Maritime
NYK Promotes Woman to
Captain for First Time in
Company History
O
n April 1, a deck officer named Tomoko Konishi
became the first woman in NYK’s 132-year history to
be promoted to the rank of captain.
Ms. Konishi joined NYK in 2004 after she grad-
uated from the National Institute of Technology,
Toba College in Mie prefecture. Since then, she has
worked aboard containerships, pure car and truck
carriers, and LNG carriers, among others, as a pio-
neering female officer. She has been active in a number of fields and
has also used her onboard experiences in office work.
In 2004, NYK became the first major Japanese oceangoing com-
pany to accept female officers, and since then their numbers have
continued to rise. The company currently has 14 working all over the
world at sea and on land. NYK will continue with its efforts to encour-
age diversity in the workforce by promoting workplace environment
and human resources.
Tomoko Konishi
NYK became the first major Japanese oceangoing company to accept female officers,
and since then their numbers have continued to rise. The company currently has 14
working all over the world at sea and on land. NYK will continue with its efforts to
encourage diversity in the workforce by promoting workplace environment and human
resources
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- History of Japanese Officers at NYK
1885 NYK Line founded
1920 Japanese officers total about 1,400 in all positions, i.e., cap-
tains,
chief engineers, telecommunications chiefs, pursers, etc.
2004 NYK becomes first major Japanese oceangoing company to
accept female
officers
2006 NYK begins program to allow graduates from non-maritime
colleges/universities to begin officer training after joining the com-
pany
2017 Woman promoted to rank of captain for the first time in NYK’s
132-year history