MV SOYO built at Oshima Shipbuilding and equipped with IKNOW MACHINERY make Hatch
Cover has been awarded as ” SHIP OF THE YEAR 2012″ .
SHIP OF THE YEAR 2012 are subscribed for total eight(8) ships entries, such as 3 x large size
Cargo ship, 1 x small size Cargo ship, 2 x small size passenger ship, 1 x fishery and work ship,
and 1 x specific ship.
The prize of SHIP OF THE YEAR 2012 goes to only one ship as selected on examination of
originality and innovation of technique, completeness of technique and works, influence to the
society, subjectiveness and appearing factor ( referred from HP of the Japan Shipbuilding Marine
Technology)