News Releases in 2006

August 21, 2006

New hybrid transfer crane arrived at the NYK Tokyo Container Terminal

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK; Head office: Tokyo; President: Koji Miyahara) and TCM Corporation (TCM; Head office: Osaka; President: Atsushige Ishiki) have agreed to conduct a test experiment for the practical use of a hybrid transfer crane^* that has been jointly developed by the two companies.

The test experiment will be conducted at NYK's Tokyo Container Terminal in Shinagawa for 12 months starting in mid-September.

The hybrid transfer crane is the first hybrid type transfer crane developed in Japan. Energy generated when lifting containers is saved in an electric storage device and recycled. Both fuel consumption and CO² emissions will be reduced by 40 percent. Additionally, the size of the engine generator has been reduced in order to minimize noise during the loading operation.

NYK will continue to proactively collaborate in environment-concerned technology development not only for cargo but also cargo handling equipment, including transfer cranes.

*	Transfer Crane Cargo handling equipment that loads and unloads containers in container terminal yards. Diesel-engine-generated energy is used for moving the crane and loading/unloading containers.

Outline of Hybrid Transfer Crane:

Total length	11.1 meters
Total width	25.8 meters
Total height	21.4 meters
Weight	140 tons
Safe working load	40.6 tons
Maximum lifting height	15.24 meters (enables the loading of four stacked containers)