CONTAINER TRANSPORT

Delivering tailored services with one of the world's largest marine transport networks

A variety of goods that are essential to our daily lives, including food, electrical appliances, etc., are transported via container vessels.

In recent years, the global flow of goods has dramatically changed along with increasing economic development in BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Additionally, the volume of cargo movement via container vessels has also been increasing. In order to respond to the future demands for container transport, NYK will proceed to build 36 vessels to add to its fleet of 111 container vessels currently in operation.

NYK is making efforts not only to expand its fleet but also to construct the largest service-route network in the world. The Grand Alliance (GA), an organization established by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), Hapag-Lloyd Container Line Gmbh (Germany), Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (Malaysia), and Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (Hong Kong), currently offers joint-operation services using 125 container vessels. Further, in October 2005, the organization reached a business cooperation agreement with the New World Alliance (TNWA). They began their cooperation by exchanging slots in the Asia-Europe and Asia-Mediterranean trade routes, and introducing a new jointly operated Asia-North American East Coast route from March 2006.

Utilizing this large-scale transportation network, the NYK Group will continue to expand its shipping capacity, number of operation services, and number of ports of call in order to further increase the comprehensive strength of the NYK Group.