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CKYHE Alliance to Reorganize Europe Service Network

February 16, 2015

CKYHE Alliance, COSCON, “K”Line, Yang Ming, Hanjin and Evergreen Line is reorganizing their service network for Asia-North Europe and Asia-Mediterranean trades in 2015.

CKYHE Alliance will provide six Asia-North Europe services (NE2 / NE3 / NE5-CEM / NE6 / NE7 / NE8-CES) and three Asia-Mediterranean services (MD1 / MD2 / ADR) with the optimum port coverage throughout Asia, North Europe, East Mediterranean, West Mediterranean and Adriatic region from early April of 2015.

CKYHE Alliance will continuously offer quality service to customers by enhancing service efficiency, providing stable transit time and offering more flexible port-pair options.

The detailed service information will be as follow.

Asia-North Europe service:

NE2 (10*14000TEU vessels):

Nansha-Kaohsiung-Yantian-Singapore-Piraeus-Rotterdam-Felixstowe-Hamburg-Antwerp-Piraeus-Singapore-Hong Kong-Nansha.

 

NE3 (11*13000TEU vessels):

Xingang-Dalian-Qingdao-Shanghai-Ningbo-Singapore-Rotterdam-Hamburg-Antwerp-Shanghai-Xingang.

 

NE5 (10*14000TEU vessels):

Evergreen Line names as CEM:

Shanghai-Ningbo-Yantian-Tanjung Pelepas-Rotterdam-Felixstowe-Hamburg-Rotterdam-Tanjung Pelepas-Kaohsiung-Shanghai.

 

NE6 (11*13000TEU vessels):

Qingdao-Kwangyang-Pusan-Shanghai-Yantian-Singapore-Algeciras-Hamburg-Rotterdam-Le Havre-Algeciras-Singapore-Yantian-Qingdao.

 

NE7 (10*14000TEU vessels):

Ningbo-Shanghai-Xiamen-Singapore-Piraeus-Hamburg-Rotterdam-Felixstowe -Antwerp-Piraeus-Ningbo.

 

NE8 (10*8500TEU vessels):

Evergreen Line names as CES:

Taipei-Ningbo-Shanghai-Shekou-Colombo-Felixstowe-Hamburg-Rotterdam-Le Havre-Colombo-Taipei.

 

Asia-Mediterranean Service:

MD1 Pendulum service (16*10000TEU vessels):

Pusan-Qingdao-Shanghai-Ningbo-Yantian-Hong Kong-Nansha-Singapore-Piraeus-La-Spezia-Genoa-Barcelona-Valencia-Piraeus-Singapore-VungTau-Hong Kong-Shanghai-Pusan- (USA) -Pusan.

 

MD2 (10*8500TEU vessels):

Xiamen-Ningbo-Shanghai-Kaohsiung-Yantian-Singapore-Port Said-Ashdod-Genoa-Barcelona-FOS-Port Said-Singapore-Hong Kong-Xiamen.

 

ADR (10*8500TEU vessels):

Qingdao-Shanghai-Ningbo-Taipei-Shekou-Yantian-Tanjung Pelepas-Ashdod-Alexandra-Piraeus-Koper-Trieste-Piraeus-Jeddah-Colombo-Tanjung Pelepas-Shekou-Kaohsiung-Qingdao

“K” Line News Release: Change of Representative Directors & Executive Officers

16 February 2015

 

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (“K” Line) has decided in a board meeting held on Friday, 13th February changes of Representative Directors and Executive Officers.

Details of these changes are available to download from the “K” Line website at:

http://bit.ly/1Dx98jN

 

“K” Line Contact:

Kiyoshi Tokonami

IR& PR Group

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo

“K” Line Announce Change of Top Management

30 January 2015

 

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) today announced at the Board of Directors’ meeting a series of changes to Top Management.

 

Please click on the following website link for details:

http://www.klineurope.com/News/newsview.aspx?id=651

 

For further information, kindly contact the following:

Kiyoshi Tokonami, General Manager, IR & PR Group

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

Tel: +81-3-3595-5189

“K” LINE PRESS RELEASE : FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR 3rd QUARTER F2014

30th January 2015

Please be advised that “K” Line has released the following press statements today:

・Financial Highlights for 3rd quarter F2014

http://www.kline.co.jp/en/ir/library/bs/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2015/01/30/fh2014_3con_e.pdf

・Revised Forecast of Financial Results

http://www.kline.co.jp/en/ir/stock/disclose/detail/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2015/01/30/20150130RevisedForecastofFinancialResults.pdf

These statements are also available from their Website both English and Japanese.

