London, 31st July 2007:
NYK delivers wheelchairs to Bulgarian children
112 wheelchairs were handed over at an official ceremony on Friday 27th July at the Specialized Hospital for Children in Bankya, Bulgaria.
The ceremony was attended by the Japanese ambassador to Bulgaria, Mr Koichiro Fukui; the wife of Bulgarian ambassador to Japan, Mrs Anna Sendova and Minister of Healthcare, Professor Gaidarski, along with many other state organizations and Bulgarian journalists.
The wheelchairs were presented to the children by Bulgarian-born sumo wrestler Kotooshu. Kotooshu, weighing in at 152 kilos and standing 2 metres tall, is sponsored by NYK in Japan, also helped pack the wheelchairs in Tokyo.
NYK together with its Bulgarian agent Transterra Logistics Bulgaria Ltd provided free assistance to Japanese charity, The Volunteers Group to send Wheelchairs to Overseas Children. The wheelchairs were loaded in Tokyo in April and travelled to Singapore on the NYK APHRODITE before being transferred to the NYK ANTARES for shipment to Europe.
In charitable actions such as this, NYK continues to use its logistics and transport services, facilities and networks across oceans, land, and air to demonstrate the group’s commitment to social contribution activities.
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About NYK:
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the world's leading transportation companies. The NYK Group operates approximately 777 major ocean vessels, as of the end of March 2008, as well as fleets of planes, trains, and trucks. The company's shipping fleet includes around 155 containerships, 286 bulk carriers, 55 wood-chip carriers, 113 car carriers, 21 reefer carriers, 79 tankers, 30 LNG carriers, and three cruise ships. NYK's revenue in fiscal 2007 was about $26 billion, and as a group, NYK employs about 51,000 people worldwide. The company has offices in 240 locations in 27 countries, warehouses on nearly every continent, and harbor operations in Asia, North America, and Europe. NYK is based in Tokyo, and has regional headquarters in London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, and Sao Paulo.
