Who owns Meiji Shipping?
Meiji Shipping is owned by Meiji Shipping Group (Japan, TSE: 9115).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: コーポレート・ガバナンスに関する報告書 (Corporate Governance Report), 9 July 2026, Meiji Shipping Group Co., Ltd, 9 July 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Meiji Shipping Group Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Kobe
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Category
- Travel & transport › Container & bulk shipping
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9115
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Meiji Shipping
Meiji Shipping owns and manages ocean-going ships including crude and product tankers, LNG carriers, chemical tankers, LPG carriers and car carriers, mostly on time charter to major shipping companies, according to its English site. It sits within Meiji Shipping Group Co., Ltd., which reports no parent company.
Ownership timeline of Meiji Shipping
- Current owner Meiji Shipping Group [1] reported
Where Meiji Shipping sits in Meiji Shipping Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Meiji Shipping Group ownership tree →
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: Meiji Shipping Group
Meiji Shipping Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kobe, Japan. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9115.
Meiji Shipping Group is a Kobe-headquartered Japanese shipping company that also runs hotel, real estate and nursery and nursing-home businesses. Its Corporate Governance Report updated 9 July 2026 states it has no parent company and no controlling shareholder other than a parent, and lists Meiji Tochi Tatemono as the largest holder with 8.30 percent, ahead of Kyomachi Sangyo (6.20 percent) and Medica Support (5.10 percent).
Meiji Shipping Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Meiji Shipping 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; Meiji Shipping is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Meiji Shipping?
The parent company of Meiji Shipping is Meiji Shipping Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Meiji Shipping Japanese?
Yes. Meiji Shipping originated in Japan and its owner, Meiji Shipping Group, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Meiji Shipping still owned by Meiji Shipping Group?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Meiji Shipping is still owned by Meiji Shipping Group. 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] コーポレート・ガバナンスに関する報告書 (Corporate Governance Report), 9 July 2026 — Meiji Shipping Group Co., Ltd., Stock exchange filing, published 9 July 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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