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On April 1, NYK held a welcoming ceremony at its head office in Tokyo for employees joining the company in the 2016 fiscal year. Below is a translation of the address provided by NYK president Tadaaki Naito to the 69 new staff members.
???First, I would like to express my congratulations to you all as you start your career at NYK. Today, a total of 69 office workers and seafarers become new members of NYK. I sincerely welcome you all on behalf of the company.
On October 1, 2015, NYK celebrated the 130th anniversary of its founding. The footprints connecting those 130 years show a history of turbulence. In particular, after the Plaza Accord in 1985, structural change and globalization in the maritime industry moved forward at a great pace. Now, national staffs who work at NYK Group companies overseas support the backbone of the Group. You will work together with these colleagues.
When you work in such environments, communication skills become a very important capability. It is known that there are two types of communication: verbal communication and non-verbal communication. Verbal communication requires the speaker to inform others logically about various matters. Specifically, when you talk with people from different backgrounds, you cannot convince them without communicating in a logical way. Therefore, it is important to construct your idea in advance and select words carefully, considering how you can communicate the idea without exaggeration or omission, while trying to understand the other party???s standpoint and situation. I keenly realized the importance of verbal communication while I was stationed in Germany.
Non-verbal communication is equally as important as verbal communication, and it is a kind of challenge to appeal to others with your personal magnetism and establish friendly relationships. To create relationships of mutual trust, logical communication alone is not enough. Even if you are not eloquent, it is important to endeavor to convey your ideas by choosing and forming words diligently. When you have many options in mind from which you can direct a discussion, then it will add depth to the communication. Your communication skills will be highly effective by offering both logical and appealing aspects.
To elaborate on such communication skills, I sincerely hope that you have a sense of curiosity about things that you encounter. The nature of the maritime and logistics business is worldwide, and our relationships with customers are also extensive. Thus, you can naturally accumulate a variety of knowledge and experiences in your daily business activities. Whenever you find something interesting, or even strange, then please try to make a ???practice??? of giving it thought.
Today, you are taking the first step as an employee of NYK. Working as a member of society means not only taking measures to earn a living, but also viewing your work as a series of important activities that nurture your life. I hope that you will work not just for the company, but that, in the future, when you look back over your life, you will be able to feel with confidence that you have led a rich and fulfilling life.???
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On March 17, Hokuetsu Ushaka, a wood-chip carrier operated by NYK Line, rescued 14 people in distress off the Coast of Chile.
While the NYK vessel was sailing from Japan to Chile in the South Pacific Ocean on March 16, the ship received an alert from a troubled raft, and immediately responded to this call and set a course for the given position. The ship successfully rescued 14 people from the raft on the afternoon of March 17, and the ship???s crew members began giving the injured person first aid. All those rescued were handed over to the Chile coast guard at sea on the early morning of March 19.
About Hokuetsu Ushaka
Captain: Yun Sun Gug
Flag: Vanuatu
Crew: 21 seafarers (Korean, Filipino)
Gross Tonnage: 49,186 tons
Type of Vessel: Wood-chip carrier
Ship management: Sato Steamship Co., Ltd.
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On April 1, the Crystal Yacht Club, an NYK Group company that operates a seaside restaurant and cruise services around Tokyo Bay, will be refurbished and rebranded as The Cruise Club Tokyo.
Since it opened in 1990, the Crystal Yacht Club has adapted to meet the ongoing growth of the Tokyo Bay waterfront, and this rebranding will occur as Tokyo begins preparations to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Cruise Club Tokyo will offer an array of services reflective of its name: ???The??? as the only one in existence, a ???Cruise Club??? featuring a comfortable atmosphere linking customers with one another, and the uniqueness of ???Tokyo.???
The NYK Group will continue its efforts to offer creative experiences that delight its customers.
About The Cruise Club Tokyo
Address: 1F Seafort Square 2-3-16 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Tokyo Monorail: Two-minute walk from the Central Exit of Tennozu-Isle Station
Rinkai-Line: Five-minute walk from Exit A of Tennozu-Isle Station
Phone: 81-3-3450-4300
Evening Hours
Restaurant: 18:30 - 22:00 (L.O. 21:00)
Dinner Cruise: 19:00 - 21:00
Night Cruise: 21:30 - 22:30
Daytime Hours (Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays)
Restaurant: 12:00 -15:00 (L.O. 14:00)
Lunch Cruise: 12:00 - 13:40
Afternoon Cruise: 14:15 - 15:00
Closed irregularly
