Other Services

Bulk Carriers

Bulk carrier services have been providing and developing new global business activities in transport of iron ore, coal (for the production of steel), grain and raw materials for paper (chips and pulp), as well as transporting overseas thermal coal for power plants. This is playing an important role in stablizing power supply in Japan as the demand for thermal coal by power plants in Japan has been on the increase year-after-year.
 
New Markets, Customers and Opportunities

 
Efforts are underway to satisfy market needs in off-Japan trades as well as in the Japan-centered trade. Along this business direction, "K" Line opened a Bulk & Gas Division in "K" Line (Europe) Ltd. that started business operations at the end of May 2002, in addition to "K" Line Pte Ltd in Singapore whose operations began in 2001 as a subsidiary of "K" Line. We are focusing our endeavors on developing new customers and increasing new business opportunities in coordination with regional-rooted business practices as well as continuously improving service to our existing customers

Corona Series

The Corona-series of thermal coal carriers was developed by "K"LINE on its own, and are being highly estimated by cargo owners. The high-profile feature of a wider hull requiring a shallower draft is designed in consideration of berth conditions at power plants. The Corona-series has been gradually developing into a standard for thermal coal shipping business in Japan.

Tankers

This service encompasses sea transport of crude oil, oil products and LPG. "K"LINE has 8 crude oil tankers, 3 product tankers and 3 LPG carriers, a total of 14 ships with 2,057,211 deadweight tons in service as of September 30, 2005, all playing an important role in energy transportation.
 

"K"LINE educates its crew members through opportunities for class room study, simulated drills and onboard training that will give them valuable experience and enhance their ability to prevent accidents as well as cope with accidents so as to control and minimize damage.In this manner, "K"LINE offers safety and efficient energy transportation by integration of ship, crew and system.

Prevention of Oil Spill Accidents is a Top-Priority Assignment

Tanker business requires safety as well as economy. Keeping environmental conservation in mind, "K" Line has been striving for replacement of single-hulled tankers with double-hulled tankers. Prevention of oil spill accidents at sea is a top-priority assignment of "K" Line, and 10 out of 11 tankers we are now operating are in fact double-hulled.

Offering Safe and Efficient Energy Transportation

K"LINE educates its crew members through opportunities for class room study, simulated drills and onboard training that will give them valuable experience and enhance their ability to prevent accidents as well as cope with accidents so as to control and minimize damage.In this manner, "K" Line offers safety and efficient energy transportation by integration of ship, crew and system.

Heavy Lift Carriers

On June 1st, KAM commenced operations as the North American General Agent for the heavy lift carrier SAL (Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land) using the brand name SAL Heavy Lift USA. SAL operates in the upper end of the heavy lift market.

 
The 14 SAL ships are uniquely designed to carry super heavy cargo weighing up to 1,400 tons a piece. These ships have the superstructure forward to create an open cargo platform which can be loaded while maintaining good bridge visibility for safe navigation. The ships have reinforced decks and specialized ballasting systems. Each of the 14 ships has three cargo cranes, two main cranes and a smaller third crane. The lifting capability of the two main cranes can be combined in a tandem operation. While the actual lifting capacity varies by vessel type, the four newest ships in the fleet can lift 1,400 tons in a combined operation. By year end, SAL will launch the newest series of ships which will feature a combined lifting capacity of 2,000 tons which will then be the biggest heavy lift vessels of this kind in the world.