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In carrier merger, carriers, Container Shipping & Transport, Global Business, International Shipping, International Shipping Company, Japan, K Line, shippers, shipping, shipping companies

Posted February 1, 2018

ONE Is in Business Starting Today

Japan’s “Big 3” shipping companies—K Line, MOL, and NYK— joined forces to form the joint venture Ocean Network Express (ONE). And starting today (February 1st, 2018) you can [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In 2M, carrier alliances, carrier merger, carriers, International Shipping, Ocean Alliance, shipping companies, THE Alliance, Yang Ming

Posted October 5, 2017

Is THE Alliance in Trouble?

THE Alliance members are “falling further behind in the megamax vessel stakes,” Alphaliner was quoted as saying in an article by Mike Wackett in the Loadstar. The headlining point of [...]

Investigations in Deadly Collision Between NYK Containership & US Destroyer

By Jared Vineyard

In container shipping, International Shipping

Posted June 27, 2017

Investigations in Deadly Collision Between NYK Containership & US Destroyer

Tragic news came out of the international shipping industry about a week ago when a Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) container ship collided with a US Navy destroyer, killing seven US sailors. [...]

Japan’s Big 3 Becoming ONE in Practice & Name

By Jared Vineyard

In antitrust,, carrier merger, carriers, container carriers, International Shipping, K Line

Posted June 1, 2017

Japan’s Big 3 Becoming ONE in Practice & Name

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have given a name to their upcoming joint venture. In a joint press release [...]

FMC Stops Japan’s Big 3 Carriers From Jumping the Gun on Merger

By Jared Vineyard

In carrier alliances, carrier merger, carriers, Container Shipping & Transport, K Line, shipping

Posted May 4, 2017

FMC Stops Japan’s Big 3 Carriers From Jumping the Gun on Merger

The “Tripartite Agreement” is what it was called–an agreement between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (K Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) that included [...]