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(Center) Ms. Martha Lidia Zelayandia, Ambassador to Japan, Republic of El Salvador (Right) Mr. Koichiro Hara, Chairman of Japan-El Salvador Association (Left) Mr. Kunio Okumura, Assistant to Honorary Consul of El Salvador in Japan, “K” Line (on behalf of Mr. Hiroyuki Maekawa, Honorary Consul of El Salvador in Japan)

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) is providing free ocean transportation of three fire engines and two ambulances, donated by Japan Firefighters Association, to the Republic of El Salvador.

As part of its international support programme, the Japanese Firefighters Association has donated fire engines, previously used in Japan, to help with improvements to fire defense systems in developing countries. On this occasion it has donated five vehicles to El Salvador.

Since assuming charge as Honorary Consul of El Salvador since 1969, this is the third opportunity for “K” Line to transport donated vehicles to the country for free; previously in October 2014 and April 2015 it transported 4 vehicles in total.

A departure ceremony was held on October 21, with Ms. Martha Lidia Zelayandia, Ambassador of El Salvador to Japan, and Mr. Koichiro Hara, Chairman of Japan-El Salvador Association, in attendance.

On October 29, with the cooperation of Daito Corporation, an affiliate company of “K” Line,　 the five vehicles where loaded onto “K” Line’s pure car carrier (PCC) at Yokohama and departed for the port of Acajutla, El Salvador where they will arrive in late November.

This year sees the 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between El Salvador and Japan. “K” Line hopes the vehicles it transported may contribute to the reinforcement of fire defense and lifesaving systems in the country and cordial relations between two countries may develop further.

July 29, 2015

The joint-venture consortium of “K” Line LNG Shipping (UK) Limited (“K” Line) and Chandris Hellas Inc. (Chandris) is pleased to announce that it has entered into long-term Time Charter contracts with the BP group for two LNG Carrier newbuildings. The vessels, which will have a capacity of 173,400m3, will be constructed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. in South Korea. Delivery of the vessels is scheduled for 2018. It is expected that the vessels will primarily be engaged in the transportation of LNG from the Freeport LNG project in Texas, USA.

LNG Carrier owned and managed by “K” Line

Both “K” Line and Chandris are pleased to further develop their relationship with the BP group in the energy transportation sector and also to display its contribution to meet the increasing global demand for LNG transportation services. “K” Line will undertake ship management of the two vessels.

The fire engine to be donated from Association of Fukui Peru friendship

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.（“K” Line）has today announced that it has provided free ocean transportation of a fire engine to be donated to Republic of Peru from Association of Fukui Peru friendship (President: Mr. Tadashi Kiyokawa ) in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

The fire engine is to be donated as a commemoration of the fifth anniversary of Association of Fukui Peru friendship, founded in 2010. “K” Line has decided to offer its support by providing free transportation of the vehicle to Peru as per request from both Mr. Elard Escala, Ambassador of Peru to Japan and Association of Fukui Peru friendship.

It is a second free ocean transportation by “K” Line to the Republic of Peru, following the transportation of an ambulance and a fire engine donated from The Yamaguchi Peru Association (President: Mr. Tateo Kawamura) in 2012.

On June 30, in the cooperation of Daito Corporation, an affiliate company of “K” Line, the vehicle has been loaded onto “K” Line’s pure car carrier (PCC) at Yokohama who will arrive at the port of Callao, Peru in the end of July. “K” Line hopes it may contribute to the improvement of firefighting operations in the country.

To implement a firmer measure for enhancing our business base “For safety in navigation and environmental preservation”, ”K” Line Maritime Academy (Japan) has newly installed the latest model of ship handling simulator as training equipment for Captains and Deck Officers. “K” Line Maritime Academy（KLMA), based at Machida city in Tokyo, has, as one of its core functions, “K” Line’s education and training schemes for its marine personnel.

Ship Handling Simulator and BRM Training Course in KLMA (JPN)

This simulator corresponds to ship handling training for 14,000 TEU Mega Container Vessel which are due to be delivered in fiscal 2015 and enable us to accommodate larger container ships of recent years. Thereby, we can conduct more effective training for Captain and Deck Officers who can confidently put into practice the group’s basic philosophy- “Establishing and maintaining safety in navigation to protect human lives, cargoes, and the natural environment at sea”.

