VLCC Takamatsu Maru Arrives at Port
of Kawasaki for the First Time

December 21, 2012

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (head office: Tokyo; president: Yasumi Kudo) and the Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) (head office: Tokyo; president: Yutaka Yasunaga), an NYK Group company, have received Japan’s 2012 Minister of the Environment Award in the technical development and commercialization categories for the promotion of measures to address climate change.

The award was established in 1998 by Japan's Ministry of the Environment and is given every year in December to coincide with Global Warming Prevention Month. The recognition is presented to individuals and groups that have shown remarkable achievements in addressing climate change.

The very large crude oil carrier (VLCC) Takamatsu Maru arrived for the first time at the sea berth for the Kawasaki refinery of TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. (head office: Tokyo; president: Jun Mutoh), which assumed the charter of this vessel after the company purchased virtually all of Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Japan business. The vessel was built by IHI Marine United Inc. (head office: Tokyo; president: Shigemi Kurahara) and delivered in June, 2012.

TonenGeneral Sekiyu has also assumed the charters of two additional VLCCs — Taiga and Tamba — bringing to three the number of vessels currently chartered by the company from NYK.

While the vessel was at the sea berth of the Kawasaki refinery, interested parties visited the ship with P.P. Ducom, chairman of TonenGeneral Sekiyu, and Tomohide Miyata, managing director of TonenGeneral Sekiyu. In commemoration of the ship’s first arrival, a memorial plaque was presented to the ship’s captain by Mr. Miyata. Afterward, Chairman Ducom voiced his desire for stable transport, and the party then toured the vessel with NYK corporate officer Kenichi Miki.

NYK will continue its efforts to provide stable transportation of natural resources.

Vessel Particulars
Length Overall: 333.00 meters
Breadth: 60.00 meters
Designed Draft: 21.04 meters
Gross Tonnage: 157,961 tons
Deadweight Tonnage: 311,087 metric tonnes
Builder: IHI Marine United, Kure Shipyard, Japan

NYK Line, press release