Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) has won orders for a Dry Inert Gas Generator (DIGG) for ships under construction at Japan Marine United (JMU).

Container lines are planning a $600 per feu general rate increase on the transpacific trade on 1 August.

NYK Group has acquired a 30% stake in Consorcio de Servicios Internacionales S.A. (CSI) Group, a car logistics company in Mexico.  

NYK has seen an 18.1% reduction in its CO2 emissions per unit of cargo in FY2013, well exceeding the target it set itself in 2008 for a 10% reduction by 2013.

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) announced an improvement in its profitability for the year ended 31 March 2014 (FY2013) despite being hit by a JPY5.32bn ($53.3m) extraordinary loss for one of its subsidiaries.

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) plans to invest JPY530bn ($5.13bn) in LNG carriers and the offshore business over the next five years, while making its container and dry bulk segments more asset light.

K Line has been fined JPY5.7bn ($56m) by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) after its car trades fell foul of antitrust regulations.

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and MCC Transport, Maersk's intra-Asia container line, have announced a new service, Perseus, which will call at Japan, South China and Thailand.

NYK is participating in new services between Japan and Indonesia, alongside other members of the G6 Alliance.

The G6 Alliance members have released the proposed port rotations for the expansion of Asia-North America West Coast and Trans-Atlantic services.