Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has released a video on its official website explaining its  forecasts for FY2025 and its progress of the medium-term management plan. Initially shared on “K” Line With, the Group’s internal video communication platform, the video is now available to a broader audience.

“K” Line With details the progress of the medium-term management plan on a quarterly basis, providing explanations of the latest earnings forecasts and also focuses on initiatives which consider the three important points of the medium-term management plan, specifically, the business strategy, the functional strategy and the capital policy. By doing so, it communicates the progress in the medium-term management plan to people in the “K” LINE Group and a broad range of other stakeholders.

The first half of the video explains the FY2025 earnings forecasts and the business environment surrounding “K” LINE.

The latter half of the video shares initiatives that “K” LINE has been promoting in three businesses that play a role in driving growth leveraging the strengths that “K” LINE has been refining through its functional strategy, specifically, Environment・Technology, Safety ・Ship Quality Management and Digital Transformation. The video highlights “K” LINE’s steady efforts combining the functions that contribute to its strengths and its businesses to implement growth strategies in areas where these functions can be utilized, with a view toward the improvement of corporate value.

“K” LINE has posted the video on its official website in addition to “K” Line With to make outside stakeholders more aware of the Company’s activities. “K” LINE also aims to deepen understanding of the medium-term management plan among business sites on land and sea within the Group, globally promote internal communication and information sharing, encourage a sense of solidarity as a source of the Group’s strength, and reinforce the foundation of its business operations.

(A news release related to “K” Line With)
November 17, 2023: Sharing Information within the Group Using Video Communication Site for Employees “K” Line With
https://www.kline.co.jp/en/news/other/other-20231117.html

Please be advised that “K” LINE Tokyo Head Office published the following press release today. 

Please refer to the attached PDF documents for details.

・Financial Highlights for 1st Quarter FY2025

This document is also available on their website both in English and Japanese.

https://www.kline.co.jp/en/

July 30, 2025

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) is pleased to announce that it opened a representative office in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on June 15, 2025.

Qatar is one of the world’s largest natural gas producers and LNG exporters, with production expected to continue to expand in the future. In addition, Qatar and the Middle East are not only energy exporters, the region is also one of the leaders in the markets for low-carbon and decarbonization, including clean fuels. In addition to our existing Middle East office in Dubai, the newly opened Doha office will seek out new business opportunities, including those in the energy transportation business.

We will evolve and develop our marketing and sales capabilities through close ties with our customers in Qatar and the Middle East region, and by responding to their needs. We will further strengthen our partnerships and strive to achieve sustainable growth.

Outline of new office:

“Fire Drill Exercise on Board 2025” Held

On June 24, 2025, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) participated in the “Fire Drill Exercise on Board 2025” held at Berth A5 of Namyong Terminal PCL in Laem Chabang Port, Thailand. The drill was conducted to simulate a realistic onboard emergency in order to verify inter-agency coordination and strengthen emergency response capabilities.

The drill was conducted onboard the car carrier BALTIMORE HIGHWAY, operated by “K” LINE, with participation from the ship’s crew, Namyong Terminal PCL, the Vessel Traffic Control and Maritime Security Office (VTCMSO) under the Marine Department of Thailand, Port Authority of Thailand, as well as the local fire department and port emergency medical services. The exercise simulated a complex emergency scenario in which a fire breaks out onboard during cargo handling operations and one worker goes missing.

The drill involved not only firefighting operations conducted by the vessel’s crew in coordination with the local fire department but also search and rescue efforts—resulting in comprehensive emergency response training.

By practicing fire response procedures, information sharing protocols, and coordinated actions, participating organizations confirmed their ability to respond swiftly and safely in the event of an emergency. The drill offered a valuable opportunity to strengthen practical safety measures and improve inter-agency collaboration.

The “K” LINE Group will continue to strengthen collaboration with all relevant parties through similar drills and safety initiatives globally. By doing so, we aim to further enhance the safety of port cargo handling and vessel operations, while contributing to the protection of the marine environment.

The “K” LINE Group conducted worldwide clea nup activities during the period before and after World Oceans Day* on June 8, with employees from Group companies joining voluntarily.

Along with climate change, the Group has positioned its efforts to conserve biodiversity, particularly in the oceans, as an important environmental issue in its business activities, and has been continuing these activities since FY2023.

This year, more than 600 employees and their families from 17 Group companies around the world took part in the activities during the two-month period around World Oceans Day from the end of May to early July. They collected garbage on beaches, areas around offices, riversides, and other places on land, which is said to account for 70 to 80% of marine plastic. The total volume of garbage collected amounted to about 10,700 litres, and both the number of participants and the amount collected reached record highs. We also plan to make donations to environmental conservation activities based on the number of participants in this activity.

