We are very proud and have every confidence in our top quality crew.
All of our Japanese crew members are Fukunaga Kaiun employees and possess a strong sense of responsibility to our company. In order to maintain a high quality shipping service, new crew members begin rigorous training as soon as they join the company and retraining is continued throughout their career with us.

No matter how new and up-to-date the ship is, how we make the best use of it depends on the crew that operates it. The education of the crew is one of the most important challenges for a shipping company and we put much effort into our training programs, including knowledge and awareness required for safe sailing operations and regulations to prevent damage to the environment. Furthermore, before foreign crew members are permitted to embark, they must undergo our one-week training program for which we use the same training videos and materials used for the Japanese crew.

In addition to the ISM codes demanded by the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) agreement, our company established a high level integrated management system by also acquiring ISO9001 (quality management) and ISO14001 (environmental management). On 22^nd December 2003, our company received an attestation from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai for the first "Safety, Quality, and Environmental Management System" in Japan. Based on this system, our crews on land and at sea make daily efforts to maintain a safe service, to protect the global environment, and to exercise quality controls in order to meet the customers’ needs.

Our highly evaluated shipping management technology is maintained by regular checks and maintenance. As well as a thorough inspection carried out in the dock every 2 1/2 years, a “visiting vessel” inspection is also carefully executed when making a port call: the shipping department comes on board to examine the vessel from top to bottom. A standard procedure such as this helps to maintain long-term safety and high performance of the vessel.