Talk:Nippon Yusen

Importance
I don't know whether these assessments of article importance matter, but am utterly baffled that WikiProject Ships could rate an article on NYK, for a century one of the largest and most important shipping lines in the world, as of "low importance." Keacla1 (talk) 11:33, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Accounting business strategy?
I found this link while looking for something else. This suggests an unconventional perspective for an evaluation and assessment of NYK Line in the seven decades before 1950: I'm posting this link in case someone else is inspired to make something more of this? Forensic accounting as an historical research tool? --Tenmei (talk) 23:51, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Yamaguchi, F. "Asset valuation and accounting strategy within the Japanese shipping industry c.1876–c.1950," in Accounting, Business & Financial History, Vol. 11, No. 3, November 1 (200l). pp. 283-292. London: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group.

Advertisment/graphic art
Although illustrative images of advertisements, brochures, etc. and other graphic art do enhance the quality of this article, I would construe photographs as more "encyclopedic." In due course, I would like to see graphic art relegated to a gallery at the bottom of the page because a superior array of photographs has been uploaded. Until then, the artwork remains a good step in a constructive direction.

I wonder if other editors share this view? --Tenmei (talk) 14:38, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Notability?
Several former NYK Line vessels are identified on the List of Japanese Hell Ships:


 * Aki Maru 6,023 GT.
 * Amagi Maru 3,165 GT.
 * Asama Maru 17,000 GT.
 * Chichibu Maru 17,500 GT.
 * Heiyo Maru 9,815 GT.
 * Hikawa Maru 11,622 GT.
 * Ikoma Maru 3, 157 GT.
 * Kamakura Maru 5,846 GT.
 * Lima Maru 6,989 GT.
 * Lisbon Maru 7,053 GT.
 * Maya Maru 3,145 GT.
 * Mayebashi Maru 7,005 GT.
 * Mishima Maru 7,905 GT.
 * Moji Maru 3,757 GT.
 * Nagato Maru 5,898 GT.
 * Rakuyo Maru 9,419 GT.
 * Rokko Maru 3,038 GT.
 * Shinyo Maru 13,030 GT.
 * Shinyu Maru 3,182 GT.
 * Taian Maru 3,159 GT.
 * Tango Maru 6,893 GT.
 * Tatsuta Maru 17,000 GT.
 * Tottori Maru 5,913 GT.
 * Toyama Maru 7,090 GT.
 * Toyohashi Maru 7,031 GT.
 * Yamagata Maru 3,807 GT.

__________ Posonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1931). The Nomenclature of the N.Y.K. Fleet. Tokyo: Nippon Yusen Kaisha. OCLC 32495915

My guess is that inclusion on this list is a sufficient demonstration of WP:Notability? --Tenmei (talk) 22:53, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Timeline
The following timeline material was added here by an unknown contributor from Calcutta --see here. My guess is that this is a NYK corporate history timeline -- perhaps copied from a NYK website? As you can see by scanning the original posting, the data was poorly formatted. There is no verification for any of it.

