Editing K Line (section)

===2007===
[[File:KL Saltfjord in Bergen harbour 02.jpg|thumb|''KL Saltfjord'' in [[Bergen, Norway|Bergen]] harbour]]

'''K Line Offshore AS''' was founded in Arendal, Norway in October 2007 as a subsidiary of K Line to provide offshore support services to oil and gas fields. They have commissioned new ships suitable for oil and gas fields in ultra-deep water, harsh environments and/or remote areas.

On September 30, 2007, Shuichiro Maeda, K-Line president, said the company will build 10 cargo ships to be manned by an all-Filipino officers and crew. The vessels are expected to be finished by 2010. It will employ 7,000 Filipinos in the next 4 years (3,330 officers and 3,600 ratings or crew). K-Line will build the K-Line Maritime Academy-Philippines operational in February 2008 and is intended to train at least 10,000 seafarers a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/62707/Japan-firm-builds-10-ships-to-be-manned-by-Filipinos|title=Japan firm builds 10 ships to be manned by Filipinos|work=GMA News Online|date=October 2007 }}</ref>
[[Image:Wuhan-boat-0156.jpg|thumb|K Line containers aboard a Chinese boat on the [[Yangtze]] in [[Wuhan]]]]