CategoryMaritime
Overview
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) is a Tokyo-based Japanese shipping company developing autonomous ships and maritime automation systems, including the NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator for unmanned maritime operations.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Category
Revenue
Autonomous projects
Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Where NYK Line's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Safety record
No incidents on record for NYK Line.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operated deployments (1)
- NYK Autonomous Ship DemonstratorHaneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan
Operator customers (1)
- NYK Line1 deployment
Recent coverage
NYK Line in third-party press
MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program Solving Social Issues by Developing World-leading Technologies - 日本郵船株式会社
NYK and University of Michigan to develop shipbuilding robot assistants - Smart Maritime Network
NYK car carrier tests autonomous navigation links with Singapore port systems - Splash247
Peer companies
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Sea Machines Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Fully Autonomous Ship Project MEGURI2040 stage 1 (World's first...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
NYK Line DFFAS autonomous ship consortium documentary
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is NYK Line?
- Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) is a Tokyo-based Japanese shipping company developing autonomous ships and maritime automation systems, including the NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator for unmanned maritime operations.
- What does NYK Line make?
- NYK Line has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator (NYK Line builds physical robots).
- Who competes with NYK Line?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to NYK Line building in the same form factors include Saildrone, Saronic Technologies, BAE Systems, Kongsberg Maritime.
- Where is NYK Line headquartered?
- NYK Line is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Where does NYK Line operate robots?
- NYK Line operates 1 verified deployment, including at Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan.
- Is NYK Line a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, NYK Line ranks in roughly the top 69% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was NYK Line founded?
- NYK Line was founded in 1885.
- Is NYK Line safe?
- NYK Line has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for NYK Line.Peer companies
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Sea Machines Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning NYK Line from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program Solving Social Issues by Developing World-leading Technologies - 日本郵船株式会社
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NYK and University of Michigan to develop shipbuilding robot assistants - Smart Maritime Network
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NYK car carrier tests autonomous navigation links with Singapore port systems - Splash247
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NYK car carrier completes Singapore autonomous navigation trial - Seatrade Maritime News
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Car Carrier Elder Leader Conducts Demonstration Trial of Autonomous Navigation System Integration with Singapore Port Systems - 日本郵船株式会社
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NYK, MPA test autonomous vessel integration systems - Port Technology
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NYK vessel conducts autonomous navigation with Elder Leader LNG car carrier
NYK Line LNG-fuelled car carrier Elder Leader conducts autonomous deepsea navigation tests, advancing toward autonomous shipping.
NYK Report 2025 — Financial and Strategic Overview
NYK Line reports 2025 financial results with $16B revenue, advancing autonomous shipping and fleet expansion.
NYK Orders Next-Generation Marine DX Equipped Car Carrier - 日本郵船株式会社
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Japanese and Singaporean players team up to accelerate fleet-wide decarbonization - Offshore-Energy.biz
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Neptune Robotics Raises $52 Million Series B Led by Granite Asia, with Strategic Investment from NYK Line - AI Insider
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Granite Asia leads Neptune Robotics’ US$52 million Series B funding round - The Business Times
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/nyk-line.md
- RSS feed: /companies/nyk-line/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b9e4cecb-5541-4611-a89c-d076b305e41c
- Revision history: /companies/nyk-line/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Sea Machines Robotics2 models
Reality vs attention
NYK Line draws attention at the 52nd percentile but verifies reality at the 35th percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap +16.8, 6th widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026