Nippon Yūsen
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| legal form | Kabushiki-gaisha (joint stock company) |
| ISIN | JP3753000003 |
| founding | 1885 |
| Seat | Chiyoda , Tokyo , Japan |
| management | Yasumi Kudo, President |
| Number of employees | 54,000 |
| sales | ¥ 1,829.3 billion (2019) |
| Branch | Shipping company |
| Website | www.nykline.com |
Nippon Yūsen KK ( Japanese 日本 郵船 株式会社 Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki-gaisha , English also NYK Line ) is a company listed in the Nikkei 225 . It was established in 1885 as part of the Mitsubishi - Group established and one of the largest shipping companies in the world.
Corporate structure
The NYK Group is represented on all continents with around 54,000 employees and thus has one of the largest transport and logistics networks in the world. She works in the following areas:
- Container transport
- RoRo transport
- Bulk / energy
- Terminal and Harbor Transport Service
- logistics
- Cruises
In Germany, NYK Line and its subsidiary NYK Line (Deutschland) GmbH have offices in Hamburg (headquarters), Bremerhaven (terminal office) as well as in Düsseldorf and Offenbach am Main.
Container transport
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The shipping company has been active in container shipping since 1968, offering weekly departures to the Far East , the Near and Middle East , Australia and New Zealand as a member of the G6 joint service (NYK, MOL, OOCL, HMM, APL, Hapag-Lloyd) .
Container transport is one of the two largest areas of the NYK Group and transports all common container types and sizes. The main business is in the area of sea transport, with the transports to the port of shipment and from the port of arrival to the final recipient ( hinterland traffic), NYK Line also offers complete supply chain solutions.
The fleet currently comprises 97 container ships with a total capacity of over 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). The currently largest units have a capacity of over 14,000 TEU, which the Japanese Marine United shipyard in Kure has been delivering since spring 2016. The ships call at all major ports and many secondary ports around the world.
In May 2016, “The Alliance” was founded with Hapag-Lloyd , Nippon Yūsen, “K” Line , Yang Ming Line , Hanjin Shipping and Mitsui OSK Lines .
The three largest Japanese container shipping companies NYK, MOL and “K” Line agreed in October 2016 to merge their container activities and operate them as a joint company. NYK received a 38 percent share with a slot capacity of 592,000 TEU, K-Line with 358,000 TEU and MOL with 491,000 TEU each with 31%. On July 7th, 2017 the new company Ocean Network Express (ONE) was founded and started its work on April 1st, 2018. With a market share of 6.6% and a container capacity of 1,440,000 TEU, it ranks sixth among the largest container shipping companies.
RoRo transport
Another large area of the group of companies is RoRo transport. The main business here is also in the area of sea transport, whereby RoRo logistics branches are also operated.
The fleet currently comprises 113 RoRo carriers with a total capacity of over 660,000 cars. The NYK Line ranks first in the global fleet and comprises around 17% of the entire market segment.
The feeder traffic in the North Sea and Baltic Sea is carried out by United European Car Carriers (UECC), which was founded in 1990 as a joint venture with the Swedish Wallenius Lines. It was only in October that the shipping company put the world's first RoRo carrier with a dual-fuel drive concept into service, Auto Eco .
logistics
In the area of logistics , the NYK Group offers complete solutions through its sister company Yusen Logistics (created through the merger of sister companies Yusen Air & Sea Service and NYK Logistics), for example an "Integrated Supply Chain Solution". In addition to the actual transport, this includes other services such as warehousing , warehousing management, domestic transport, customs clearance and information management.
The NYK Group is also the majority owner of Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA).
environmental Protection
In the area of environmental protection , NYK Line sees itself as one of the world's leading shipping companies and has had all of its own ships certified according to ISO 14001 .
