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December 13, 2013
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Monohakobi Technology Institute
From left, Makoto Igarashi; Yasuo Tanaka;
Manabu Sakai, the parliamentary secretary for the Ministry
of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; and Tatsurou Iwashita
On December 12, Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism Award, one of the highest awards in the eco-services category, was presented jointly to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK; head office: Tokyo; president: Yasumi Kudo), the Monohakobi Technology Institute (an bet365 casino bonusp company; head office: Tokyo), and Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (head office: Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture) in recognition of the bet365 casino bonusp’s use of an energy-saving air-lubrication system on its vessels.
The awards ceremony was held in Tokyo at Eco-Products 2013, the largest environmental exhibition in Japan, and attended by NYK managing corporate officer Yasuo Tanaka; Tatsurou Iwashita, director and general manager of the Design Dept. at Oshima Shipbuilding; and Makoto Igarashi, president of MTI.
The awarded air-lubrication system effectively reduces CO2 emissions by use of bubbles generated by air released from the bottom of the vessel to lessen the frictional resistance between a vessel's bottom and the seawater. Moreover, in 2010 a new air-lubrication system that featurebet365 casino bonus blower that providebet365 casino bonusir to the vessel bottom, thus reducing friction between the vessel bottom and the sea, was installed on two NYK Group module carriers. A system using the vessel's scavenging air wabet365 casino bonusdditionally developed and installed on a new coal carrier in 2012, thus demonstrating the viability of a system for large vessels having deep drafts. The NYK Group ibet365 casino bonuslso currently looking to equip newly built car carriers with this eco-friendly system.
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- Recognitions Received for NYK’bet365 casino bonusir-lubrication System (by fiscal year)
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2013
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Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation Award at the 2013 Eco-Productbet365 casino bonuswards
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2013
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Highest award at the 2013 Nikkei Global Environmental Technology Awards
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2013
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2012 Ship of the Year Award by the Japan Society of Naval Architectbet365 casino bonusnd Ocean Engineers
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2013
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Finalist at the 2013 Lloyd’s List Awards
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2013
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Finalist for the Clean Shipping Award at the 2013 Seatrade Awards
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2013
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Award for excellence at the 40th Environmental Awards sponsored by the Hitachi Environment Foundation and Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd.
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2012
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Japan’s 2012 Minister of the Environment Award in the technical development and commercialization categories for the promotion of measures to address climate change
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2011
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Special award at the Japan Society of Naval Architectbet365 casino bonusnd Ocean Engineers’ Ship of the Year Awards
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2010
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Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award at the 20th Global Environment Awards
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The bet365 casino bonusp will continue its efforts to develop and make use of new environmental approaches.
Reference: Announcement on November 28, 2013, "NYK'bet365 casino bonusir-Lubrication System Recognized at 2013 Eco-Productbet365 casino bonuswards,"
Inquiries can be directed as follows:
NYK Line, Corporate Communication and CSR Group, tel. +81-3-3284-5197
Monohakobi Technology Institute, tel. +81-3-5222-7727
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