Who owns "K" Line?
"K" Line is owned by K Line (Japan, TSE: 9107).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Corporate Profile - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Founded
- 1919
- Category
- Travel & transport › Container & bulk shipping
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9107
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About "K" Line
K Line is the brand of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., which its own corporate profile says was established on 5 April 1919. The profile lists marine, land, air and through transportation among its business lines, with a head office in Tokyo.
Ownership timeline of "K" Line
Where "K" Line sits in K Line
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in container & bulk shipping, and who owns them
The 78 brands in container & bulk shipping on Brandtree belong to 76 owners. The largest is Bahri, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bahri Dry Bulk | Bahri | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Klaveness Combination Carriers | Klaveness | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Navig8 | ADNOC L&S | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Ardmore Shipping | Ardmore Shipping | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| ESL Shipping | Aspo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Awilco LNG | Awilco LNG | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| BW LPG | BW LPG | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| C3is | C3is | 🇬🇷 Greece |
About the owner: K Line
K Line is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9107.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) says on its corporate profile, dated 30 June 2026, that it was established on 5 April 1919, has its head office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo and a registered head office in Kobe, and is listed on the Tokyo exchange. It lists marine, land and air transportation among its business lines and reports 29 domestic and 257 overseas affiliated companies.
🇯🇵 "K" Line and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; "K" Line is not one of them.
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
- Azuma Shipping — Azuma Shipping 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of "K" Line?
The parent company of "K" Line is K Line, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is "K" Line Japanese?
Yes. "K" Line originated in Japan in 1919 and its owner, K Line, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is "K" Line still owned by K Line?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, "K" Line is still owned by K Line. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Corporate Profile - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. — Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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