Moving forward, the “K” LINE Group will continue to make every effort to realize one of the Group’s values—contributing to the global environment and a sustainable society—by raising employees’ awareness of environmental conservation through activities like these.

*    World Oceans Day was established by the United Nations in 2009 to think about and acknowledge the oceans. On this globally recognized day, seaside cleanup activities and educational events are held in more than 100 countries worldwide.

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

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line)

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

The Japanese Shipowners’ Association (JSA)

Recognising the critical importance of training and securing highly skilled Japanese seafarers to maintain and further develop maritime transport, which is a vital infrastructure for Japan’s economy and daily life, major Japanese ocean-going shipping companies, NYK Line (President: Takaya Soga, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), MOL (President: Takeshi Hashimoto, Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo), and “K” LINE (President: Takenori Igarashi, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), along with the Japanese Shipowners’ Association (JSA) (President: Hitoshi Nagasawa, Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), have initiated concrete discussions regarding the donation of a large-sized training vessel to the Japan Agency of Maritime Education and Training for Seafarers (JMETS) from the Japanese ocean-going shipping industry.

As identified in the report by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)’s study group on JMETS’s medium-term strategy, JMETS has been facing various challenges such as an unstable financial foundation, fewer actual on-board training days due to escalating fuel costs, shortages of instructors and crew, and the issue of accommodating students with varying proficiency levels and qualification goals on the same training vessel. These factors make it challenging for JMETS to provide sufficient on-board training, and additionally JMETS is also facing the issue of aging training vessels and school buildings. Considering these circumstances affecting JMETS, our industry has decided to begin exploring the donation of a large-sized training vessel to actively support the steady progress of JMETS’s medium-term reforms based on MLIT’s study group report.

The first step will be to examine the concrete specifications for the training vessel and engage in discussions with shipyards, aiming for completion around 2030.

We sincerely hope that JMETS’s reforms will progress steadily based on the MLIT study group’s report, and that our donation of this training ship will contribute to the healthy and stable development of training and securing highly skilled Japanese seafarers.

Reference:

MLIT Study Group on the Future of JMETS (Japanese only):

https://www.mlit.go.jp/maritime/maritime_fr10_000040.html

Contact:

Public Relations Office, Planning Division, The Japanese Shipowners’ Association

Email: pub-office@jsanet.or.jp

Notes to Editors:

JMETS (Japan Agency of Maritime Education and Training for Seafarers) is Japan’s principal institution for seafarer education and training. It operates eight maritime schools and maintains a fleet of five large training vessels nationwide. – https://www.jmets.ac.jp/

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) is pleased to announce that K MARINE SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. (hereinafter “KMSM”), our in-house ship management company, received the “MPA Safety@Sea Awards” from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The award recognizes the outstanding efforts of organizations and individuals who have contributed towards ensuring safer seas, and is presented across four distinct categories.

From left:
Capt. Shoji Fukuda, Chief Executive Officer, KMSM and Mr. Ang Wee Keong, Chief Executive, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

KMSM received the award in the “Outstanding Contribution to Search and Rescue Effort” category—an achievement attributed to the exemplary rescue operation performed in May 2024 by the M/T TONEGAWA, under KMSM`s management, in the Indian Ocean, which earned widespread acclaim. The vessel received a request for assistance in rescuing the crew of the fishing boat from MRCC Colombo (Maritime Rescue Coordination Center) and successfully rescued all six crew members.

The awards ceremony was held during the opening session of the International Safety@Sea Conference*¹ on July 15, with Mr. Ang Wee Keong, Chief Executive, MPA, in attendance.

The “K” LINE Group includes “providing safe and optimized services” as part of its corporate principle and vision. To fulfill its responsibilities to society through safe navigation, “K” LINE Group has established the following three policy pillars.*²

(1) Enhancing the management structure to ensure safety in navigation

(2) Strengthening the ship management structure

(3) Reinforcing the securing and training of maritime technical personnel

The “K” LINE Group will continue to work toward the realization of both social and economic value through excellence in safe navigation and transportation quality management, sustainable growth and increased corporate value by supporting the infrastructure of the global community as a partner trusted by all of its stakeholders.

*1 International Safety@Sea Conference:

The International Safety@Sea Conference is a key event held during the Safety@Sea Week, an annual initiative organized by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). It serves as a global platform to promote maritime safety and foster collaboration among international maritime professionals.

https://www.safetyatseaweek.gov.sg

*2 “K” LINE’s policy on promoting safe navigation:https://www.kline.co.jp/en/sustainability/social/safety.html