About NYK Libra--
Captain: Poterjahins Nikolajs
Flag: Panama
Crew: 24 seafarers, mixed nationalities (Latvian, Romanian, Filipino, Croatian)
Gross Tonnage: 75,201 tons
Type of Vessel: Containership
Ship management: Columbia Shipmanagement Singapore Pte. Ltd.
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Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, K-Line, Mitsui O.S.K Lines, and Yang Ming have agreed to create a new alliance covering all East???West trade lanes namely, Asia-Europe / Mediterranean, Asia-North America West Coast, Asia-North America East Coast, Transatlantic and Asia???Middle East / Persian Gulf / Red Sea. A binding agreement has been concluded by all partners and ???THE Alliance??? is scheduled to begin operation in April 2017 subject to approval of all relevant authorities. The initial term of the cooperation will be five years.
The new partnership will build one of the leading networks in the container shipping industry combining approximately 3.5 million TEU which reaches 18% share of the global container fleet capacity. All six partners operate advanced and competitive fleets with more than 650 ships in total. This will become the basis of a dedicated fleet deployed into the groups??? future service portfolio. Clients will be able to enjoy an outstanding product characterized by fast transit times, high-frequency sailings and expansive port coverage.
Ongoing discussions between Hapag-Lloyd and UASC are progressing according to plan, although an agreement on business combination has not yet been reached and will in any event be subject to regulatory approvals. It is anticipated that UASC will become part of THE Alliance, which will increase the overall alliance capacity to more than 4 million TEU.
???This agreement is a milestone and will enable the six partners of THE Alliance to offer sailing frequencies and direct coverage in the market,??? member carriers said in a statement. ???The unique product will feature enhanced port coverage in Asia, North America, Europe, including the Mediterranean as well as the Middle East. The network of THE Alliance will ensure frequent sailings, high reliability and very attractive transit times for all shippers in the East???West trade lanes.???
More details on the services and port rotations will be published when all necessary preparations are finalized.
