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NYK Starts New Containership Service Linking Asia and the East Coast of South America by Two Loops

NYK will team with five other shipping companies ??? i.e., CMA-CGM, Hamburg Süd, Hapag-Lloyd, China Shipping Container Lines, and United Arab Shipping Company ??? to start new service in July 2015 linking Asia and the east coast of South America by two loops.

The new loops ??? NEX1 (New East Coast South America Express 1) and NEX2 (New East Coast South America Express 2) ??? will make use of 23 containerships, each between 8,000 and 10,000 TEUs, operated by the six shipping companies, thus enabling calls at many ports in the area.

NYK will continue its efforts to provide its customers with an expanded range of transportation services offering comprehensive coverage and greater service quality.

 

Details of New Loops

NEX1

(1) Vessel   particulars

8,000 ??? 9,000 TEU containerships

(11 vessels will be used in this service)???

(2) Frequency

77 days round/weekly service

(3) Ports and   rotation

Shanghai ??? Ningbo ??? Yantian ??? Hong Kong ??? Singapore ??? Port Kelang  ??? Sepetiba ??? Santos ??? Itapoa - Navegantes ??? Paranagua ??? Santos ??? Port Kelang ??? Singapore ??? Hong Kong ??? Shanghai

(4) Date of service start

W/B (Westbound)

Sailing from   Shanghai on July 14, 2015

 

NEX2

(1) Vessel   particulars

8,000 ??? 10,000 TEU containerships

(12 vessels will be used in this service)???

(2) Frequency

84 days round/weekly service

(3) Ports and   rotation

Pusan ??? Qingdao ??? Shanghai ??? Ningbo ??? Chiwan ??? Singapore

??? Port Kelang ??? Santos ??? Paranagua ??? Montevideo ??? Buenos Aires

??? Rio Grande ??? Itapoa ??? Santos ??? Port Kelang ??? Singapore ??? Pusan

(4) Date of service start

W/B (Westbound)

Sailing from   Pusan on July 11, 2015

NYK Maritime Museum Holds Special Exhibit in Recognition of NYK's 130th Anniversary

 

The NYK Maritime Museum* will hold a special exhibit from July 4 to October 18 in recognition of 130 years of business operations by the NYK Group. Titled 'Creative Solutions, Challenges for Tomorrow', the exhibit will make use of panels, ship models, and videos to explore four themes of shipping: (1) history, (2) ships, (3) sea, and (4) technological advancements.

A large "rainbow display" will be used to highlight the world's main sea routes and will enable visitors to feel the progress of technology by directly touching steel used to build ships during different time periods.

In addition, the following lectures will be offered at no additional cost to the first 80 guests:

July 25 (Sat) 14:00 - 15:30

'Shipping through the Arctic Ocean: Current Status and Future Prospects'

August 22 (Sat) 14:00 ??? 15:30

 'Making Use of Creative Solutions in Oceanographic Surveys'

September 26 (Sat) 14:00 - 15:30

'Ships: Past, Present, and Future'

A workshop to create a paper-craft replica of the cruise ship Asuka II will also be held for the first 20 elementary school students on July 20 from 14:00 to 15:30. Admission for the children will be free, but a 500 yen fee will be charged for the paper craft. The regular admission fee will be required of parents or guardians accompanying the children.

The special exhibit, the lectures, and the paper-craft workshop will all be offered in Japanese. For more information in Japanese about this event, please see the museum's website (http://www.nyk.com/rekishi/exhibitions/event/kirari/).

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 the museum ship NYK Hikawamaru.

 

* NYK Maritime Museum

The museum, located in the historic Yokohama Yusen Building, was established in 1993 as a historic resource center of NYK and features numerous exhibits throughout the year on a variety of maritime topics. Website: http://www.nyk.com/rekishi/e/

NYK Recognized as Parent-friendly Company for a Third Consecutive Term

NYK has been recognized as a parent-friendly company by Japan???s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for a third consecutive term, previously receiving recognitions in 2007 and 2011.

NYK was recognized for achieving the targets of its third action plan covering the four-year span of April 1, 2011, to March 31, 2015, in accordance with Japan???s Act on Advancement of Measures
to Support Raising Next-generation Children.*

During this period, all female employees giving birth participated in NYK???s child-care leave program. In addition, various support schemes for child-rearing employees were introduced, child-care leave for fathers was promoted, and the amount of overtime was reduced. These achievements were evaluated, and the company was then presented with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare???s ???kurumin??? accreditation recognizing the company as parent-friendly and confirming the company???s measures to support the development of the next generation.

Goals of NYK???s Third Action Plan (Fiscal 2011???2014)

(1) Parental leave by at least five male employees over a period of four years

(2) A parent-friendly work environment in which leave to care for children can easily be taken

(3) Initiatives to improve children's understanding of their parents' workplaces at NYK

NYK understands that enriching employees??? daily lives is essential for good health and spirit, and will thus continue to support a work-life balance through positive child-care measures based on the company???s newly established fourth action plan.

 

* Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-generation Children.

A law obliging business owners to make it possible for their employees to balance work and child-raising against societal challenges, as evidenced by the declining birthrate. The law requires that business owners cooperate to improve conditions so that the next generation can be born and raised in a healthy environment. The law was recently amended to extend the period of application to March 31, 2025.