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21-December
“K” Line to Support Victims of Typhoon Rai (Odette) in the Philippines
17-December
Notice of Amendment on -Notice Concerning Dissolution of Subsidiary Company and Transfer of Fixed Assets
17-December
Notice Concerning Dissolution of Subsidiary Company and Transfer of Fixed Assets
8-December
“K” LINE Awarded CDP’ s “A List 2021” on Climate Change
8-December
Joint Approval in Principle (AIP) for New Concept Design of Ammonia Fueled Car Carrier
6-December
K LINE Obtains VSPS Regarding Australian Quarantine for Car Carrier
3-December
Field Trial Utilizing IoT Devise of Lashing Materials Control
2-December
“K” LINE Conducts Trial Use of Marine Biofuel for Decarbonization on Car Carrier
1-December
Introduction of AI-Powered Contract Intelligence Platform
24-November
Publication of “K” LINE REPORT 2021
18-November
Launching of a 90,000-dwt Bulk Carrier LIN MIARAK
17-November
“K” LINE Group Companies Establish New Cold and Dry Warehouses in Thailand
16-November
“K” Line Listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index, a Leading Index for ESG Investing for 11 consecutive years
4-November
Notice on Revised of Financial Results for the full Fiscal Year ending March 2022 and Dividend policy (No Interim Dividend, Year-end dividend policy)
4-November
Notice of occurrence of Non-Operating Income by dividends income
4-November
Financial Highlights for 2nd Quarter FY2021’s Shares from the Nagoya Stock Exchange and the Fukuoka Stock Exchange
4-November
Notice on Filing of Applications for Delisting of the Company’s Shares from the Nagoya Stock Exchange and the Fukuoka Stock Exchange
4-November
The Challenge of Achieving Net-Zero GHG Emissions ~Revision of 2050 Targets for “K” LINE Environmental Vision 2050~
2-November
Starts Joint R&D on Integrated Navigation Support System Using AI and Other Cutting-edge Technologies
1-November
Initiated Co-Development of Marine Machinery Operation Support System utilizing AI
28-October
“K” LINE and IBM Japan, Field Trial Utilizing IoT and AI Conducted to Improve Safety and Quality of Car Carrier Cargo Handling
26-October
Joint project on “Development of Ammonia-fueled ship” adopted as Green Innovation Fund
20-October
“K” LINE successfully separated and captured CO2 from exhaust gas in World’s First CO2 Capture Plant on Vessel
12-October
Conduct Emergency Response Exercise
4-October
Joint Research on Marine Plastic Waste Launched with Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
29-September
Delivery of a 210,000-dwt Bulk Carrier CAPE BROLGA for JFE Steel Corporation
27-September
First Climate Transition Linked Loan in Japan
22-September
“K”ARE program received a “Special Award” for Safety and Smart Environment for Seafarers
21-September
“K” LINE to procure 8 Next-Generation of Environmentally Friendly Car Carriers
7-September
“K” Line Agrees Time Charter of LPG Fueled VLGC for LPGAmmonia transport with GYXIS Corporation
6-September
“K” Line to finance Transition Linked Loan under newly formulated Transition Linked Finance Framework
24-August
“K” Line Group Introduces New Total Auto-Logistics Business in Peru
20-August
Providing the space for vaccination site in Philippines
17-August
Financial Highlights FY2021 1st Quarter
5-August
World's first CO2 Capture Plant on vessel installed on Coal carrier “CORONA UTILITY” Launch of the “CC-OCEAN” Project demonstration
4-August
Commencement of Joint Development Agreement for Tidal Energy Project in Canada
4-August
Notice on Differences between Consolidated Financial Forecasts for the Fiscal Year ending March 2022
4-August
Financial Highlights for 1st Quarter FY2021
28-July
K Line Continuously Selected as a Constituent of FTSE Blossom Japan Index
20-July
Signing of a Long-term Consecutive Voyage Charter For a LNG-fueled Capesize Bulk Carrier with JFE Steel Corporation
5-July
“K” LINE Dry Bulk Carrier Conducting Rescue Operation
5-July
Publication of “K” LINE SUSTAINABILITY BOOKLET
22-June
Notice on Differences between Consolidated Financial Forecasts for the Fiscal Year ending March 2022
22-June
