Hot News 2003

All the training ships returned to Tokyo.
On December 12, All the training ships returned to the home port Tokyo and Yokohama, and the training programs of this year came to an end. PLS click here for your information regarding the next schedules of each the training ship.[2003/12/26]

New Ginga Maru was launched
On December 12, the new Ginga Maru was launched at Chiba Shipyard,Mitsui Engineering & shipping Co. Ltd in the presence of Crown prince.[2003/12/12]

The 2nd "Shipping guidance" held in Hokuto Maru.
The 2nd shipping guidance for the 1st grade cadets of Kobe University of Mercantile Marine was held at Hokuto Maru in Yokohama.[2003/9/12]

Schedules of the each training ship in 2003 were released.
Schedules of each the training ship from October 1 2003 to March 31 2004 were released.[2003/9/10]

Nippon Maru and Seiun Maru returned to Japan in safety.
Nippon Maru and Seiun Maru returned to Japan in safety.[2003/9/1]

Nippon Maru and Seiun Maru are under way favorably.
Nippon Maru and Seiun Maru are under way favorably. As for Nippon Maru, she docked at the port of Honolulu at 9:50 on August 4, and Seiun Maru left Curacao for Honolulu at 14:05 on July 30.[2003/8/5]

The 1st "Shipping guidance" held in Hokuto Maru.
The 1st shipping guidance for the 1st grade cadets of Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine was held at Hokuto Maru in Tokyo [2003/7/24]

Seiun Maru sailed out on ocean voyage.
Seiun Maru left Tokyo for a round-the-world ocean voyage. She calls at Cape Town, Curacao, and Honolulu, and is due back Tokyo on September 1st.[2003/6/18]

Sailing Ship Nippon Maru sailed out on ocean voyage.
On June 6, Sailing Ship Nippon Maru left Kobe for Honolulu. She calls at San Fransisco, Honolulu and is due back Tokyo on August 29. [2003/6/6]

Nippon Maru made a declaration of environmental preservation.
Nippn Maru made a declaration of environmental preservation in which Captain and all crews made every effort for preserving environment on the earth.[2003/4/18]

All the training ships sailed out of the home port Tokyo.
On April 4, all the training ships left Tokyo and the training voyages were started. Regarding schedules of each the training ship, PLS click here.[2003/4/4]

Annual lecture meeting was held.
On March 28, annual lecture meeting was held in Yokohama.[2003/3/28]

All the training ships returned to Tokyo in safety.
All the training ships returned to Tokyo in safety.[2003/3/9]

Schedules of each the training ship in 2003 were released.
Schedules of each the training ship from April 1 to September 30 in 2003 were released.[2003/3/8]

Pictures of training scene were displayed.
On Febrary 1~14, Photographs of training scene were displayed at the exhibition floor in The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.[2003/2/18]

Kaiwo Maru sailed out on return way.
On Febrary 12, Sailing ship Kaiwo Maru left Honolulu for Tokyo, and two turbine engine ships Hokuto Maru and Taisei Maru docked at each the port of Australia on Febrary 17.[2003/2/17]

Hokuto Maru and Taisei Maru sailed out into the South Hemisphere.
On January 28, two turbine engine ships Hokuto Maru and Taisei Maru sailed out into the South Hemisphere on schedule (Hokuto Maru Position, Taisei Maru Position). [2003/1/31]

Kaiwo Maru was whistling in the Pacific ocean.
Kaiwo Maru sailing to Honolulu had sailed 1,492 miles in 124 hours (Average Speed was 12.03 knots) between January 16 and 21.
1,394 miles (average speed was 11.2 knots) recorded by Kaiwo Maru was the best record of the Boston Tea Pot Trophy.[2003/1/24]

Hokuto Maru and Taisei Maru sailed out into the South Hemisphere.
On January 22, two turbine engine ships Hokuto Maru and Taisei Maru sailed out into New Zealand and Australia. Hokuto Maru calls at Wellington, New Zealand and Brisbane in Australia, and Taisei Maru calls at Lyttelton, New Zealand and Sydney in Australia.
They are due back Tokyo on early March. (Hokuto Maru Position, Taisei Maru Position)[2003/1/23]

Sailing Ship Kaiwo Maru sailed out into Honolulu.
On January 10, Sailing Ship Kaiwo Maru left Yokohama for Honolulu. She calls at Honolulu on February 5 and is due back Tokyo on March 7. (Kaiwo Maru Position) [2003/1/10]

English Assistant Adviser came to Japan.
On January 6, two American Cadets from California Maritime Academy (CMA) came to Japan to get on board the training ships as English Assistant Advisers. [2003/1/15]

New year's trainings were started.
On January 5, Cadets embarked on each the training ship and they started the new year's trainings. [2003/1/6]

Site Design was renewed.
Our site design was renewed for the new year 2003 version.[2003/1/1]