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

 

For further information, please contact:

Kiyoshi Tokonami

IR&PR Group

Tel: +81-3-3595-5189 Fax: +81-3-3595-5001

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

“K” Line Issuer Rating Upgrades from BBB- to BBB

20 January, 2015

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) announces that the Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) has upgraded the Issuer Rating of the company from “BBB-” to “BBB”, effective from Jan 19, 2015. The rating on the Domestic Commercial Paper Programme remains unchanged.

Issuer Rating                                    :  BBB   (Upgraded from BBB- )

Rating Outlook                                :  Stable

Commercial Paper Rating            :  a-2  (Affirmed)

R&I cited the following major reasons for the upgrade:

  1. Reforming cost structure in the container ship business helps to reduce concern over a possible huge loss.
  2. The car carrier business has become a source of earnings thanks to high transportation quality and strong relationship with customers.
  3. The dry bulk business with medium-long term contracts and the LNG business with high entry barriers are generating solid profit.
  4. Its equity capital is rising and the balance between debt and cash flow is also improving.

 

K Line (THAILAND) Ltd. 50th Anniversary Party held in Bangkok

K LINE (THAILAND) LTD. (“KTL”) held its 50th Anniversary Party at Plaza Athénée Bangkok on December 1, 2014.

KTL’s 50th Anniversary was celebrated by about 700 people who gathered for the party including Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, the former Prime Minister of Thailand, Mr. Shigekazu Sato, Ambassador of Japan to Thailand and many distinguished guests from Port Authority of Thailand, government agencies, customer companies and other related people.

In his speech, Mr. Jiro Asakura, President of KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. expressed his sincere gratitude for all attendees who have given support and cooperation to KTL for 50 years in order to develop business in Thailand. He also stressed how the company continues to advance its systems of quality control, conservation of environment and safety standards.

KAWASAKI (BANGKOK) LTD. (former name of KTL) was established in 1964, after which business continually progressed in accordance with economic growth of Thailand. KTL and 7 other group companies in Thailand are now successfully providing a broad spectrum of business services including shipping agencies, inland transportation, custom clearance, machine installation, warehousing, cold storage, freight forwarding and insurance agency. One of KTL’s group companies, BANGKOK COLD STORAGE SERVICE, LTD., has recently opened its second cold storage in a suburb area of Bangkok. In 2015, it is scheduled to open K Line Bang Phra Logistics Center near Laem Chabang port which will consist of warehouse, container depot and truck depot.

In 2015, ASEAN Economic Community (“AEC”) will be established and it is expected to accelerate economic growth of ASEAN countries more and more  beyond their respective borders. The “K” Line Group includes companies such as KTL and representative offices in various countries throughout Asia. In order to provide our esteemed customers with the highest quality total logistics services, we are constantly improving our business operations and will further  strengthen our overall worldwide organization, not only to meet shippers’ needs but to also contribute to each local economy where our operations are located.

 

141203 KLine Thailand 50th Anniversary Party

From the left, Mr. Vitthya, Chairman of K Line (Thailand) Ltd., Mr. Abhisit, the former Prime Minister of Thailand, Mr. Asakura, President of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.,
Mr. Sato, Ambassador of Japan to Thailand, Mr. Ishida, Managing Director of K Line (Thailand) Ltd.

 

SAL Heavy Lift GmbH enters offshore wind energy sector

1 December 2014

In October 2014, SAL successfully completed its first offshore wind-farm-related operation on the Baltic Sea. This offshore operation was part of the Wikinger offshore wind farm project developed by Spanish energy company Iberdrola, whose test pile contract was awarded to German engineering and services group Bilfinger. Bilfinger subcontracted SAL to carry out the tests, and accordingly, SAL’s main offshore installation vessel MV LONE independently conducted the driving of 9 piles into the seabed to a depth of approximately 35 m, including loading and transporting the piles. The piles are for the purpose of confirming the design from a soils perspective.

SAL had sporadically engaged in offshore operations in the past, including implementing a project to deliver equipment underwater (wet-handshake) off the coast of India and a project to change the equipment modules of a floating production, storage and offloading vessel for oil and gas off the coast of Nigeria. SAL then officially entered the offshore operation sector after constructing MV LONE and MV SVENJA, which are equipped with dynamic positioning systems. In 2013, SAL Offshore B.V. was established in Delft, Netherlands, and since then SAL has actively participated in offshore projects, including the installation of submarine pipeline equipment in the Mediterranean and the installation of a tide power generator off the coast of Scotland. This piling work is SAL’s first offshore wind-farm-related operation.

The project was started at the end of September after 4 months of careful planning and thorough preparation, including with significant support from engineering. MV LONE was first fitted out with additional living quarters and project equipment, including 6 tugger winches at Rotterdam. MV LONE was then loaded with the piles, a template for specifying the pile driving positions, a level for setting a pile, an ROV (underwater robot), and an underwater hammer at Sassnitz, Germany, and traveled to the planned construction site of the offshore wind farm approximately,30 km off the coast. MV LONE carried out a series of activities, namely, installation of the 110-t template at the seabed, insertion of piles into the template, and hammering of piles into the seabed. The operation was divided into two sessions in accordance with the water depth, and 9 piles were successfully installed in about 10 days. A further testing campaign of the piles is planned to be carried out by MV LONE in December.

SAL will continue to actively participate in offshore projects by taking full advantage of its engineering capability developed through heavy-item shipping and harbor construction projects, recent experience in offshore projects, high-quality vessels, and the quality work provided by its skilled competent crews.

“K” Line Pure Car Carrier Cooperates in Rescue of 4 Crewmen from Yacht with Rudder Trouble in the Atlantic Ocean

 

On November 13, 2014, “K” Line PCC vessel “MICHIGAN HIGHWAY” was requested by MRCC Delgada (*) to rescue the yacht “Hunter” that had sent distress signal in the Atlantic Ocean. In compliance with the request, “MICHIGAN HIGHWAY” immediately headed for the position and successfully rescued 4 crewmen in good health without any injuries. All those who were rescued safely disembarked at Livorno port in Italy on November 20.

(*) MRCC Delgada : Maritime Rescue Coordination Center Delgada

141126 Yacht 'Hunter' - crewmen waiting for rescue

(4 crewmen on the yacht “Hunter” waiting for rescue of “MICHIGAN HIGHWAY”)

About “MICHIGAN HIGHWAY”

Master:         Capt. Ognyan Stanakiev Nikolov

Flag:           Panama

Crew:          23 (Bulgarian, Filipino)

Gross Tonnage:  56,951 tons

Type of Vessel:  Pure Car Carrier

Transportation of Ferries Operating in Yangon, Myanmar

November 5, 2014

SAL Heavy Lift GmbH (SAL), a 100% subsidiary of “K” Line and heavy-lift shipping company based in Germany, has transported three newly-built ferries which were constructed under the sponsorship of Official Development Assistance (ODA).

In Yangon, ferries have been transporting more passengers than their maximum capacity on a route between central Yangon and Dala area which is located across Yangon River, and those ferries which are currently operating have had damage due to being in service for a very long period. Therefore, it was necessary to replace the ferries with the new ones. The newly-built ferries (270 mt each) were built at Nakatani Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Edajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. In mid-October, SAL’s M/V PAULA (total crane capacity 700 mt) loaded the three ferries onboard in Hiroshima and on 31 October she has completed the discharge operation of the ferries in Yangon.

It is expected that the inauguration of the new ferries will greatly improve safety of river transportation in Yangon as well as the quality of transportation environment for the Yangon citizens.

Myanmar has recently been attracting the attention as “post-China” and Japanese Government is cooperating with Myanmar with regards to the development of Thilawa Industrial Park and many Japanese companies have commenced operations in Myanmar. We “K” Line opened our Representative Office in Yangon in January 2014 and we will be providing customers with multi-modal services which would respond to their needs in marine transportation, logistics and related businesses.

CKYHE Alliance Files Agreement and Reports to Related Regulators for Expansion of Cooperation Scope to U.S. Trades

October 21, 2014

 

The CKYHE Alliance (COSCO, “K” LINE, Yang Ming, Hanjin Shipping, and Evergreen Line) has announced that today they will expand their cooperation scope to U.S. Trades and CKYHE files an Agreement and reports to related regulators to comply with their regulations.

Regarding the expansion of the cooperation, CKYHE already submitted a formal letter to Ministry of Transport (MOT) of PRC, filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) a Filing Agreement to cover U.S. trades, and informed the EU Commission of developments.

In U.S. trades, CKYHE will follow the same pattern of cooperation that the alliance members have successfully used in the Asia/Europe, Mediterranean trades during the past year. This expanded cooperation will provide the carriers with greater operational flexibility and will permit each of them to better serve its customers, offering wider port coverage, increased frequency of sailings and stable transit times.

CKYHE acknowledges its environmental obligations, and their cooperation will be benefits to the environment. Each line is committed to environment-friendly shipping; a quality known to be highly valued by their customers.

After the regulators approve, the parties will discuss and agree their cooperation with a target implementation date of the spring 2015.

The CKYHE carriers wish to thank their customers for their support and look forward to continuing to serve them.