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Environmental Policy

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The seas are the stage where our industry comes into play. It brings various benefits to humanity with ships that are an energy-efficient and eco-friendly mode of transportation. With increasing concerns about our earthly environment, those of us engaged in developing total logistics business centering on shipping are required to defend the earth, to make best use of its limited resources and to promote recycling. "K" LINE operates hundreds of ships all over the world, and recognizing the environmental loads incurred by our business activities, we are committed to making efforts both at sea and on land for reduction of such loads. Respecting and defending humanity's beautiful and rich homeland is a social responsibility businesses must fulfill and also is an important homework assigned to us who are living in the 21st century.

"K" LINE and its entire Group have long been tackling environmental preservation/protection issues simultaneously with our pursuit of perfection in safe navigation and cargo operations. In May 2001, we established "K" LINE Group's Environmental Policy in order to further assure that all people within and outside the Group are well aware of how we are poised to effectively focus on environmental matters.

"K" LINE Group's Environmental Policy

As a global logistics business group centering on maritime transportation, we consider that it is an integral management assignment of eternal importance to address the issue of preservation of the earthly environment. We recognize in a proper manner that those exhaust emissions and wastes created by consumption of power sources necessitated directly and indirectly by business activities in the logistics industry can result in an increasingly heavy burden on the limited amount of resources of both our earthly and marine environment. We also recognize the importance of prevention of marine pollution caused by marine accidents.

In order to contribute to society in general through our diligent and consistent efforts for preservation of the earthly environment, we, everyone throughout the entire "K" LINE Group, hereby commit ourselves that we will personally, fairly and severely observe environment-related treaties/conventions and rules/regulations, and make utmost efforts to eliminate and minimize any adverse environmental impact.

Behavioral directions

  1. In carrying out business activities
    • We will seek for perfection in safety of navigation and cargo operations in order to preemptively prevent the spillage of fuel, cargo oil and/or any other hazardous substances from ships during operation or at the time of any marine accident.
    • We will properly manage exhausts and wastes deriving from both ship and shore operations. We will thereby try to exert our utmost efforts to the recycling of any such items.
    • Through an upgrade in ship operation and work performance, we will encourage maximum conservation of energy and resources.
  2. On development and introduction of environmental technology
    • For the purpose of reduction in exhaust emissions which cause air pollution and global warming to be incurred, we are committed to the study and improvement of ship and shore facilities and fuel oil, and to the development and introduction of the most sophisticated equipment and related technology.
    • We will refrain from using ship hull paints containing substances hazardous to marine life and also from using any ozone-depleting substances.
  3. For the purpose of encouragement of environmental preservation
    • We will implement restructuring of organizations with greater emphasis on studying/educating/training about safe navigation and environmental affairs.
    • We will elevate awareness and understanding of all prevailing environmental issues among each member of the entire "K" LINE Group.
    • We will practice information disclosure appropriately in relationship to the environment.
    • The "K" LINE Group will support and participate in social activities contributing and dedicated to present and future preservation of our earthly environment.

Established in May 2001

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