Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Company Description
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha engages in the provision of various logistics services worldwide.
It operates through six segments: Liner Shipping, Air Transportation, Logistics, Bulk Shipping, Real Estate, and Other.
The company offers liner trading services, such as container shipping, and terminal and stevedoring services for containerships, car carriers, and cruise ships; and air cargo transportation services.
It also provides various transportation services, including overland delivery by truck or train, customs brokerage, forwarding, non-vessel operating common carrier, as well as origin vender management and buyers’ consolidation services.
In addition, the company offers supply chain management services, such as inspection, sorting, labeling, and repackaging services; warehouse storage; delivery to designated recipients; milk-runs; vender managed inventory; and IT-based inventory management services.
Further, it provides bulk shipping services comprising transport services for finished automobiles, heavy construction machines, and used cars; transportation services for bulk freight, including iron ore, coal, and wood chips; and transportation services for crude oil, petroleum products, chemicals, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas, and coal.
Additionally, the company is involved in the rental, sale, and management of real estate properties; and in the upstream areas of the supply chain for oil and natural gas.
Furthermore, it operates Asuka II, a luxury cruise ship; and engages in the research and development of transport systems in the fields that include vessel operations, safety, environment, energy saving, etc. The company was incorporated in 1885 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Country | Japan |
Founded | 1885 |
Industry | Marine Shipping |
Sector | Industrials |
Employees | 35,243 |
CEO | Takaya Soga |
Contact Details
Address: 3-2, Marunouchi 2-chome Tokyo, 100-0005 Japan | |
Phone | 81 3 3284 5151 |
Website | nyk.com |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | NPNYY |
Exchange | OTCMKTS |
Fiscal Year | April - March |
Reporting Currency | JPY |
ISIN Number | US6546333047 |
SIC Code | 4731 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
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Yutaka Higurashi | Senior Managing Executive Off, Chief Compliance Off, Chief Executive Officer of General Affairs HQ and Director |
Takaya Soga | President, Chief Executive Officer, Group CEO and Representative Director |
Akira Kono | EVice President, Exec Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive of Mgmt Planning and ESG Strategy HQ and Rep. Director |
Yasushi Yamamoto | Executive Officer and GM of Technical Group |
Yasuyuki Takahashi | Group Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Officer |
Yasuaki Okada | General Manager of IR Group |
Yasunobu Suzuki | Managing Executive Officer, CHRO and Deputy Chief Executive of General Affairs Headquarters |
Nobuhiro Kashima | Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Executive of Technical Headquarters |
Yutaka Ikeda | Managing Executive Officer and Chief Executive of Automotive Business Headquarters |
Hisaya Higuchi | Managing Executive Officer, Chief Safety Officer of Marine and Deputy Chief Executive of Technical HQ |