Nippon Yusen

shipping company

Nippon Yusen (日本郵船株式会社, Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki Kaisha), also known as NYK Line, is one of the largest shipping companies in the world.[1] It is a core Mitsubishi company. The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.[2]

NYK Maritime Museum and NYK's Yokohama branch

History

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The company history began with the Tsukumo Shokai shipping company which was founded by the Tosa clan in 1870.

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References

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  1. NYK Line, "About" Archived 2009-05-10 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-9-5.
  2. NYK, Tokyo (Headquarters) Archived 2010-07-30 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on 2012-9-5.

Other websites

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  Media related to Nippon Yusen at Wikimedia Commons