Archives for December 2025

December 1,2025　

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) proudly announces the successful participation in Techno-Ocean 2025, held in Kobe International Exhibition Hall No. 2 from November 27 to 29.

At our booth, we showcased three key initiatives — “Seawing” automated kite system utilizing wind power, offshore support vessel business, and “K-Assist Project” a technology development project related to automated ship operation through panels and videos. Over the three days, we welcomed a number of visitors.

On November 28, during the exhibitor presentation session, Mr. Hiroto Arai, General Manager of the “K” LINE Environment/Technical Strategy Group, delivered a presentation on “K” LINE’s decarbonization initiatives.

The presentation covered initiatives to support low-carbon and decarbonization for ourselves, such as fuel conversion, utilization of natural energy, and digital technologies for operational efficiency. It also introduced initiatives to supply alternative fuels such as LNG, as well as new technologies supporting society’s decarbonization, including offshore support vessel business and liquefied CO₂ transportation.

“K” LINE group is promoting a variety of initiatives to support the decarbonization of its own operations and society in accordance with its long-term environmental policy, ““K” LINE Environmental Vision 2050”. We aim to reduce environmental impact, contribute to a sustainable society and increase its corporate value.

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE)

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL)

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line)

Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU)

Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (NSY)

Tokyo, December 1, 2025 – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries group, Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., “K” LINE, MOL, NYK Line, JMU, and NSY have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a standard design framework to efficiently develop and carry out the initial design of liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers and next generation alternative fuel ships utilizing decarbonization technologies (such as ammonia fuel) where MILES Co., Ltd. (formerly known as MI LNG Company) as a platform will be responsible to develop and carry out initial design of the ships so that other shipyards in Japan will be able to carry out the functional and production design based on those common initial designs.

Those seven companies, through the establishment of this standard design framework, aim to collaborate with other domestic shipyards to realize the development and initial design of the ships with global competitiveness.

“K” LINE, MOL, and NYK Line have decided to invest in MILES to accelerate this cross-industry collaboration in Japan, and will work to promote construction at multiple shipyards in Japan by utilizing this standard design framework.

Furthermore, JMU and NSY have also decided to invest in MILES in order to strengthen such collaboration so that the standard specifications and designs provided by MILES can be widely used in the domestic industry, thereby regaining global competitiveness for the Japanese shipbuilding industry.

Through this MoU, the companies will aim to contribute to the further progress of a sustainable carbon neutral society.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) conducted a fire drill on November 21, 2025 at Daikoku-futo C4, Yokohama Port, which is managed by Yokohama Port Corporation. TETHYS HIGHWAY,* a car carrier operated by “K” Line, was used in the drill, which was carried out jointly with the Yokohama City Fire Bureau. It was the first drill in Japan that was carried out simulating  that a fire had started in a moored vessel.

More than 100 relevant personnel participated in the drill, which was conducted simulating an emergency situation in which a fire broke out on board the vessel during cargo handling operations, one crew member was missing, and the Captain was left on board. It was a comprehensive drill that included a range of operations, including the identification of the source of the fire using aerial drones, searching for people in need of rescue, spraying water from elevated positions and fire boats, confirming evacuation routes for operators and crews, and practicing the use of the immediate notification system with relevant organizations and confirming its operational status, as well as rescuing people stranded on board a vessel.

Going forward, the “K” Line Group will continue to strengthen its cooperative system involving related parties onshore by implementing drills like this in Japan and overseas. By doing so, the “K” Line Group will maintain safety in navigation and cargo operations.

Organizations that participated in the drill :

Yokohama City Fire Bureau

Kaisho Shipping Co., Ltd.

“K” Line RoRo Bulk Ship Management Co., Ltd.

“K” Line Marine Solutions Co., Ltd.

Daito Corporation

Misuzu Machinery Co., Ltd.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

*             News release dated July 18, 2025: LNG-fueled Car Carrier “TETHYS HIGHWAY” with a 6,900-vehicle Capacity Delivered https://www.kline.co.jp/en/news/car/car-20250718.html