NYK Holds Global Tanker Quality Meeting 2026　日本郵船、「Global Tanker Quality Meeting 2026」開催

Nine Ship Management Companies Participate as Industry Focuses on SIRE 2.0 Compliance and NAV9000 Plus to Enhance Safety and Quality

船舶管理会社9社が参加　SIRE2.0対応とNAV9000 Plusで安全品質向上へ

NYK held its Global Tanker Quality Meeting 2026 at its headquarters in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on May 29. The operating environment surrounding global energy transportation is becoming increasingly challenging.

NYK also announced that it plans to revise its proprietary safe operation standard, NAV9000, in December 2025 and launch the new NAV9000 Plus framework in April 2026.

By strengthening cooperation with ship management companies, the company is working to further enhance safety and quality standards.

■The full article includes the following topics (approximately 3,000 words)

→ Nine ship management companies from within and outside the NYK Group gathered to discuss measures to improve quality standards for tankers, LNG carriers and LPG carriers

→ An overview of operational challenges and response measures that have emerged following the introduction of the SIRE 2.0 vessel inspection regime

→ Detailed coverage of specific initiatives aimed at maintaining safe operations and quality standards amid an ageing fleet profile

→ An explanation of the objectives and key features of NYK’s new safe operation standard, NAV9000 Plus

→ An analysis of how the shipping industry is changing in an era where management quality increasingly determines fleet competitiveness

Photo courtesy of NYK

(The remainder of the article is available in both English and Japanese. The Japanese version follows the English article.)

日本郵船、「Global Tanker Quality Meeting 2026」開催

船舶管理会社9社が参加　SIRE2.0対応とNAV9000 Plusで安全品質向上へ

　日本郵船は5月29日、東京都千代田区の本店で「Global Tanker Quality Meeting 2026（グローバルタンカー品質管理会議）」を開催した。世界のエネルギー輸送を取り巻く環境は一段と厳しさを増している。

日本郵船は2025年12月に独自の安全運航基準「NAV9000」の刷新、2026年4月から新たに「NAV9000 Plus」の運用を開始予定だと発表。船舶管理会社との連携を強化しながら、安全品質のさらなる向上に取り組んでいる。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約3,000文字）

→日本郵船グループ内外の船舶管理会社9社が集まり、タンカー・LNG船・LPG船の品質向上策を議論

→検船制度「SIRE 2.0」導入後に見えてきた現場の課題と対応事例を紹介

→高船齢化が進む中、安全運航と品質維持に向けた具体的な取り組みを詳報

→日本郵船の新たな安全運航基準「NAV9000 Plus」の狙いと特徴を解説

→「管理品質」が船隊競争力を左右する時代における海運業界の変化を考察

Photo courtesy of NYK

（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください。日本語の記事は英文記事に続いて掲載されています）