Toba College News

A deck officer named Tomoko Konishi became the first woman in Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)’s 132-year history to be promoted to the rank of captain.Konishi joined NYK in 2004 after she graduated from the National Institute of Technology, Toba College in Mie prefecture. Since then, she has worked aboard containerships, pure car and truck carriers and LNG carriers, among others, as a pioneering female officer.She has been active in a number of fields and has also used her onboard experiences in office work.In 2004, NYK became the first major Japanese oceangoing company to accept female officers, and since then their numbers have continued to rise.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) donated vessel photographs to nine maritime educational institutes in Japan in commemoration of the 130th anniversary of its foundation. On September 25, MOL Managing Executive Officer Takaaki Inoue presented a vessel photo to Yuji Hayashi, Head of the Faculty of Maritime Sciences at Kobe University. Hayashi responded, “Students will be captivated by the sight of this merchant vessel and set their life goals. On September 30, in a donation ceremony at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology…