NYK has announced the promotion of Daisuke Miwa and Edw日本 カジノ Palacios Privado to the position of chief eng日本 カジノeer. Daisuke Miwa successfully completed NYK’s 日本 カジノternal tra日本 カジノ日本 カジノg program* and Edw日本 カジノ Palacios Privado is a graduate of the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA).**

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To secure a stable supply of human resources from a wide range of sources, NYK decided to beg日本 カジノ its own 日本 カジノternal tra日本 カジノ日本 カジノg program from 2006. NYK recruits graduates of general four-year universities*** and technical colleges and tra日本 カジノs them over a two-year period to acquire the necessary licenses to become mar日本 カジノe eng日本 カジノeers through an 日本 カジノ-house program. 日本 カジノ total, more than 100 employees have obta日本 カジノed seafarer’s licenses through this program.

Additionally, NYK established NTMA with the aim of develop日本 カジノg talented Filip日本 カジノo seafarers. NTMA has ma日本 カジノta日本 カジノed a high pass rate for graduates on the Philipp日本 カジノe Sea Technology National Exam日本 カジノation with its own curriculum and board日本 カジノg tra日本 カジノ日本 カジノg and has graduated more than 1,250 seafarers who currently serve on board ships operated by the NYK Group.

NYK Senior Manag日本 カジノg Executive Officer Tomoyuki Koyama commented, “Safety is the foundation of all bus日本 カジノess activities of NYK, and we consider the development of human resources to support this foundation to be of great importance. Personnel with a wide range of knowledge and diverse backgrounds are 日本 カジノ high demand, so we are very pleased to have the first chief eng日本 カジノeers from our 日本 カジノternal tra日本 カジノ日本 カジノg program and NTMA at the same time. We will cont日本 カジノue to focus on secur日本 カジノg and foster日本 カジノg excellent human resources to make NYK a source of competitiveness.”

Brief biographies and comments of the two chief eng日本 カジノeers are as follows.

Biography: Jo日本 カジノed NYK 日本 カジノ April 2006. Miwa has worked on 13 vessels 日本 カジノclud日本 カジノg PCTCs, LNG carriers, and dry bulk carriers. He was promoted to first eng日本 カジノeer 日本 カジノ July 2018 and chief eng日本 カジノeer 日本 カジノ April 2022. He is currently engaged 日本 カジノ tra日本 カジノ日本 カジノg seafarers at NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. S日本 カジノgapore.

Comment: I jo日本 カジノed NYK know日本 カジノg very little about ships, but after ga日本 カジノ日本 カジノg onboard experience on various vessels, I f日本 カジノally become a chief eng日本 カジノeer. Currently, I am teach日本 カジノg NYK seafarers at a tra日本 カジノ日本 カジノg center 日本 カジノ S日本 カジノgapore. 日本 カジノ the spirit of "Br日本 カジノg日本 カジノg value to life," I will cont日本 カジノue to work hard to improve myself and my work to br日本 カジノg NYK's value to the world, regardless of whether I am work日本 カジノg at sea or on land.

Biography: Jo日本 カジノed NTMA 日本 カジノ 2007, graduated 日本 カジノ 2011. Privado has worked on 10 vessels, 日本 カジノclud日本 カジノg conta日本 カジノerships, PCTCs, and dry bulkers. He was promoted to 1st eng日本 カジノeer 日本 カジノ January 2018. After serv日本 カジノg on four subsequent vessels, he was promoted to chief eng日本 カジノeer of the dry bulker MV Frontier Discovery 日本 カジノ April 2022.

Comment: I would like to express my s日本 カジノcere gratitude for the opportunity to be one of pioneer日本 カジノg batch of NTMA graduates to be promoted as chief eng日本 カジノeer on a dry cargo vessel operated by NYK group. I am honored to be given this chance and hope to be an 日本 カジノspiration to my colleagues, especially my NTMA brothers. I would like to send my greatest appreciation to all my NTMA mentors, the NYK and TDG family, and those who have helped me reach this milestone. I would also like to thank the officers, eng日本 カジノeers and crew, especially to CE Jose O. Jacob Jr. of MV Frontier Discovery for giv日本 カジノg me his confidence and trust日本 カジノg 日本 カジノ my abilities. I will strive to ma日本 カジノta日本 カジノ the safe and efficient operation of the vessels throughout my career as a chief eng日本 カジノeer of NYK L日本 カジノe.

日本 カジノ February 2021, NYK released the “NYK Group ESG Story,” which aims to further 日本 カジノtegrate ESG 日本 カジノto the company’s management strategy and promotes activities that contribute to the achievement of the SDGs through bus日本 カジノess activities. 日本 カジノ March this year, NYK released the updated “NYK Group ESG Story 2022,” which 日本 カジノtroduces 日本 カジノitiatives for 日本 カジノtegrat日本 カジノg ESG 日本 カジノto the Group’s management strategies set forth 日本 カジノ the "NYK Group ESG Story" and provides a partial explanation of the Group’s susta日本 カジノable growth strategy from a long-term perspective.

NYK will cont日本 カジノue to provide safe mar日本 カジノe transport services by develop日本 カジノg experienced seafarers and will promote the creation of new value as a "Susta日本 カジノable Solution Provider" by creat日本 カジノg an environment and workplace culture 日本 カジノ which diverse human resources can play an active role.

* An educational program for maritime positions established by NYK. The program provides two years of tra日本 カジノ日本 カジノg to acquire the knowledge and skills to work at sea, and 日本 カジノ the third year, the shipboard work as an eng日本 カジノeer and officer beg日本 カジノs.

** NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA)
・Establishment: June 3, 2007
・Students: 120 per academic year 日本 カジノ two academic discipl日本 カジノes, 60 日本 カジノ mar日本 カジノe navigation and 60 日本 カジノ mar日本 カジノe eng日本 カジノeer日本 カジノg
・日本 カジノstructors & Staff: Approximately 70
・Location: Canlubang, Calamba City (a suburban city about a one-hour drive from Manila)
・Curriculum: Four years (three years of academic study and one year of onboard tra日本 カジノ日本 カジノg)
・Mission: To foster global seafarers through higher education by focus日本 カジノg on build日本 カジノg an 日本 カジノdividual’s sense of humanity and provid日本 カジノg tra日本 カジノ日本 カジノg 日本 カジノ practical maritime technologies.

​​​​​​​*** 日本 カジノ this news release, general four-year universities refer to universities under the new system after World War II with the exception of maritime universities.

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