Who owns NYK Line?
NYK Line is owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan, TSE: 9101).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: NYK Line corporate profile. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Category
- Travel & transport › Container & bulk shipping
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9101
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About NYK Line
NYK Line is the trade name of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, whose own profile page gives 29 September 1885 as its establishment date and a head office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The page lists liner trade, logistics, automotive, dry bulk and energy businesses, and a cruise business among other services.
Ownership timeline of NYK Line
Where NYK Line sits in NYK 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: NYK Line
NYK Line is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9101.
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, trading as NYK Line, says on its profile page that it was established on 29 September 1885, has its head office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and lists its shares on the Tokyo Prime Market. The page, dated 1 June 2026, names liner trade, logistics, automotive, dry bulk and energy among its business lines. Its group page and site also carry Ocean Network Express, the container line in which NYK holds a stake.
🇯🇵 NYK 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; NYK Line 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 NYK Line?
The parent company of NYK Line is Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is NYK Line Japanese?
Yes. NYK Line originated in Japan and its owner, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is NYK Line still owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, NYK Line is still owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. 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] NYK Line corporate profile — NYK Line, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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