Participation in R&D and demonstration project for CO2 marine transportation
14-June
Notice of occurrence of Non-Operating Income by dividends income
11-June
Kick off “Joint Study” framework for studying ammonia as an alternative marine fuel
8-June
“K” LINE Holds Environmental Awards 2021 Ceremony
17-May
KobeKansai Hydrogen Utilization Council Report
30-April
Announcement regarding Transfer of Subsidiary Shares, Transfer of Fixed Assets and Recording Extraordinary Gain
30-April
Establishment of “K” Line Wind Service, Ltd. for Offshore Support Vessel Operation
30-April
Change of Directors and Audit Supervisory Board Members
28-April
Introduction of the “K”ARE programme
12-March
Video Release:New Built LNG-fueled Car Carrier ”CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN”
12-March
“K” LINE’s Car Carrier Obtains World’s First Remote Survey Notation as Newly-built Ship
12-March
Delivery of Next-generation Environmentally Friendly Car Carrier Fueled by LNG “CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN”
12-March
“K” LINE commenced Proof of Concept with NOKIA in the field of DX for ships
12-March
First Climate Transition Finance in Japan
09-March
Establishment of Carbon Neutral Promotion Group
26-February
Notice of occurrence of Non-Operating Income by dividends income
25-February
Changes of responsibilities of Executive Officers
24-February
“K” LINE commenced technical management of Singapore’s first LNG Bunkering Vessel “FUELNG BELLINA”
17-February
Adopting full scale of AI data analysis technology for environmental load reduction
10-February
Conduct Joint Emergency Response Drill with ONE
10-February
“K” LINE Awarded CDP’ s “Supplier Engagement Leaderboard”
05-February
(Correction) Notice of the Third Quarter Financial forecast
03-February
Financial Highlights for 3rd quarter FY2020
03-February
Notice on Differences between Consolidated Financial Forecasts for the Fiscal Year ending March 2021
03-February
Change of Executive Officers
02-February
“K” LINE to expand sharing of ship operation data to enhance utilization of big data in the maritime industry
15-January
Posted CEO Message for CDP2020 “A List” award
14-January
Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions is certified for innovative technology
5-January
Expanding “Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions” to chartered vessels
4-January
2021 New Year Message from the President
2020
28-December
FY2020 Third Quarter Forecast
23-December
“K” LINE Held Safety Campaign Meetings 2020-2021~ Online Meeting for opinion exchanges and Season’s greetings
11-December
“K” LINE to Launch Safety Campaign 2020-2021 - Unity for Safety
10-December
Video Release “K” Line’s Seasonal Greetings to All Frontliners,Seafarers and Families (Christmas Version)
9-December
CDP2019 “K” LINE Awarded CDP’ s “A List 2020” on Climate Change -Earning Highest Rating “A” for Five Consecutive Years
7-December
Participation in the “Japan Hydrogen Association”
7-December
Delivery of 100,000-dwt Bulk-Carrier CAPE ACE
17-November
“K” Line Listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index, a Leading Index for ESG Investment, for 10 consecutive years
11-November
"K" Line Ship Management Certified for Cyber Security Management System in also Singapore
9-November
Financial Highlights
23-October
Ocean transport of the first lot of railway coach to Myanmar completed
22-October
Online training for seafarers obtained DNV GL Certification
21-October
First Ship-to-Ship LNG bunkering business to commence in Japan
20-October
Publication of “K” LINE REPORT 2020
9-October
K LINE Group Subsidiary Ship Management Company and Vessel Accredited for Cyber Security Management System
8-October
K LINE received letter of appreciation for providing free ocean transportation of fire engines and ambulances donated to the Republic of El Salvador
7-October
Conduct Emergency Response Drill
24-September
Notice on Differences between Consolidated Financial Forecasts
18-September
Naming Ceremony Held for Japans First LNG Bunkering Vessel
4-September
Launch of KobeKansai Hydrogen Utilization Council
4-September
