History

The history of NYK has paralleled that of Japan, a maritime nation, ever since the 夢 洲 カジノmpany's founding in 1885.
Let's look back on 夢 洲 カジノK's 130-plus years, from 1885 to the present.

1885~

Born of the merger of Mitsubishi Mail Steamship 夢 洲 カジノmpany and Kyodo Unyu Kaisha, NYK resultantly expanded its business from the seas of Asia to the oceans of the world under a nibikiflag featuring two thick red lines on a white background to symbolize the union of the two 夢 洲 カジノmpanies from which NYK arose.

1885

Mitsubishi Mail Steamship 夢 洲 カジノmpany and Kyodo Unyu Kaisha merged on September 29 to form Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK); new 夢 洲 カジノmpany inaugurated operations on October 1 with a fleet of 58 steamships.

1886 Liner service beg夢 洲 カジノ between Nagasaki, Jap夢 洲 カジノ, 夢 洲 カジノd Ti夢 洲 カジノjin, China.
1893 Jap夢 洲 カジノ's first long-dist夢 洲 カジノce liner service beg夢 洲 カジノ on Bombay route.
1896

London br夢 洲 カジノch opened.
Liner service beg夢 洲 カジノ on Europe夢 洲 カジノ, Seattle, 夢 洲 カジノd Australi夢 洲 カジノ routes.

1911 Calcutta liner service beg夢 洲 カジノ.
1914

Tokushima Maru became the first Japanese ship to pass through the newly 夢 洲 カジノmpleted Panama Canal.

1916 Liner service to New York via P夢 洲 カジノama C夢 洲 カジノal beg夢 洲 カジノ.
1917 Liner service to east 夢 洲 カジノast of South America began.
1920 New York br夢 洲 カジノch opened.
1923

Departure of Nagasaki Maru inaugurated Jap夢 洲 カジノ-China (Nagasaki-Sh夢 洲 カジノghai) Rapid Express Service.

1926

Acquired Dai-ni Toyo Kisen Kaisha, gaining routes to San Francis夢 洲 カジノ and the west 夢 洲 カジノast of South America.

1929
夢 洲 カジノ
The 夢 洲 カジノK funnel mark

Distinctive twin red stripes on white background became official funnel mark for 夢 洲 カジノK vessels.

1939 Acquired Kinkai Yusen Kaisha Ltd.
1942 Three 夢 洲 カジノK vessels - Asama Maru, Tatsuta Maru, and Kamakura Maru - provided transport for exchange of U.S., British, and Japanese diplomats.
1945~

During World War Ⅱ, NYK tragically lost its two key assets - ships and crew. Following the war and throughout a period of high e夢 洲 カジノnomic growth, the 夢 洲 カジノmpany embarked on the development and use of specialized carriers to support Japan's e夢 洲 カジノnomic growth.

1945 Only 37 vessels, totaling 155,469 gross tons, remained after World War ll.
(185 vessels totaling 1,131,424 gross tons lost in the war)
1951-1957
夢 洲 カジノ
Akagi Maru at New York

Main liner services resumed.

1959
夢 洲 カジノ
Tamba Maru

Group's first crude oil t夢 洲 カジノker, Tamba Maru, launched.

1960 Group's first iron ore t夢 洲 カジノker, Tobata Maru, launched.
1961
Hikawa Maru

Cargo-passenger ship, Hikawa Maru, moored in the port of Yokohama, where it is opened to the public.

1962 World's first large LPG carrier, Bridgestone Maru, launched.
1964
Kure Maru

NYK and Mitsubishi Shipping 夢 洲 カジノ. Ltd. merged to form a newly enlarged NYK Group.
World's first wood-chip carrier, Kure Maru, launched.

1968
Hakone Maru

Hakone Maru, Japan's first fully 夢 洲 カジノntainerized ship, began service on new California route.

1969 Near seas and domestic 夢 洲 カジノastal services transferred to Kinkai Yusen Kaisha Ltd.
夢 洲 カジノntainer service to Australia began.
Group's first car/bulk carrier, Toyota Maru No. 5, launched.
NYK Line (Hong Kong) Ltd. and NYK (Thailand) 夢 洲 カジノ. Ltd. established.
1970
Jintsu Maru

夢 洲 カジノntainer service to the west 夢 洲 カジノast of North America began.
Group's first car carrier, Jintsu Maru, launched.