I didn't know what to do with this beyond repairing the format errors so that the text can be examinedd by anyone else who might want to sort it out ...? Could this be a constructive step which didn't quite work out well ...? --Tenmei (talk) 01:50, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
 * 1870	Tosa Clan establishes Tsukumo Shokai Shipping company.
 * 1872	Tsukumo Shokai renamed Mitsukawa Shokai.
 * 1873	Mitsukawa Shokai renamed Mitsubishi Shokai.
 * 1875	Mitsubishi Shokai starts Japan's first overseas liner service between Yokohama and Shanghai; Mitsubishi Shokai changes name to Mitsubishi Kisen, then to Mitsubishi Mail Steamship Company.
 * 1882	Kyodo Unyu Kaisha established.
 * 1885	Yubin Kisen Mitsubishi Kaisha and Kyodo Unyu Kaisha merge on September 29 to form Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK); new company inaugurates operations on October 1 with a fleet of 58 steamships.
 * 1886	Liner service between Nagasaki and Tientsin begins.
 * 1890	Liner service between Manila and Kobe begins.
 * 1893	Japan's first long-distance liner service begins on Bombay route. Nippon Yusen Kaisha becomes a joint-stock corporation and changes its name to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha.
 * 1896	London branch opened. Liner service begins on European, Seattle, and Australian routes.
 * 1899	NYK joins Straits Outward (eastbound) Conference. Liner service to London begins on eastbound leg of Europe-Asia route.
 * 1902	NYK joins Straits Homeward (westbound) Conference.
 * 1911	Calcutta liner service begins.
 * 1914	Tokushima Maru becomes first Japanese ship to pass through the newly completed Panama Canal.
 * 1915	Westward around-the-world liner service begins.
 * 1916	Liner service to New York via the Panama Canal begins. New Zealand liner service begins.
 * 1917	Liner service to the east coast of South America begins.
 * 1918	Mediterranean liner service begins.
 * 1919	Liner service to Hamburg and Liverpool begins.
 * 1920	New York branch opens.
 * 1923	Departure of Nagasaki Maru inaugurates Japan-China (Nagasaki-Shanghai) Rapid Express Service. Near-Sea Department becomes separate entity; renamed Kinkai Yusen Kaisha Ltd. for handling coastal and short-range international service. NYK's Tokyo headquarters moves into newly completed Marunouchi Yusen Building. NYK ships provide relief for victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake.
 * 1926	NYK acquires Dai-ni Toyo Kisen Kaisha, gaining routes to San Francisco and the west coast of South America.
 * 1929	Distinctive twin red stripes on white background becomes official funnel marking for NYK vessels. Luxury passenger liner Asama Maru begins service on San Francisco route.
 * 1930	Chichibu Maru and Tatsuta Maru (San Francisco route), Hikawa Maru (Seattle route), and Terukuni Maru and Yasukuni Maru  (European route) begin service.
 * 1934	Liner service to Gulf of Mexico ports in Latin America begins. Bombay route extended to Persian Gulf ports.
 * 1935	NYK marks 50th anniversary.
 * 1936	Scandinavian liner service begins.
 * 1937	Madras liner service begins. Eastbound around-the-world liner service begins.
 * 1939	NYK acquires Kinkai Yusen Kaisha Ltd.
 * 1942	Three NYK ships, Asama Maru, Tatsuta Maru, and Kamakura Maru, provide transport for the exchange of U.S., British, and Japanese diplomats.
 * 1945	Only 37 vessels, totaling 155,469 gross tons, remain after World War II.
 * 1950	Japan's first private-sector vessel to sail an international shipping route since World War II brings rice from Thailand. Hikawa Maru and two other ships resume service to North America.
 * 1951	Bangkok liner service begins. Liner service resumes to India and Pakistan, to New York, and to Seattle.
 * 1952	Liner service resumes on Asia-Europe routes via the Suez Canal. Australia liner service resumes.
 * 1953	Service to Gulf of Mexico ports in Central America resumes.
 * 1954	Liner service to the east coast of South America resumes. Middle East liner service resumes.
 * 1956	Westbound around-the-world liner service resumes.
 * 1957	Liner service to the west coast of Central America resumes.
 * 1958	Black Sea liner service begins.
 * 1962	World's first large LPG carrier, Bridgestone Maru, and heavy lifter Wakasa Maru completed.
 * 1964	NYK and Mitsubishi Shipping Co. Ltd. merge; newly enlarged NYK Group owns 153 vessels of 2,287,696 deadweight tons.
 * 1965	Sitka Maru, Japan's first pulp carrier, commissioned.
 * 1967	Chikushi Maru, ore and oil carrier, begins service.
 * 1968	Hakone Maru, Japan's first fully containerized ship, begins service on new California route.
 * 1969	Near Seas and domestic coastal services transferred to Kinkai Yusen Kaisha Ltd. NYK Line (Hong Kong) Ltd. and NYK (Thailand) Co. Ltd. established. Container service to Australia begins.
 * 1970	Container service to the West Coast of North America begins.
 * 1971	Container service to Europe begins.
 * 1972	Container service to the East Coast of North America begins.
 * 1973	NYK listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
 * 1975	First foreign bond in Japanese shipping industry issued (in the Federal Republic of Germany; DM50 million).
 * 1978	NYK headquarters moves into newly completed Yusen Building. NYK, three other Japanese shipping companies, and All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. establish Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA).
 * 1979	Container service to Persian Gulf begins.
