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Maiden call of NYK Line container vessel at the port of Gdansk
On the 31st of August the 13,000 TEU class vessel ???NYK Hyperion??? made her maiden call at the DCT terminal in Gdansk. This call is a milestone for NYK Line in their market coverage for Poland, as direct connections to and from ports in Asia can be offered with attractive transit-times via the G6 consortium loop 7 service, which offers a direct call at Gdansk. NYK Line uses this direct loop 7 call to also offer connections to their Trans-Atlantic services with a trans-shipment operation in Europe, resulting in attractive transit-times.
NYK´s Sales Manager for Poland Mr. Tomasz Mioduszewski reports: ???We have already received a very positive response from clients in Poland with regard to our new direct call at Gdansk. The intermodal connections to and from Gdansk have seen very positive developments recently and therefore the entire hinterland in Poland is well connected to Gdansk???.
A wide inland depot network is used by NYK Line and carrier haulage services can be offered. NYK also offers reefer container transports to and from Poland.
NYK sales and customer service teams are based at offices in Warsaw and Gdynia.
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NYK Exports First Ford Figo Aspire Cars from the Indian Port of Pipavav
On August 26, a consignment of 1,380 new Figo Aspire vehicles produced at a brand new plant of Ford India in Sanand, Gujarat, were loaded onto NYK???s Grand Dahlia at the newly constructed NYK RORO terminal facility at the port of Pipavav.
Construction of this RORO terminal began in July 2014 by NYK Auto Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd* and the facility became operational in August 2015. It has an annual throughput capacity of 250,000 vehicles and is equipped with a state-of-the-art PDI** centre for processing vehicles.
NYK Auto Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd operates the Pipavav terminal facility jointly with Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd,*** a subsidiary of APM terminals. Pipvav port is located in northwestern India in the state of Gujarat. Automobile companies such as Ford are planning to expand their exports from the west coast of India in the future, and Pipavav is expected to become a hub port for these exports.
With the launch of the Pipavav RORO terminal, the NYK Group is set to provide complete outbound logistics for finished cars from automobile clusters in northern and western India.
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 advanced, professional finished-car services.
* NYK Auto Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd: A subsidiary in India that provides finished-car logistics services for the NYK Group, including value-added services such as sales, shipping agency services, PDI operations, and inland transport by car trailers.
** PDI (pre-delivery inspection): Services for finished vehicles ??? such as final inspections, repairs, and parts application ??? before delivery to dealers.???
*** Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd: Part of the international network of APM Terminals, a terminal operator at 71 ports and terminals across 67 countries.
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NYK to Participate in the Ownership of Canola Oil Venture in Tsunami Recovery Effort
NYK has concluded a contract with United Green* for partial ownership of a canola flower field along the Sanriku shoreline, an area that suffered extensive damage from the tsunami that accompanied the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. United Green is a general incorporated association that has implemented a recovery project involving canola flower fields in Kamaishi city in Iwate prefecture. To improve the landscape and help develop a sustainable regional industry, canola flowers have been planted in farmlands that had been damaged by salt or simply abandoned. The oil produced from the canola flowers will be marketed under the brand name ???Yuicco.???
This contract will make NYK an owner of a specific area of the canola flower field. The company will organize volunteers to assist with the project, and the oil will be sold inside the company so that employees who may not have the opportunity to visit the region can be a part of the recovery effort and maintain a connection with the area???s residents.
Since the 2011 disaster, NYK has made numerous arrangements for employees who desire to assist in the region as volunteers. Since last year, newly hired employees have also actively participated, with each volunteering in Otsuchi town in Iwate prefecture. This new venture involving the canola oil is expected to help NYK employees expand their vision and gain experience outside the workplace through interaction with those working at the reconstruction sites for the region???s recovery.
NYK will continue its efforts to support those in need to fulfill the group???s commitment to remaining a socially responsible corporation.
* A nonprofit organization aimed at creating a regional model of a future recycling-oriented society (self-supporting in energy and food, and engaging in resources recycling) based in Kamaishi city in Iwate prefecture, an area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Soon after the earthquake, United Green implemented a recovery project by planting canola flowers in the region and promoted collaborative activities to encourage the residents and the region. The profit from sales of canola oil helps to create jobs and rebuild the region. In addition, the organization collects used cooking oil from revived stores and other places to recycle as a biodiesel fuel, which is used as eco-fuel to cover the electric power for regional events. The NPO aims to build a society resistant to disasters as well as to produce local energy for local consumption.
