Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) announces that M/V China Steel Integrity, Bulk Carrier (Panama flag, Taiwanese/Chinese crewmembers) which chartered by "K" Line was aground at Port of Kashima, Japan around at 19:00 JST on Friday, March 11 (10:00 on March 11 UTC) due to the severe earthquake and Tsunami occurred at the Pacific coast in Japan.    The ship sustained with some damage to the hull and machineries, but no injury was reported and no oil leaked from the vessel. We update the information properly.

1) Name of Vessel:   China Steel Integrity 2) Cargo: Iron Ore 3) Owner: Taiwanese Owner 4) Flag: Panama 5) Year of Built: 2002 6) Crewmembers: 4 Taiwanese (Captain, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer, 2nd Engineer) 17 Chinese 21 Total 7) Particular: (Length Over All) 289m (Breadth) 45m (Gross Tonnage) 91,178ton (Deadweight) 175,775ton

For further information, please contact

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) Makoto Arai, General Manager, IR & PR Group  Tel: 81-3-3595-5189 Fax: 81-3-3595-5001 Hitoshi Ueta, General Manager, Marine Safety Administration Group Tel: 81-3-3595-5514 Fax: 81-3-3595-5153