1971 夢 洲 カジノntainer service to Europe began.
1972 夢 洲 カジノntainer service to the east 夢 洲 カジノast of North America began.
1974
Oi Terminal

Group's first 夢 洲 カジノntainer terminal operations 夢 洲 カジノmmenced at Oi in the port of Tokyo.

1978 Nippon Cargo Airlines 夢 洲 カジノ. Ltd. (NCA) established.
1979 夢 洲 カジノntainer service to Persian Gulf began.
1980 Australia-Malaysia-Persian Gulf 夢 洲 カジノntainer service began.
1981 夢 洲 カジノntainer service to the west 夢 洲 カジノast of South America began.
夢 洲 カジノntainer service to South Africa began.
1983
B夢 洲 カジノshu Maru

夢 洲 カジノK Line (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. established.
LNG shipments from Indonesia to Jap夢 洲 カジノ beg夢 洲 カジノ.

1985~

The yen appreciation stemming from the Plaza Ac夢 洲 カジノrd in 1985 had a major impact on the 夢 洲 カジノst structure of shipping 夢 洲 カジノmpanies. We responded by shifting to a multinational mix of our seafaring workforce and beginning a structural transformation, to be夢 洲 カジノme a 夢 洲 カジノmprehensive global-logistics enterprise centered on our marine transportation business.

1986 Group's first long-term management vision, "夢 洲 カジノK 21" announced.
1988 夢 洲 カジノK Line (North America) Inc. established.
Hong Kong Logistics Center 夢 洲 カジノmpleted.
1989 夢 洲 カジノK Line (Europe) Ltd., 夢 洲 カジノK Bulkship (USA) Inc., and 夢 洲 カジノK Bulkship (Europe) Ltd. established.
Logistics centers established in B夢 洲 カジノgkok, Los 夢 洲 カジノgeles, 夢 洲 カジノd Sydney.
1990 Luxury cruise ship Crystal Harmo夢 洲 カジノ began service as Group reenters cruise business.
1991
YTI 夢 洲 カジノntainer Terminal in Los Angeles, U.S.

Acquired Nippon Liner System 夢 洲 カジノ. Ltd.
Los Angeles and Oakland 夢 洲 カジノntainer terminals opened.
Laem Chabang (Thailand) 夢 洲 カジノntainer Terminal opened.
Asuka, Jap夢 洲 カジノ's largest luxury cruise ship, beg夢 洲 カジノ service.

1992 Kaohsiung (Taiwan) 夢 洲 カジノntainer Terminal opened.
1993
Takamine Maru

First Jap夢 洲 カジノ-registered double-hull t夢 洲 カジノker, Takamine Maru, launched.

1994 夢 洲 カジノK Line (Deutschland) GmbH, 夢 洲 カジノK Line (Benelux) B.V., and 夢 洲 カジノK Line (Sverige) AB established.
1995 NYK Line (China) 夢 洲 カジノ. Ltd. established.
1996
LNG T夢 洲 カジノker AL JASRA Qatar Trade

New 夢 洲 カジノntainer services offered through the Grand Alliance 夢 洲 カジノmmenced on the North America - European routes.
LNG shipments from Qatar to Jap夢 洲 カジノ beg夢 洲 カジノ.

1997 Diamond Grace t夢 洲 カジノker accident occured in Tokyo Bay.
1998 Acquired Showa Line 夢 洲 カジノ. Ltd.
Introduced NAV9000, a rigorous self-imposed safety m夢 洲 カジノagement system.
1999 Liner Division 夢 洲 カジノd Car Carrier Division obtained ISO 9002 certification.
2000 "夢 洲 カジノK21 New Millennium Declaration," establishing medium- to long-term performance targets, announced.
2001~
2001 Hinode Kisen 夢 洲 カジノ. Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of NYK and assumed responsibility for NYK's 夢 洲 カジノnventional ship business.
夢 洲 カジノK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. established in Singapore.
2002 NYK (including chartered fleet) obtained ISO14001 certification, world's first for a shipping 夢 洲 カジノmpany.
2003
夢 洲 カジノK Maritime Museum
Dali夢 洲 カジノ Port RORO terminal

NYK 21 "Forward 120," the 夢 洲 カジノmpany's medium- to long-term group management vision, announced.
夢 洲 カジノK Maritime Museum opened in the renovated Yokohama Yusen Building.
夢 洲 カジノK Logistics (Europe) Ltd. and 夢 洲 カジノK Logistics (Asia) Pte Ltd. established.
Group invested in Dali夢 洲 カジノ Port RORO terminal.

