NYK Provides Free Land Transport of Relief Supplies by Container Trailer
NYK has set up the “Third Relief Supplies Hotline” in cooperation with the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, and will provide free land transport of relief supplies to Japan earthquake and tsunami affected areas using container trailers of Nippon Container Yuso Co., Ltd., an NYK Group company.
Upon requests from Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, the relief supplies of daily products, electrical equipments and clothes are being accepted from companies and organizations from April 4 to 14. After collection, Nippon Container Yuso will transport the items from Yokohama to the disaster areas by land. For details of relief supplies being accepted, please refer to the website of the 1% Club of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations.
This is the second operation where the NYK Group has provided free relief transportation, following on the “First Relief Supplies Hotline”, during which Yamatai, a module carrier operated by NYK-Hinode Line Ltd., delivered around 146 tons of aid including food, baby goods, and sanitary items from the port of Kobe to the port of Hachinohe by sea.
While monitoring the needs of the disaster areas, NYK will continue to use its logistics and transport services, facilities, and networks across oceans, land, and air to demonstrate the group’s commitment to social contribution activities in cooperation with related organizations.
About NYK
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the world's leading transportation companies. At the end of March 2010, the NYK Group was operating 803 major ocean vessels, as well as fleets of planes, trains, and trucks. The company's shipping fleet includes 142 containerships, 321 bulk carriers, 57 woodchip carriers, 115 car carriers, 85 tankers, 30 LNG carriers, three cruise ships, and 50 other ships. NYK's revenue in fiscal 2009 was about $18 billion, and as a group NYK employs about 55,000 people worldwide. NYK is based in Tokyo and has regional headquarters in London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, and Sao Paulo.
Upon requests from Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, the relief supplies of daily products, electrical equipments and clothes are being accepted from companies and organizations from April 4 to 14. After collection, Nippon Container Yuso will transport the items from Yokohama to the disaster areas by land. For details of relief supplies being accepted, please refer to the website of the 1% Club of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations.
This is the second operation where the NYK Group has provided free relief transportation, following on the “First Relief Supplies Hotline”, during which Yamatai, a module carrier operated by NYK-Hinode Line Ltd., delivered around 146 tons of aid including food, baby goods, and sanitary items from the port of Kobe to the port of Hachinohe by sea.
While monitoring the needs of the disaster areas, NYK will continue to use its logistics and transport services, facilities, and networks across oceans, land, and air to demonstrate the group’s commitment to social contribution activities in cooperation with related organizations.
About NYK
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the world's leading transportation companies. At the end of March 2010, the NYK Group was operating 803 major ocean vessels, as well as fleets of planes, trains, and trucks. The company's shipping fleet includes 142 containerships, 321 bulk carriers, 57 woodchip carriers, 115 car carriers, 85 tankers, 30 LNG carriers, three cruise ships, and 50 other ships. NYK's revenue in fiscal 2009 was about $18 billion, and as a group NYK employs about 55,000 people worldwide. NYK is based in Tokyo and has regional headquarters in London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, and Sao Paulo.