Along with the installment of ship handling simulator, Bridge Resource Management (BRM) Training Course with the said simulator was certified by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Class NK). BRM Training Course is the requirement of STCW Convention and it is obliged to exercise the course for Captains and Deck Officers.

The certification proves that BRM Training Course conducted by KLMA (Japan) provides the high-quality training fulfilling the global standard.

In line with the installment of ship handling simulator, the training center has establish the Quality Management System on its own and acquired ISO 9001 certification by Class NK.

Though “K” Line has been providing standardized training for all seafarers onboard our group vessels through KLMA, “K” Line will offer higher level of globally standardized training by incorporating objective assessments from this third-party accreditation organization, which contributes to strengthening safety and efficiency in navigation.

Remarks 1: KLMA is the cluster of our seafarers’ training centers developed in 5 countries around world that provides the career path program for “K” Line seafarers.

Remarks 2: BRM is a management method that aims to archive safe navigation by enhancing teamwork in the Bridge and making effective use of navigational equipment, information, etc. It is a requirement of STCW Convention in which Captains and Deck Officers are obliged to acquire knowledge and skills about BRM as their competency.

Remarks 3: STCW Convention (The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers,1978) was adopted in response to the tanker oil spill accident which was occurred due to grounding on the southwest coast of UK in 1967. The establishment of STCW Convention aimed to improve the quality of seafarers’ competence equivalent to the international qualification standards. It came into force in 1984 and adopted a new set of amendments in Manila in 2010 called “The Manila Amendments” as a result of implementation of comprehensive review of human error in marine accidents.

On June 15, “K” Line honored first “K” Line Group recipients with its Environmental Award.

Under the direction of ““K” Line Environmental Vision 2050,” as our long-term environmental management vision toward 2050, we founded “K” Line Group Environmental Award in order to recognize group-wide efforts for environmental conservation and biological diversity to assure sustainable operations for all executives and employees of both “K” Line and “K” Line Group.

As a result of the wide range of participation by the national and international in-house divisions and the group companies, there were many applicants. Activities that were judged as the finalists and who were selected as recipients in the first awards ceremony are as summarized below.

Special Excellence Award

・Company Sustainability Report (“K” Line (Nederland) B.V.)

(Outline) “K” Line (Nederland) B.V. issued its own Sustainability Report that gives clear and detailed information about their environmental preservation efforts and activities.

Special Awards

・White Sand Beach – Lembeh Island – Beach cleaning (LNG Carrier Tangguh Palung)

(Outline) The ship’s officers and crew are involved in volunteer activities for beach cleaning on Lembeh Island in Indonesia while the ship is anchored at the harbor.

・Voluntary cleaning activities around container terminals, warehouses and offices（Nitto Total Logistics Ltd）

(Outline) Voluntary cleaning up activities are being done in collaboration with partner companies at lunch time and before office opening hour. So far the activities have been carried out 48 times with participation of 600 people in total.

・Participating Ecocap recycling movement (Daito Corporation )

(Outline) They have been continuously implementing this program from 2009, collecting PET bottle caps in their offices in order to contribute to resources recycling, as well as sending infection vaccines to developing countries from the profit earned in selling the caps.

・Promotion of Eco-drive by digital tachographs (NAIGAIRIKUUN Co., Ltd. )

(Outline) They introduced online digital tachographs to their trucks, allowing them to know the operation status in real time, and achieve reduction in fuel consumption.

・Realization of energy saving by new second warehouse of BANGKOK COLD STORAGE SERVICE, LTD. (K Line (Thailand) Ltd.)

(Outline) They largely reduced electric power consumption by use of renewable energy and introduction of innovative energy-saving technology in their newly-constructed refrigerated warehouse.

The “K” Line Group is positively committed to continuous engagement in worldwide environmental conservation and contributing to marine and global environmental protection in order to hand on this blue and beautiful ocean to the next generation, set up in “K” Line Environmental Vision 2050” with the goal of achieving consistent growth and corporate value improvement that are incorporated as part of the “K” Line Group’s new medium-term management plan “ Value for our Next Century.”