Disaster Aid Activities

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Relief
NYK Group — JPF Joint Aid Supplies Transportation Projects
Aid activities

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Relief

The NYK Group has made broad use of its resources to support the affected areas.

The NYK Group offers its condolences to those affected by the Japan earthquake and tsunami, and the company's wishes for a quick recovery of the area.

The NYK Group proactively continues to support the affected area by cooperating with local communities, NPO/NGOs, and the like.

More Information: Message from NYK President Yasumi Kudo Concerning Events Following the Sendai Earthquake and Tsunami

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The NYK Group has made broad use of its resources to support the affected areas.

Ocean	Yamatai, a module carrier operated by NYK-Hinode Line Ltd., transports aid that includes food, baby goods, and sanitary items donated through the First Relief Supplies Hotline. More Information: Yamatai Transports Aid to Survivors of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami -No.1-, Yamatai Transports Aid to Survivors of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami -No.2-, Yamatai Transports Aid to Survivors of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - No.3 -
	NYK donates 40-foot refrigerated containers to support the quick recovery of the fisheries industry along the Tohoku shore. More Information: NYK Donates Refrigerated Containers to Earthquake-stricken Town, NYK Offers Direct Support to Tsunami-Devastated Fisheries - Refrigerated Containers Help Tokoku Area Recover -
	NYK offers free transportation of aid from overseas to Japan on NYK containerships. More Information: NYK Offers Free Transport of Aid Supplies to Survivors of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
	Kinkai Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd. cooperates in the transport of tankers, construction machinery, and the like on its Ro-Ro ship Marimo. More Information: Kinkai Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd. [in Japanese] (http://www.kyk.co.jp/...)
Land	NYK and Nippon Container Yuso Co. Ltd. provide free land transport of relief supplies, including food wraps, trash cans, dry-cell batteries, and microwaves by container trailers. More Information: NYK Provides Free Land Transport of Relief Supplies by Container Trailer -Delivering Clothes and Daily Goods from Yokohama to Affected Areas-, NYK Provides Free Land Transport of Relief Supplies by Container Trailer - Delivering Clothes and Daily Goods from Yokohama to Affected Areas No.2-
Land	NYK provides free land transport of Flexitanks, tanks for liquid, donated by UNI-K Co. Ltd., an NYK Group company. More Information: Uni-K Co. Ltd. (http://www.uni-k.co.jp/...)
Air	Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. (NCA) transports relief supplies to earthquake victims in Japan. More Information: NCA’s Support for relief supplies for earthquake in Japan (http://www.nca.aero/...)
	Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd. assists in the transport of emergency relief supplies from the United States. More Information: Yusen Logistics Cooperates in Transport of Emergency Relief Supplies from the United States (http://www.jp.yusen-logistics.com/...)
	Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd. cooperates in the transport of relief supplies from the Netherlands to Japan. More Information: From the Netherlands to Japan —Cooperating in Transporting Heart-To-Heart Relief (http://www.jp.yusen-logistics.com/...)
Employees' Activities	NYK Group executives and staff members participate in volunteer activities in Rikuzentakata of Iwate prefecture. More Information: NYK to Send Support Teams of Volunteers to Area Devastated
Employees' Activities	NYK Group staff members visit NPOs in Tokyo to support their desk work and to prepare food to be sent to areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami. More Information: ADRA Japan [in Japanese] (http://www.adrajpn.org/), JEN (http://www.jen-npo.org/...), Second Harvest (http://www.2hj.org/...)
Other	NYK donates 50 million yen through the NPO Japan Platform and other organizations to aid people in areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami. More Information: Japan Platform (JPF) (http://www.japanplatform.org/...)
	NYK Group executives and staff members make contributions to the Japanese Red Cross Society, among others. More Information: Japanese Red Cross Society (http://www.jrc.or.jp/...)
	Charity Day held on board NYK Hikawamaru. NYK donates event proceeds to the NPO JEN to support areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami. More Information: JEN (http://www.jen-npo.org/...), NYK Maritime Museum/NYK Hikawamaru (http://www.nyk.com/rekishi/...)
	NYK Cruises Co. Ltd. holds Asuka II event at the port of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture on July 26. And also makes donations to the NPO Japan Platform, among others. More Information: NYK Cruises Co. Ltd. [in Japanese] (http://www.asukacruise.co.jp/...)
	Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd. made donations to the Japanese Red Cross Society. More Information: Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd. Support for victims of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake (http://www.jp.yusen-logistics.com/...)