19 December 2018 - ASEAN Football Federation Championship (also known as "AFF SUZUKI CUP 2018") with Yanmar Co., Ltd. as the official sponsor for the tournament, finally came to an end on 15 December. Following the successful sponsorship for the same tournament back in 2016, this time Yanmar continued their partnership for the second time.
Yanmar's demonstrates an unprecedented level of commitment to the recreational marine industry with new partnerships and initiatives in 2019 and beyond. Yanmar announces a series of strategic sponsorships to leverage the diesel engine specialist’s global presence, outstanding heritage and spirit of innovation to drive growth, sustainability and awareness in the boating industry.
Yanmar has developed a diesel-powered high seedling density rice transplanter that utilizes the Group’s proprietary autonomous driving technology for straight-line planting and autonomous operation. The technology is expected to simplify rice seedling planting operations and reduce operator fatigue. The YR8D, A, auto-rice transplanter will go on sale from February 1st, 2019 in Japan.
Leading global manufacturer of engines and industrial equipment, Yanmar, has entered the food industry, with its gluten-free Rice gelée ingredient. Yanmar showed Rice gelée at the world’s largest food innovation exhibition. Rice gelée, a natural gluten-free food product made from just rice and water, was met with great interest at its first outing outside of Japan.
Yanmar Co., Ltd. has released a list of diesel engines manufactured by the company that are certified for compliance with the European Stage V (EU Stage V) off-road emission standards set to come into effect from 2019.
Yanmar has announced its support of the Red Bull Foiling Generation World Finals to be held November 9 to 11 in Miami, Florida. The competition is a global sailing tournament that gives young sailors the chance to hone their skills through high-performance hydrofoil racing. Open to talented sailors age 16 – 20, the two-person teams from 16 nations will race for victory next month in Miami.
HIPOWER SYSTEMS a group company of YANMAR subsidiary, HIMOINSA, has opened a new manufacturing center in North America. Production has now begun at its new factory in Olathe, Kansas, a 515,000 square feet facility featuring the most advanced technology for the manufacturing of generator sets for the North American market.
Yanmar Co., Ltd. subsidiary Yanmar Agri Innovation will exhibit a new rice-based ingredient, Rice gelée, at SIAL Paris 2018, the world's largest food trade fair. Rice gelée is a new food made from rice and water and is superb for improving the texture of foods, emulsification, as a thickener, stabilizer and gelling agent in breads and confectionery, hamburgers and noodles or for soups and sauces.
Yanmar has obtained an order for two 6EY26DF dual fuel engines as the main propulsion engines for a bunker tanker being built by Keppel Offshore & Marine. The vesssel will be Singapore’s first dual-fuel powered bunker tanker running on LNG and marine gas oil. The engines, as well as the liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel supply system, will be delivered for installation in January 2019.
Yanmar has delivered two 6EY26DF dual-fuel commercial marine engines with the ability to use both heavy fuel oil (HFO) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel for tugboat. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) will take delivery of the vessels once construction is completed in February 2019 with the tugboat expected to commence operation in April 2019.
Yanmar has announced the revival of its yacht racing team, Yanmar Racing. The team participates in the International Dragon Class, one of the most prestigious and exciting keel boat competitions in competitive yachting. Led by America's Cup veteran Peter Gilmour, the team aspires to success on the racing circuit.
YANMAR Europe (YEU) headquartered in The Netherlands, will show its complete range of agriculture equipment for landscaping, farming and municipality at GaLaBau 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany. In Hall 7, stand 402, YANMAR will present the full line-up of its top-notch SA and YT Series tractors.
Yanmar has launched a brand campaign to promote the company’s hi-tech diesel maritime engines. The campaign will provide an exclusive insight into how boat builders’ successful partnership with Yanmar, enables owners to enjoy the excitement of sailing. In the first episode, we meed Silver Arrows Marine, and hear about their dream to create an unparalleled motor yacht, the ARROW460-Granturismo.
Silver Arrows and Mercedes-Benz Style have spent four years creating a unique and exciting sailing experience, incorporating cutting-edge engine technology from Yanmar. Reinventing standards within the class, they have designed and build a 14-meter motor yacht that embraces life, with the quality and prestige of a superyacht.
Yanmar has been selected as Official Marine Supplier to The America’s Cup World Series presented by Prada. Yanmar’s marine diesel engines will be used on the America’s Cup Race Management boats, essential for their role in the successful delivery of the America’s Cup on the water. Racing is set to commence in August 2019, with the finals held in Auckland, New Zealand in March of 2021.
Yanmar is set to embark on an ambitious 2-year, 4 million Euro project in cooperation with 10 technology partners to develop a modular robotic system to monitor, analyze and manage agricultural crops. The Smart Machine for Agricultural Solutions Hightech (SMASH) project is co-financed under the Tuscany region of Italy and scheduled to run to 2020.
Osaka, JAPAN (July 23, 2018) - Yanmar has renewed its contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) as a Top Star Partner of the Vietnamese National Football Team.
The company was first named a Top Star Partner in 2015 and has supported the National Team ever since. Since 2016, Yanmar has dispatched turf advisors from Japan to share their knowledge and experience with natural grass, helpi
Yanmar has released two autonomous tractors utilizing Yanmar's innovative information communications technology that incorporates precision location technology and advanced robotics. The 2-Series tractors go on sale on October 1, 2018 in Japan.
In Japan, YANMAR Co., Ltd. has participated in a test of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered boat, under the auspices of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The aim of the research project is to draft guidelines for safety of hydrogen fuel cell-powered boats.
The Yanmar 3JH40 marine diesel engine has won the 2018 Innovation Award in the inboard engine category at the Miami Boat Show. The innovative and compact 3-cylinder common rail engine with an output of 40Hp, makes the latest electronically-managed CR fuel-injection technology available to a whole new category of small leisure boat and commercial vessel owners.
