Japanese ‘big three’ shipping companies Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), along with the Japanese Shipowners’ Association (JSA), have initiated discussions to donate a large training vessel to the Japan Agency of Maritime Education and Training for Seafarers (JMETS).

With this move, the parties recognize the “critical” importance of training and securing highly skilled Japanese seafarers to maintain and further develop maritime transport.