(the attachment) Launch of New Hydrogen Utilization Council in KobeKansai area
31-August
World’s First Small-scale CO2 Capture Plant on Vessel ~“CC-Ocean” (Carbon Capture on the Ocean) Project
24-August
Construction of Next-Generation Environmentally-Friendly Car Carrier Fueled by LNG (3rd report) – Launched
19-August
Seawing Design acquires Preliminary Approval from ClassNK ~ Contribution by reducing environmental footprint
5-August
Change of responsibility of an Executive Officer
5-August
Notice on Differences between Consolidated Financial Forecast and Results
5-August
Financial Highlights
14-July
“K”Line Selected for FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan Index
9-July
Participation in FPSO Owning and Chartering Business for Marlim II Project, Offshore Brazil
7-July
“K” Line formulated the revised edition of “K” Line Environmental Vision 2050
23-June
Change of Representative Director
17-June
VIDEO RELEASE - Tribute to Our Seafarers
8-June
“K”Line Holds Environmental Awards 2020 Ceremony
20-May
Construction of Next-Generation Environmental-Friendly Car Carrier Fueled by LNG (2nd report) -Installed LNG fuel tank
13-May
Japan’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel Launched — Operations to Begin in Autumn 2020
11-May
Notice on Differences between Consolidated Financial Forecast and Results
11-May
Financial Highlights
30-April
Change of Executive Officer
30-April
Change of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members
22-April
“K” Line to participate in the United Nations Global Compact
7-April
“K” Line response to COVID-19 in Japan
1-April
COVID-19 advisory (update)
1-April
Notice on the Planned Recording of Extraordinary Loss on Valuation of Investment Securities
10-February
“K” Line enters into Long-Term Time Charter with Petronas LNG Ltd. for Two Newbuilding LNG vessels
6-February
Delivery of Coal Carrier “TOHOKU MARU” for Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc
31-January
Financial Highlights
31-January
Change of Representative Director
31-January
Changes of Representative Director and Executive Officers
30-January
“K” Line to Provide Support for Those affected by the Australian Bushfires
21-January
“K” LINE Awarded CDP’s “A List 2019” on Climate Change―Earning Highest Rating “A” for Four Consecutive Years
06-January
2020 New Year Message from the President
2019
19-December
Participation in CO₂-free Hydrogen Energy Supply-chain Technology Research Association (HySTRA)
4-December
Completed Additional Development (Phase-2) of Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions
28-November
“K”LINE FueLNG conclude ship management agreement for Singapore’s 1st LNG-Bunker vessel
28-November
Installation of Alcohol Detector Linked to Smartphone Onboard our Fleet Vessels
28-November
Construction of Next Generation Environmental Friendly Car Carrier Fueled by LNG
6-November
Construction Contract of 210000-dwt Bulk Carrier for JFE Steel
1-November
Membership in “Getting to Zero Coalition” to promote GHG emission reduction
31-October
Changes of the responsibilities of Executive Officer
31-October
Notice on Differences between Consolidated Financial Forecasts and Results for 1st Half of Fiscal Year ending March 2020 and Dividend from Retained Earnings (No Interim Dividend)
31-October
Financial Highlights for 2nd quarter FY2019
28-October
Consecutive Voyage Contract and Construction of Woodchip Carrier for Nippon Paper
25-October
Launching of a 200,000-dwt Bulk Carrier "CAPE DISCOVERY"
18-October
“K” LINE, MOL, & NYK Share Data with ONE through the Common Data Platform “IoS-OP”
16-October
“K” Line to Provide Relief for Victims of the Typhoon Hagibis
7-October
Commencing Joint Research and Analysis and Market Conditions with artificial intelligence (AI)
1-October
“K” Line Publishes 100-Year History Entitled “Voyaging Through Time”
24-September
Publication of “K” LINE REPORT 2019
18-September
“K” Line Selected as an Index Component by Dow Jones/RobecoSAM for 9th Consecutive Year
11-September
Delivery of Coal Carrier “CORONA CITRUS” for Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.
