Japan-based Nippon Yusen Kaisha (日本郵船株式会社 Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 9101) (Japan Mail Shipping Line) or NYK Line, is one of the largest shipping companies in the world. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The, or TSE, located in Tokyo, Japan, is the second largest Stock exchange market in the world by market value second only to the New York Stock Shipping is physical process of Transporting goods and Cargo. It is a core Mitsubishi company. The, Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi
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History
1870-1900
The company traces its history back to the Tsukumo Shokai Shipping company founded by the Tosa clan in 1870. The was a Feudal domain in Tosa Province of Japan (present-day Kōchi Prefecture) during the Edo period. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1875, as Mitsubishi Shokai, it inaugurated Japan's first passenger liner service, with a route from Yokohama to Shanghai. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A passenger ship is a Ship whose primary function is to carry passengers is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million The company merged with Kyodo Unyu Kaisha (founded 1882) in 1885, and adopted its present name. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
The merged company had a fleet of 58 steamships and expanded its operations rapidly, first to other ports of the East and then worldwide, with liner service to London inaugurated in 1899. A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
1900-1937
NYK became a state monopoly. In Economics, government monopoly (or public monopoly) is a form of Coercive monopoly in which a Government agency is the sole provider of a The majority of Japanese merchant ships, tankers and liners sailed with it, before and during the Pacific war. The Pacific War was the part of World War II —and preceding conflicts—that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands and in East Asia, between Regular services linked Kobe and Yokohama with South America, Batavia, Melbourne, Cape Town; and frequent cruises to San Francisco and Seattle. is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1 is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Other routes connected local Chinese cabotage vessels on the Chinese coasts and upper Yangtze. Cabotage is the Transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country
Ocean routes went east from Japan to Vancouver (Canada) or Seattle(USA). Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Another way was to stop in Hawaii, and continue to San Francisco and the Panama Canal. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the The next commercial routes were south from Japan, across the East China Sea. The East China Sea is a Marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1249000 km² These went to South East Asia, the China coasts, and towards India and the Indian Ocean, to Europe or Batavia (Dutch Indies), or Australia and New Zealand. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. See http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/WikipediaFootnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the tags and the template below For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The fastest sevices took ten days from Yokohama to Seattle, and one month to Europe.
Local sea routes connected 78 home seaports (38 open to foreign trade). Yokohama, Kobe and Osaka had the greatest importance for trading with Japan. These ports had the third, fourth and eighth place in net tonnage registered in the world. Coal passed from Moji to Osaka and Yokohama. Karafuto timber represented a third part of local trade. History Japanese settlement on Sakhalin dates to at least the Edo period. Soy bean products from Dairen and Ryojun arrived at Yokohama. Dalian (;; Japanese: Dairen Russian: Далянь Dalian or Дальний Dalny is the governing Sub-provincial city in the eastern Liaoning Lüshun city or Lüshunkou or (literally Lüshun Port ( formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun, is a town located at the extreme southern The sugar cane of the South Pacific Mandate and Formosa, cotton, salt and minerals represented other important parts of these transport transactions. Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae The was the Japanese League of Nations Mandate consisting of several groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean which came under the administration of Japan Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The current funnel livery was introduced in 1929. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The company also ran services connecting metropolitan Japan to its exterior provinces (Chosen, Karafuto, Kwantung, Formosa and South Mandate) of the Empire. History Japanese settlement on Sakhalin dates to at least the Edo period. Kwantung ( is a coastal area of northeastern China which is remembered most for its connection to Japan 's Kwantung Army. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The was the Japanese League of Nations Mandate consisting of several groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean which came under the administration of Japan During the war the NYK Line operated a military transport service for Japanese Army and Navy troops. Many vessels were sunk by the Allied navies, and installations and ports were attacked from the air. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Its surviving vessels and equipment were confiscated by the Allied authorities, as reparations, or taken by recently liberated Asian states, during 1945-46. War reparations refer to the monetary compensation intended to cover damage or injury during a war
1945-present
World War II resulted in the destruction of much of the fleet, but by the mid-1950s NYK ships were again seen around the world. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive
As the demand for passenger ships dwindled in the 1960s, NYK expanded its cargo operation, running Japan's first container ship Hakone Maru on a route to California in 1968 and soon establishing container ship routes to many other ports. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Container ships are Cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size containers in a technique called Containerization. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. NYK became a partner in Nippon Cargo Airlines in 1978, and in 1985, added United States container train service in cooperation with Southern Pacific. or NCA, is a Cargo airline based in Tokyo, Japan. It operates scheduled cargo services in Asia and to Europe and the North Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
NYK revived its passenger ship business in 1989 with cruise ships operated by its newly-formed subsidiary Crystal Cruises. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience Crystal Cruise Lines, most commonly seen as Crystal Cruises, is a luxury Cruise ship line founded in 1988 and notable for its two medium-sized high-end It is the tenth largest container transportation and shipping company in the world. Containerization (or containerisation) is a system of Intermodal freight transport Cargo Transport using standard ISO containers Containerization (or containerisation) is a system of Intermodal freight transport Cargo Transport using standard ISO containers
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- Richard Cook and Marcus Oleniuk (April 2007). John Wilson was the Anglicized name of Captain Frederick Walgren, a Swedish Sailor and O-yatoi gaikokujin (foreign professional who was active Vessel The New Carissa was a Panamanian flagged dry Bulk freighter optimized for carriage of wood chips owned by the Japanese Around the World in 40 Feet, Two Hundred Days in the Life of a 40ft NYK Shipping Container. WordAsia Publishing. ISBN 978-988-97392-3-2
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