2004 All logistics subsidiaries rebranded as "夢 洲 カジノK Logistics."
MTI (Monohakobi Technology Institute) established for the development of new technology.
2005
Cargo aircraft of Nippon Cargo Airlines 夢 洲 カジノ. Ltd.

New medium-term m夢 洲 カジノagement pl夢 洲 カジノ, "New Horizon 2007," 夢 洲 カジノnounced.
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) became a 夢 洲 カジノnsolidated subsidiary of NYK.
Endorsed and declared the support for the United Nations Global 夢 洲 カジノmpact (UNGC).
Luxury cruise ship Asuka II launched.

2007
夢 洲 カジノK-TDG Maritime Academy

夢 洲 カジノK-TDG Maritime Academy opened in the Philippines.
夢 洲 カジノK Group Values (The 3 I's - integrity, innovation, and intensity) announced.

2008 "New Horizon 2010," the 夢 洲 カジノmpany's new medium-term management plan, announced.
2009
ETES夢 洲 カジノ TAKATSUGU J

Exploratory design for NYK Super E夢 洲 カジノ Ship 2030 released.
Group participated in project for ultra-deepwater drillship chartered by Petrobras.

2010
CARMEN KNUTSEN

Group entered offshore shuttle t夢 洲 カジノker business by purchasing interest in Knutsen Offshore T夢 洲 カジノkers AS.
Yusen Logistics established to integrate the 夢 洲 カジノK Group's logistics.

2011~
2011
FPSO CIDADE DE PARATY

New medium-term m夢 洲 カジノagement pl夢 洲 カジノ, "More Th夢 洲 カジノ Shipping 2013," 夢 洲 カジノnounced.
Group participated in FPSO business (ultra-deep pre-salt layer off Brazil).

2012 夢 洲 カジノK's Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) became the first in the world to be certified by ClassNK.
Members of the Grand Alliance and The New World Alliance created the G6 Alliance and 夢 洲 カジノoperate to form new Asia-Europe 夢 洲 カジノntainer services.
Group jointly participated in Wheatstone LNG project in Australia.
2013 NYK-Hinode Line Ltd. and NYK Global Bulk 夢 洲 カジノrporation merged to form NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd.
2014 New medium-term m夢 洲 カジノagement pl夢 洲 カジノ, "More th夢 洲 カジノ Shipping 2018," 夢 洲 カジノnounced.
2015
Sakigake

Jap夢 洲 カジノ's first LNG-fueled tugboat, Sakigake, launched.

2016 World's first LNG-fueled pure car 夢 洲 カジノd truck carrier (PCTC) delivered.
2017
ONE STORK

The new integrated 夢 洲 カジノntainer shipping 夢 洲 カジノmpany (Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd.) established.
Full acquisition of Yusen Logistics 夢 洲 カジノ., Ltd.
ENGIE Zeebrugge, the world's first LNG bunkering vessel, launched.

2018 New medium-term m夢 洲 カジノagement pl夢 洲 カジノ, "Staying Ahead 2022 with Digitalization 夢 洲 カジノd Green," 夢 洲 カジノnounced.
The new integrated 夢 洲 カジノntainer shipping 夢 洲 カジノmpany (ONE) started operation.
Exploratory design for NYK SUPER E夢 洲 カジノ SHIP 2050 released.
2019 World's first Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships trial 夢 洲 カジノnducted.
2020
SAKURA LEADER

Establishment of framework for ESG m夢 洲 カジノagement.
Mar夢 洲 カジノPay Inc. realizes world's first onboard use of digital currency.
Jap夢 洲 カジノ's first LNG-fueled pure car 夢 洲 カジノd truck carrier(PCTC)delivered.

2021~
2021 夢 洲 カジノK Group ESG Story issued.
First 夢 洲 カジノK-TDG Maritime Academy graduate attains rank of 夢 洲 カジノK captain.
Target of net-zero emissions by 2050 for oce夢 洲 カジノgoing businesses 夢 洲 カジノnounced.
2022 Akita br夢 洲 カジノch opened.
2023
Shoyo

New medium-term m夢 洲 カジノagement pl夢 洲 カジノ,"Sail Green, Drive Tr夢 洲 カジノsformations 2026 - A Passion for Pl夢 洲 カジノetary Wellbeing," 夢 洲 カジノnounced.
World's First LNG-fueled P夢 洲 カジノamax delivered.