Press Release: NYK Line has become a signatory of the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) and becomes the 12th shipowner to publicly disclose its approach to ship recycling through the SRTI online platform.
“The NYK Group places environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors at the centre of its business management. Through the SRTI, NYK can provide transparency in ship recycling, which we believe we can bring about improvements and influence needed. We are committed to promoting and contributing to raising standards of safety and sustainability. Reflecting our basic philosophy of “Bringing value to life,” the NYK Group will continue to fulfil the expectations of society.” says Hitoshi Nagasawa, President and Chief Executive Officer of NYK Line.
Headquartered in Tokyo and operating 777 major ocean vessels, NYK joins industry peers in making its ship recycling policies and practices publicly available and demonstrating its commitment toward transparency and accountability on environmental and social issues.
“We are glad to welcome NYK to the SRTI community and are encouraged to see momentum continue to build behind the importance of transparency and accountability on sustainability challenges such as ship recycling,” says Andrew Stephens, Executive Director of the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative. “Shipowners like NYK are holding themselves to account before key stakeholders, making ship recycling data available for interested parties to review, scrutinise, and use to make informed decisions.”
NYK’s disclosure brings the total number of signatories to 28. The company’s disclosure can be viewed via the SRTI platform.