10-September
Cooperation with “ZERO EMISSION TOKYO”
~ Donation of CO2 Reduction Credit ~
5-August
Joint Approval in Principle (AIP) for New Concept Design of LNG-fuelled Ore Carrier
31-July
Financial Highlights for 1st quarter FY2019
26-July
Delivery of ‘Corona’ Series Coal Carrier “CORONA ZENITH”
23-July
Japan's first Pure Car Carrier “TOYOTA MARU No.10” Awarded “Ship Heritage” Recognition
11-July
Delivery of ‘Corona’ Series Coal Carrier “CORONA DYNAMIC”
9-July
“K” Line Selected for Leading Global ESG Indices, including FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan Index
2-July
Commencement of long-term voyage contract for Emirates Global Aluminium
1-July
“K” Line, Taipower, U-Ming, and Kuang Ming to Establish New Joint Venture Shipping Company in Taiwan
21-June
Change of Representative Director
14-June
“K” Line Receives Recognition for Vessel Speed Reduction Programs in the West Coast of North America
13-June
“K” LINE Holds Environmental Awards 2019 Ceremony
7-June
Installation of “Seawing”, an automated kite system utilizing natural energy
21-May
Delivery of Coal Carrier “MIYAGAWA MARU” for JERA Global Markets Pte. Ltd.
26-April
Change of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members
26-April
Financial Highlights for FY2018
15-April
“K” Line Wins Prize at Panama Green Shipping Award 2019
5-April
Message from the President on the 100th Anniversary
“Take pride in a history of 100 years, be in high spirits for the next 100 years”
29-March
Notice of Financing through Subordinated Loan
7-March
Notice on Provision for Losses and Extraordinary Losses from Business Structural Reforms, and Revised Forecast of Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2018
7-March
Progress of Medium-Term Management Plan and Commencement of Structural Reforms
26-February
Launching of a 200,000-dwt Bulk Carrier “CAPE SAPPHIRE”
25-February
Joint Development of an Innovative Method for Ship Hull Inspection and Maintenance Using Drone and Image Analysis System
13-February
Maiden Call from Ichthys LNG Project to Naoetsu LNG Terminal in Japan of “K” LINE’s LNGC “OCEANIC BREEZE”
1-February
“K” LINE Deploys Binary Cycle Power Generation System on Coal Carrier “CORONA YOUTHFUL” and Starts Onboard Trial
1-February
Delivery of ‘Corona’ Series Coal Carrier “CORONA YOUTHFUL”
31-January
Changes of Representative Directors
31-January
Changes of Representative Directors and Executive Officers
31-January
Financial Highlights
23-January
First Discharge of LPG from Ichthys LNG Project in Japan Carried by “K” LINE’s VLGC “GRACE RIVER”
23-January
“K” LINE Awarded CDP’s “A List 2018” on Climate Change
―Earning Highest Rating “A” for Three Consecutive Years―
04-January
2019 New Year Message from the President "Coming together, let’s step forward towards a new 100 years"
2018
21-December
Changes of Chairman, President and Representative Directors
21-December
Notice of Establishment of Joint Holding Company (Share Transfer) by Three Domestic Harbor Transportation Subsidiaries of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and Partial Transfer of the Holding Company's Shares to Kamigumi Co., Ltd.
