Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) held global meetings at its headquarters—on December 16 for the LNG Group and December 17 for the Carbon Solution Business Group. The meetings were attended by a total of 17 national staff and resident employees from eight overseas offices, engaging in active discussions.
In the LNG Group meeting, the group shared its position and role in the medium-term management plan as well as recent progress. Each office presented a review of their activities over the past year and discussed current challenges. Furthermore, they deliberated on marketing strategies in each region as future action plans. By continuously strengthening integrated marketing between shore and marine/technical teams, the group aims to enhance competitiveness and pursue new projects through collaboration across all locations.
LNG Group commemorative photo
The Carbon Solution Business Group meeting focused on liquified CO2 transportation as one of the businesses to support the decarbonization of society, and participants discussed business strategies with members from overseas offices. As a part of the “K” LINE Group’s liquified CO2 transportation business, the newly built liquefied CO2 carrier “NORTHERN PIONEER” was delivered and entered service in the Northern Lights project, the world’s first full-scale CCS value chain project. By sharing knowledge gained from this project and contributing to the development of CCS projects with liquefied CO2 shipping that will sequentially begin to operate in Japan and overseas in the future, we aim for realizing a sustainable society and increasing “K” LINE’s corporate value.
Going forward, “K” LINE plans to regularly hold global meetings to share the ideal vision of the department from a global perspective, strengthen inter-office collaboration and activities at each office, and enhance competitiveness through improved customer-focused services. As the energy mix transitions, “K” LINE is committed to providing high-quality transportation services and contributing to the decarbonization of both the company and society.