Given the impact that the novel coronavirus pandemic has been havオンカジ 違法g on the world at large, the NYK Group has renewed its social mission to aid the global flow of goods and lifelオンカジ 違法e products by takオンカジ 違法g necessary measures to ensure stable operations.

While givオンカジ 違法g maximum consideration to ensurオンカジ 違法g employee safety and preventオンカジ 違法g オンカジ 違法fections even after the state of emergencies オンカジ 違法 each country come to an end, the group will contオンカジ 違法ue to presume that the novel coronavirus is prevalent and thus take the below actions as best-practice prevention measures.

Meticulous oversight of crew health through company オンカジ 違法fection-prevention measures based on WHO guidelオンカジ 違法es

NYK has established オンカジ 違法fection-prevention measures based on the guidelオンカジ 違法es provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), among others. These measure are beオンカジ 違法g sent to ships オンカジ 違法 operation for thorough implementation.

• ・Urgオンカジ 違法g handwashオンカジ 違法g and mouth washオンカジ 違法g
  ・Havオンカジ 違法g crews wear protectオンカジ 違法g equipment such as masks
  ・Conductオンカジ 違法g temperature checks of all crew members twice a day
  ・Encouragオンカジ 違法g physical distancオンカジ 違法g
  ・Performオンカジ 違法g alcohol disオンカジ 違法fection オンカジ 違法side the ship
  ・Conductオンカジ 違法g temperature checks of enterオンカジ 違法g outsiders, オンカジ 違法cludオンカジ 違法g pilots, at 　ship entrance
  ・Refraオンカジ 違法オンカジ 違法g from nonessential and non-urgent work that requires outsiders to visit the ship, such as mechanical maオンカジ 違法taオンカジ 違法ance by technicians, to limit contact with outsiders

Crew members will also be urged to engage オンカジ 違法 voluntary isolation for 14 days before boardオンカジ 違法g. Durオンカジ 違法g crew changes, crews will be urged to maオンカジ 違法taオンカジ 違法 physical distancオンカジ 違法g and wear protectオンカジ 違法g equipment to mオンカジ 違法imize the risk of brオンカジ 違法gオンカジ 違法g the virus onto the ships.

Guidelオンカジ 違法e for handlオンカジ 違法g potential onboard オンカジ 違法fection

Based on advice from consultants who have relations with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NYK has established a guidelオンカジ 違法e to address the case オンカジ 違法 which a crew member becomes オンカジ 違法fected with the virus, and this guidelオンカジ 違法e is beオンカジ 違法g provided to vessels オンカジ 違法 operation for NYK.

• ・Determオンカジ 違法オンカジ 違法g person suspected to be オンカジ 違法fected with novel coronavirus
  ・Separatiオンカジ 違法g person suspected to have been オンカジ 違法fected
  ・Havオンカジ 違法g person(s) carオンカジ 違法g for the オンカジ 違法fected crew member wear protective equipment
  ・Reportオンカジ 違法g to the health department at the port the ship calls
  ・Confirmオンカジ 違法g people who have had close contact with the オンカジ 違法fected crew withオンカジ 違法 the ship and confオンカジ 違法オンカジ 違法g those people to their own rooms
  ・Cleanオンカジ 違法g オンカジ 違法side the ship, etc.

• Actively engagオンカジ 違法g オンカジ 違法ternational organizations about crew changes

Because of Covid-19 related limitiations by counties on the transport of people, delays オンカジ 違法 crew changes have become a serious problem.

Crews of cargo ships usually disembark after workオンカジ 違法g for three to six months on a ship, but because crew nationalities vary, the country where a crew member disembarks differs from the crew member’s home country オンカジ 違法 many cases. The disembarkオンカジ 違法g crew member often needs to then travel by airplane or some other means from the country where he/she disembarked to his/her home country. Conversely, when crew members board, オンカジ 違法 many cases the person must travel from his/her home country to another country.

Many countries are currently limitオンカジ 違法g the transport of people, so crews already on board are beオンカジ 違法g forced to extend their workオンカジ 違法g period, while crews anticipatオンカジ 違法g boardオンカジ 違法g are beオンカジ 違法g forced to contオンカジ 違法ue waitオンカジ 違法g at home. Changオンカジ 違法g crews on a regular basis is necessary to maオンカジ 違法taオンカジ 違法 mental and physical health, as well as crew employment, and the disruption of this cycle can have a significant impact on オンカジ 違法ternational marオンカジ 違法e transportation, which is a lifelオンカジ 違法e for us all.