28-November
Containership Business Briefing Meeting Held for Investors and Media by Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE)
20-November
Delivery of New LPG Carrier "GENESIS RIVER" for GYXIS CORPORATION
15-November
Delivery of Coal Carrier "SHONAI MARU" for JERA Trading Pte. Ltd.
31-October
Financial Highlights - Brief Report of the Six Months Ended September 30, 2018
31-October
Notice of Forecast for Year-end Dividend for fiscal year ending March 2019
31-October
Changes of the responsibilities of Executive Officers
30-October
"K" LINE Supports TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures)
22-October
25th Anniversary of Maritime Training in the Philippines
16-October
Notice of Revisions in First Half and Full Year Consolidated Business Forecasts of Integrated Container Shipping Operating Company Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd.
16-October
Revised Forecast of Consolidated Financial Results for the 1st Half and Full Fiscal Year 2018
21-September
Publication of the "K" Line Report 2018
18-September
"K" Line Continues to be Selected as an Index Component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index
10-September
"K" Line to Provide Relief for Victims of the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake
20-August
"K" Line Invites Graduate School Student as Intern from Republic of Mozambique
08-August
New LNG Carrier for JERA Named "ENSHU MARU"
31-July
Changes of the responsibilities of Executive Officers
31-July
Financial Highlights
25-July
The settlement of the lawsuit against APL Logistics Ltd.
11-July
"K" Line to Provide Relief for Victims of Torrential Rains in West Japan
11-July
"K" Line Selected for FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan Index
06-July
Japan’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel to Start Operation in 2020
21-June
Change of Representative Director
20-June
New Symbol Logo Released for “DRIVE GREEN NETWORK”
14-June
"2018 Bagong Bayani Award for Community and Social Service" Awarded to Captain of HAMBURG BRIDGE for Rescue Operation at Sea
07-June
"K" LINE Holds Environmental Awards 2018 Ceremony
04-June
Delivery of 311,000 DWT-type VLCC "TEDORIGAWA"
23-May
Delivery of "Corona" Series Coal Carrier "CORONA XANADU"
17-May
Our Environmental Management Promotion System Acquires "Statement of Conformity"
11-May
"K" Line Global RORO Service Website Released
10-May
"K" Line, Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Tsusho, and NYK Line Establish LNG Bunkering Joint Ventures and Launch the LNG Bunkering Business in Japan
27-April
Changes of Directors
27-April
Financial Highlights for FY2017
27-April
Notice of Differences from Previously Announced Forecast of Financial Results
12-April
Customer Advisory Regarding Congestion Surcharge
04-April
“K” Line Website Redesigned
02-April
Notice of Investment Payment Completion and Service Commencement for New JV in the Container Shipping Business
26-Mar
ch
Announcement Regarding Transfer of Fixed Assets and Recording Extraordinary Gain
5-Mar
ch
New Building with Seafarer’s Accommodation Delivered, Opening Ceremony held in The Philippines
22-Feb
ruary
The European Commission Decision and Recording of Extraordinary Loss
1-Feb
ruary
ONE Ready to Take Bookings from February 1
31-Jan
uary
Change of Executive Officers
31-Jan
uary
Financial Highlights for 3rd Quarter FY2017
26-Jan
uary
"K" Line, Chubu Electric, Toyota Tsusho, and NYK Line Begin Joint Discussions on LNG Bunkering Business in Japan
22-Jan
uary
Delivery of 14000-TEU Containership "MILANO BRIDGE"
19-Jan
uary
Delivery of 'Corona' Series Coal Carrier "CORONA WISDOM"
18-Jan
uary
Notice of Completion of Necessary Legal Process in All Countries/Regions for New J/V in the Container Shipping Business
17-Jan
uary
Name Change of Two "K" Line Group Ship Management Subsidiaries
4-Jan
uary
2018 New Year Message from President Murakami
"Working Together, Let’s Make 2018 the Link to a New Era"