Ships (selection)
Passenger ships
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
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| 1890 | Yamaguchi Maru | 3,321 GRT | JL Thompson & Sons Ltd., Sunderland | Sunk in 1916 |
| 1891 | Kinshu Maru | 3,854 GRT | R. Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough | Sunk after a collision in 1925 |
| 1891 ( 1877 ) | Moji Maru | 2,111 GRT | A. Leslie & Co. Ltd., Newcastle | 1877: ex Hector , Blue Funnel Line / 1891 NYK / sold in 1910 |
| 1893 ( 1883 ) | Nagoya Maru | 2,708 GRT | D. & W. Henderson Ltd., Glasgow | 1883: ex Oopack , China Mutual / 1893 NYK / 1928 sunk |
| 1894 ( 1885 ) | Matsuyama Maru | 3,099 GRT | JL Thompson & Sons Ltd., Sunderland | 1885: ex Kaisow , China Mutual / 1894 NYK / 1924 sunk |
| 1894 ( 1886 ) | Shibata Maru | 3,099 GRT | JL Thompson & Sons Ltd., Sunderland | 1886: ex Moyune , China Mutual / 1894 NYK / sold in 1908 |
| 1894 ( 1886 ) | Otaru Maru | 2,523 GRT | Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd., Newcastle | 1886: ex Dardanus , BFL / 1894 NYK / 1903 sunk off Port Arthur itself |
| 1894 ( 1886 ) | Ushina Maru | 2,523 GRT | Scott & Co. Ltd., Greenock | 1886: ex Prometheus , BFL / 1894 NYK / sunk in 1905 |
| 1896 | Kanagawa Maru | 5,853 GRT | D. & W. Henderson Ltd., Glasgow | k. A. |
| 1896 | Hakata Maru | 5,853 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1897 | Hitachi Maru | 5,853 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1897 | Kamakura Maru | 5,853 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1897 | Kawachi Maru | 5,853 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1898 | Sanuki Maru | 5,853 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1899 ( 1885 ) | Wakanoura Maru | 2,526 GRT | R. Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough | 1885: ex Ching Wo , China Mutual / 1899 NYK / 1943 torpedoed and sunk |
| 1900 | Ahi Maru | 6,301 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | k. A. |
| 1901 | Kaga Maru | 6,301 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | k. A. |
| 1901 | Tyo Maru | 6,301 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | k. A. |
| 1909 | Kitano Maru | 8,512 GRT | k. A. | Sunk in the Philippines in 1942 after being hit by a mine |
| 1909 | Atsuta Maru | 8,512 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1909 | Hirano Maru | 8,512 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1909 | Kamo Maru | 8,512 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1910 | Mishima Maru | 8,512 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1910 | Miyazaki Maru | 8,512 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1912 | Fushimi Maru | 10,927 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1912 | Yasaka Maru | 10,927 GRT | k. A. | k. A. |
| 1912 | Kashima Maru | 10,927 GRT | k. A. | Torpedoed and sunk in 1943 |
| 1913 | Katori Maru | 10,927 GRT | k. A. | Torpedoed and sunk in 1941 |
| 1914 | Suwa Maru | 10,927 GRT | k. A. | Torpedoed and sunk in 1943 |
| 1921 | Hakone Maru | 10,423 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | Sunk near Formosa (Taiwan) after an air raid in 1943 |
| 1922 | Hakozaki Maru | 10,423 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | 1945 torpedoed and sunk |
| 1922 | Haruna Maru | 10,423 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | Torpedoed and sunk in 1944 |
| 1923 | Hakusan Maru | 10,423 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | Stranded and abandoned in 1943 |
| 1926 ( 1920 ) | Taiyo Maru | 14,000 GRT | k. A. | 1920: TKK / 1926 NYK / k. A. |
| 1926 ( 1908 ) | Tenyo Maru | 13,400 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | 1908: TKK / 1926 NYK / 1933 out of service |
| 1926 ( 1911 ) | Shinyo Maru | 13,400 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | 1911: TKK / 1926 NYK / 1936 out of service |
| 1929 | Asama Maru | 16,975 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | Torpedoed and sunk in 1944 |
| 1930 | Chichibu Maru | 16,975 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Yokohama | Torpedoed and sunk in 1943 |
| 1930 | Tatsuta Maru | 16,975 GRT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | k. A. |
| 1930 | Terukumi Maru | 11,930 GRT | k. A. | Sunk in 1939 after being hit by a mine |
| 1930 | Yasakumi Maru | 11,930 GRT | k. A. | Torpedoed and sunk in 1944 |
| 1930 | Hikawa Maru | 11,622 GRT | Yokohama Dockyard Co. Ltd., Yokohama | 1968: Museum ship in Yokohama |
Cruise ships
| year | Surname | tonnage | shipyard | Status / fate |
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| 1990 | Crystal Harmony | 49,400 GT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | Asuka II (2006) |
| 1991 | Asuka | 28,717 GT | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki | 2006 Takeover by Phoenix Reisen Bonn, new name Amadea |
| 1995 | Crystal Symphony | 51,044 GT | Kvaerner-Masa-Yards AB, Turku | 2015 Genting Hong Kong takes over the cruise brand Crystal Cruise Lines |
| 2003 | Crystal Serenity | 68,870 GT | Chantiers de l'Atlantique SA, St. Nazaire |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ocean Alliances. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 10, 2017 ; accessed on May 31, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hapag-Lloyd founds a major alliance. (No longer available online.) May 13, 2016, formerly in the original ; accessed on May 31, 2017 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chris Cooper, Kiyotaka Matsuda: Japanese Shipping Companies to Merge Container Operations . In: gCaptain , October 30, 2016 (English)
- ↑ Shock for Japanese shipping lines as merger plan is rejected by US FMC . In: The Loadstar , May 3, 2017 (English)
- ↑ NOTICE OF BUSINESS COMMENCEMENT OF OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS. April 2, 2018, accessed April 3, 2018 .
- ^ Inauguration of Ocean Network Express. Retrieved April 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Start of service at ONE. April 3, 2018, accessed April 3, 2018 .
- ^ K Line, MOL and NYK name joint venture . In: Hansa Online , May 31, 2017.