 * 1980	Australia-Malaysia-Persian Gulf container service begins.
 * 1981	Container service to the west coast of South America begins. Container service to South Africa begins.
 * 1983	NYK Line (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. established. LNG shipments from Indonesia to Japan initiated.
 * 1985	NYK centennial celebration. Double-stack container train service begins between Los Angeles, Chicago, and Cincinnati in cooperation with Southern Pacific  Transportation.
 * 1986	Long-term vision, "NYK 21," introduced. Logistics Research and Development Center opens.       Toronto Logistics Center completed.
 * 1987	Ultraefficient containership California Mercury launched; known as a pioneer ship and navigable with an 11-member crew. Ohi Logistics Center opens in Tokyo.
 * 1988	NYK Systems Research Institute established. NYK Line (North America) Inc. established.    Hong Kong Logistics Center completed.
 * 1989	NYK Ship Management Co. Ltd. established. NYK Line (Europe) Ltd., NYK Bulkship (USA) Inc., and NYK Bulkship (Europe) Ltd. established. Bangkok, Los Angeles, and Sydney logistics centers open. Rokko Logistics Center (Kobe) opens.
 * 1990	Singapore Logistics Center opens. Worldwide Information Network Services for Logistics (WINS) implemented on transpacific routes. World-class luxury cruise ship Crystal Harmony, expedition ship Frontier Spirit, and party yacht Lady Crystal begin service.
 * 1991	Nippon Liner System Co. Ltd. acquired; container liner service to New Zealand begins.       Asuka, Japan's largest luxury cruise ship, begins service.  Los Angeles and Oakland container terminals open. Three British transport and distribution companies acquired.  Logistics centers  opened in Antwerp (Belgium), Port Kelang (Malaysia), and Milton Keynes (United Kingdom).        Majority interest acquired in Australian cruise company Dectar Pty. Ltd.        Laem Chabang (Thailand) Container Terminal opens.    NYK Line (Australia) Pty. Ltd. and NYK Shipping (N.Z.) Ltd. established.
 * 1992	Kaohsiung (Taiwan) Container Terminal opens. Milan (Italy) Logistics Center opens.
 * 1993	Liner service begins between the west coast of South America and Europe. Double-hull tanker Takamine Maru completed. NYK Maritime Museum opens in Yokohama.
 * 1994	Kobe Container Terminal opens. NYK Line (Deutschland) GmbH, NYK Line (Benelux) B.V., and NYK Line (Sverige) AB established.   NYK-supported Yamaha wins Whitebread yacht race.        Yokohama Container Terminal opens.  NYK Tennoz Building completed.  NYK Altair, 4,800 TEU containership, launched.
 * 1995	Good Hope Express Service links Asia, South Africa, and the east coast of South America.        Luxury cruise ship Crystal Symphony completed.   NYK Line (China) Co. Ltd. established.         Ocean Carrier Technology Laboratory opens.
 * 1996	New container service by the Grand Alliance for the United States and Europe trades starts.         Qatar LNG service starts.
 * 1997	Tanker accident by Diamond Grace occurs in Tokyo Bay.
 * 1998	New container service by the New Grand Alliance for the United States and Europe trades starts.   NYK and Showa Line Co. Ltd. merge, adding three owned vessels of 549,031 deadweight tons and 75 chartered vessels of 6,140,134          deadweight tons to the shipping lineup.       Taipei branch established.
 * 1999	UWDC transloading base opens.     Liner Division and Car Carrier Division obtain ISO 9002 certification.
 * 2000	NYK decides to build a third vessel for Crystal Cruises.    NYK enters a new business field with the establishment of e-JAN Co. Ltd.       NYK Logistics (China) established.
 * 2001	"Double Wing," the unified group logo bearing the words "NYK Logistics & Megacarrier," launched.       NYK Shipmanagement Co. Ltd. established in Singapore.
 * 2002	NYK (including chartered fleet) obtains ISO14001 certification, world's first for a shipping company.     Ceres Terminals Inc. in the United States acquired.
 * 2003	NYK Logistics (Europe) Ltd., a united logistics company, established.  NYK 21 "Forward 120," the company's medium- and long-term group management vision, announced.    Renewed NYK Maritime Museum opens in the Yokohama Yusen Building.
 * 2004	All NYK logistics subsidiaries uniformly rebranded as "NYK Logistics."   MTI (Monohakobi Technology Institute) established for the development of new technology.    Office of Corporate Citizenship (OCC) established.
 * 2005	Relief offered for areas overwhelmed by natural disasters.  New medium-term management plan, "New Horizon 2007," released.   Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) becomes a consolidated subsidiary of NYK.   Resident representative established in Russia.    NYKLauritzenCool AB established.   The Grand Alliance and the New World Alliance announce cooperation on key trade routes.     NYK Line (Italy) S.p.A established.
 * 2006	Local trade headquarters in São Paulo established for container transport operations for South Africa and Central/South America service routes.    Resident representative established in Istanbul.     NYK Group and Yamato Group form strategic alliance.    NYK Line (Rus) LLC established.
 * 2007	NYK deploys 38 containerships that have Alternative Maritime Power capability. NYK-TDG Maritime Academy opens in the Philippines.
 * 2008	"New Horizon 2010," the company's new medium-term management plan, released. NYK Cool Earth Project launched.    Auriga Leader, a solar-power-assisted vessel, completed.

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