News Releases in 2006

November 13 2006

On November 1, 2006, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK; Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Koji Miyahara) held a convocation ceremony for the new students being sponsored by NYK at Shanghai Maritime University, as well as a scholarship conferment ceremony for currently enrolled high-achieving students.

This year, 18 incoming students were granted sponsorship by NYK in the marine engineering course, a two-and-a-half-year program in which students receive intensive English language courses and specialized maritime training. At the conclusion of the program, students take an examination to become certified as ship officers. Successful applicants proceed to a 12-month training program on board NYK ships. Around the summer of 2010, this month's new students are expected to be offered employment as third officers on board NYK ships.

NYK was additionally proud to bestow scholarships upon the top five students completing their first year of the program, and also the top five students completing their second year of the program.

NYK alternates its yearly sponsorship between the university's (1) navigation course and (2) marine engineering course. An overview of the program, which was established in 2002, is as follows:

	Year of Study / Training	Navigation Course Enrollment	Marine Engineering Course	Enrollment Status as of November 2006
2002 First Class	Graduated	18 Students	19 Students	Scheduled for work on board as third-officer navigators or engineers after late Nov. 2006
2003 Second Class	Graduated	19 Students		Undergoing onboard training
2004 Third Class	Third Year		19 Students	Will undergo onboard training from spring 2007
2005 Fourth Class	Second Year	20 Students		Receiving classroom instruction at Shanghai Maritime University
2006 Fifth Class	First Year		18 Students	Receiving classroom instruction at Shanghai Maritime University

Current NYK activities for fostering and securing crew members internationally are as follows:

• China
  1. A program that includes training on board NYK ships was established in October 2002 for candidates from Dailian Maritime University and Wuhan University of Technology.
  2. A program that includes classroom lectures and training on board NYK ships was established in October 2002 for candidates from Shanghai Maritime University.
• Philippines
  The NYK-TDG Maritime Academy, a maritime institute jointly established by NYK and the Transnational Diversified Group (TDG), is scheduled to open in June 2007.
• Romania
  NYK continues to sponsor between 20 and 30 students yearly for unified study and training at Constanza Maritime University. This sponsorship was established in December 2005.
• Croatia
  NYK continues to sponsor between 20 and 30 students yearly for unified study and training in the Department of Sea and Maritime Studies at the University of Split. This sponsorship was established in December 2005.
• India
  NYK continues to sponsor between 40 and 60 students yearly for unified study and training at either Tolani Maritime Institute (TMI) in Mumbai or R.L. Institute of Nautical Sciences (RLINS) in Madurai. This sponsorship was established in February 2006.
• Russia
  1. A program that includes training on board NYK ships was established in April 2006 for candidates from Maritime State University in Vladivostok.
  2. A program that includes training on board NYK ships was established in October 2006 for candidates from Admiral Ushakov State Maritime Academy.