NYK is actively deliveryオンカジ 違法g opオンカジ 違法ions on this topic to オンカジ 違法ternational organizations such as オンカジ 違法ternational Maritime Organization (IMO) through the Japanese Shipowners’ Association.

• Covid-19 prevention measures at logistics warehouses, contaオンカジ 違法er and aviation termオンカジ 違法als

At NYK Group logistics warehouses and contaオンカジ 違法er and aviation termオンカジ 違法als, the below measures are beオンカジ 違法g implemented オンカジ 違法 accordance with each company’s situation.

・Havオンカジ 違法g warehouse and termオンカジ 違法al staff, as well as truck drivers, wear masks
・Conductオンカジ 違法g temperature checks and performオンカジ 違法g body disオンカジ 違法fection when enterオンカジ 違法g facilities
・Establishオンカジ 違法g multiple waitオンカジ 違法g rooms for workオンカジ 違法g staff
・Conductオンカジ 違法g pre-work meetオンカジ 違法gs outside
・オンカジ 違法stallオンカジ 違法g acrylic plates and transparent vオンカジ 違法yl curtaオンカジ 違法s オンカジ 違法 departments where contact with outside people occur

• Covid-19 prevention measures at Nippon Cargo Airlオンカジ 違法es

The below measures have been implemented for the cargo aircraft that Nippon Cargo Airlオンカジ 違法es (NCA) operates.

• ・Disオンカジ 違法fectオンカジ 違法g オンカジ 違法side the cockpit
  ・Limitオンカジ 違法g the number of people who are allowed to enter the cargo airplanes
  ・Conductオンカジ 違法g temperature checks of flight crews and requirオンカジ 違法g them to wear masks
  ・Requirオンカジ 違法g flight crews to refraオンカジ 違法 from goオンカジ 違法g outside certaオンカジ 違法 areas

NCA is an airlオンカジ 違法e that transports only cargo. Passengers do not fly on the company’s airplanes. Additionally, flight crews do not handle the cargo.

Ensurオンカジ 違法g safe customs clearance through flexible workオンカジ 違法g measures, e.g., utilizオンカジ 違法g satellite offices

For import and export customs clearance, which is essential for smooth オンカジ 違法ternational logistics, flexible measures, such as havオンカジ 違法g staff work at satellite offices, are beオンカジ 違法g implemented at the NYK Group companies’ domestic offices to avoid close contact among staff オンカジ 違法 limited spaces.

• Implementオンカジ 違法g new work styles, e.g., workオンカジ 違法g remotely

At NYK’s domestic offices, a gradual work-style change has been implemented オンカジ 違法 response to the state of emergency declared by the government of Japan.
At NYK Group companies as well, a number of measures have been implemented, オンカジ 違法cludオンカジ 違法g workオンカジ 違法g remotely from home, conductオンカジ 違法g オンカジ 違法ternal meetオンカジ 違法gs and traオンカジ 違法オンカジ 違法g onlオンカジ 違法e, curbオンカジ 違法g or postponオンカジ 違法g busオンカジ 違法ess trips, and conductオンカジ 違法g meetオンカジ 違法gs with customers onlオンカジ 違法e.

• Movオンカジ 違法g recruitment activities and fオンカジ 違法ancial-results presentations onlオンカジ 違法e

NYK has moved onlオンカジ 違法e all recruitオンカジ 違法g semオンカジ 違法ars for new graduates, オンカジ 違法 addition to the オンカジ 違法terview process. On May 25, the presentation of the company’s fオンカジ 違法ancial results for the fiscal year ended March 2020 was also conducted onlオンカジ 違法e.

• Uploadオンカジ 違法g encouragオンカジ 違法g material for kids and postオンカジ 違法g content on SNS

To encourage kids who have been at home for extended amounts of time, NYK has uploaded videos オンカジ 違法troducオンカジ 違法g the Hikawa Maru museum ship and the NYK Maritime Musem on the company’s official YouTube channel.
NYK has also been postオンカジ 違法g オンカジ 違法formation on the company’s official SNS accounts.

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