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First Harvest of Vegetables from the Automated Cultivation Unit on Our Vessel Asahi Maru

2025年10月23日 News

Following our previous announcement on September 9, 2025, regarding the installation of an automated vegetable cultivation unit on our company vessel Asahi Maru, we are pleased to report that the first harvest took place on October 16—approximately two weeks after installation. On that day, the unit’s tablet displayed the message “Try a taste!”, signaling that the vegetables were ready to be picked. Crew members promptly harvested a portion and tasted the fresh produce. Their feedback: “Freshly harvested vegetables enjoyed onboard Read More ...

Internet Access Now Available in Crew Cabins – Enhanced Connectivity with Starlink

2025年10月22日 News

Until now, internet access onboard was limited to shared spaces. We have now upgraded the network environment to allow crew members to use the internet from their individual cabins. For seafarers engaged in long-term voyages, staying connected with family is a vital source of motivation that contributes to safe navigation. To support this, we have installed Starlink, which offers improved communication speed, and enabled private conversations with family members from within crew cabins. To ensure fair and planned usage of Read More ...

We decided to install an automated vegetable cultivation unit on board (Trial)

2025年09月09日 News

We decided to install an automated vegetable cultivation unit on our owning tonnage “Asahi Maru” for testing purpose. This automated cultivation unit manufactured by the U.S. company AGWA, uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) to cultivate vegetables and other plants fully automatically and with minimal effort, without requiring any knowledge of agriculture or equipment maintenance. Securing fresh vegetables has long been an important issue for maintaining the health of crew members engaged in long-term ocean voyages, and we believe that the introduction Read More ...

Changes of Board Members

2025年06月06日 Press Release

We hereby inform the new board members as below, which were approved by the General Shareholder’s meeting and our Board of Directors’ meeting today. President ・ Executive Officer                      　          Hiroshi Kawaguchi     (promoted) Senior Executive Director ・ Executive Officer        Katsuya Inamoto Director ・ Executive Officer                                      Tadahiro Read More ...

ESG Activity : Clean Activity on May 20th and 21st, 2025

2025年06月02日 News

On May 20 and 21, 2025, nine employees from our company participated in the volunteer cleanup activity named “Refresh Setouchi” again this year. It was held at Befu Port and Onoe Fishing Port in Kakogawa City, where Kobe Steel, Ltd., one of our main customers, is located. We have mentioned the need to address marine pollution in our “ESG Story,” and will continue to take a proactive stance against marine pollution.  

Change of President

2025年05月21日 Press Release

We are pleased to announce that the appointment of the new President was decided at the extraordinary board of directors meeting. The appointment will be officially decided at the 102nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on June 6th of this year and at the board of directors meeting after the General Meeting of Shareholders. 1. CandidatePresident・Executive Officer： Hiroshi Kawaguchi (Director・Executive Officer)* ( ) indicates current position 2. Person scheduled to retireSatoshi Nemoto (President・Executive Officer)* ( ) Read More ...

Changes of Board Members

2025年05月07日 Press Release

We hereby inform the new board members as below, which were approved at the Extraordinary General Shareholder’s meeting. President ・ Executive Officer                      　             Satoshi NemotoSenior Executive Director ・ Executive Officer            Katsuya Inamoto Director ・ Executive Officer                                          Tadahiro KoshisakaDirector ・ Executive Officer  Read More ...

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