Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) have denied media reports of an oil spill from one of its VLCCs while discharging at a terminal in Tokyo Bay last Friday.

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) will build two new 165,000 cu m LNG carriers for Mitsubishi Corporation’s Diamond Gas International on the back of a time-charter contract.

Three container carriers, APL, Mistui OSK Lines (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), will jointly launch a new service between Asia and South America.

A Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) employee was sentenced to jail and fined after pleading guilty for conspiring to price fixings in the car carrier business.

Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) have made energy-saving adjustments to a containership, resulting in a 23% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions over half a year.

NYK Line is expanding its links between Japan, Thailand and Vietnam with the addition of a new 21-day weekly service, Phoenix 2.

Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has launched a new car transport service linking Mexico, North America and East Asia with two 6,000-6,500 ceu car carriers.

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) reported a nine-month net profit of $268.9m for the period ended 31 December 2014.

Orders have been placed at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for two LNG carriers its first for vessels to used for the transport shale gas exports from the US.

Japan's Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has pleaded guilty to price fixing of ocean shipping services for cars and trucks, and has agreed to pay a $59.4m criminal fine, according to the US Department of Justice.