The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies NYK Line: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region. 2 sources back the record.
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
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company NYK Line has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Chubu Electric Power1× joint
- 2K Line1× joint
- 3Microsoft1× joint350 total
- 4PowerX1× joint
- 5PT Pertamina International Shipping1× joint
- 6Toyota Tsusho1× joint
Most recent
- with PT Pertamina International Shippingoperating
- with PowerXjust announced
- with K Lineoperating
NYK Line on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where NYK Line's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full NYK Line deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Takaya Soga President & CEOsecondary-verified
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 →
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
Peers
34 peers across 1 segment. Every NYK Line competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
marine(34)
29 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 5727.802012906746) · leader Anduril Industries at 7141%
- Anduril Industriesdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bedrock Oceandirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Water Autonomydirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Deep Trekkerdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- ECA Groupdirect competitor(inferred)strong
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.
Partnerships
4 total · 2 operating · 2 just announced
Every company NYK Line has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with PT Pertamina International Shippingoperating
- with PowerXjust announced
- with K Lineoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Chubu Electric Power1× joint
- 2K Line1× joint
- 3Microsoft1× joint350 total
- 4PowerX1× joint
- 5PT Pertamina International Shipping1× joint
- 6Toyota Tsusho1× joint
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- NYK Line x PT Pertamina International Shipping (Strategic Alliance)withPT Pertamina International Shippinginvestment2022-12-02operating
- development2022-05-23just announced
- NYK Line x K Line x Chubu Electric x Toyota Tsusho (LNG Bunkering JV)withK Line,Toyota Tsusho,Chubu Electric Powerjoint venture2018-01-26operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in NYK Line’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipNYK Line x PT Pertamina International Shipping (Strategic Alliance)
2022-12-02NYK concluded an investment agreement and strategic alliance agreement with PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), a shipping subsidiary of Indonesia's state-owned energy company. The partnership expanded in 2024 with an MoU to collaborate on business opportunities including LNG and energy shipping.
PartnershipNYK Line x PowerX (Zero Emission Ships & Ports)
2022-05-23NYK and PowerX formed a capital and business alliance for full-scale collaboration on zero-emission ships and ports, and promotion of renewable energy. The partnership focuses on accelerating adoption of offshore wind power and developing battery-powered maritime technology.
PartnershipNYK Line x K Line x Chubu Electric x Toyota Tsusho (LNG Bunkering JV)
2018-01-26K Line, Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Tsusho, and NYK Line established two joint ventures to operate LNG bunkering business in Japan. The four-company consortium provides LNG fuel supply to ships in Japanese ports, supporting the maritime industry's transition to cleaner fuels.
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
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
NYK Autonomous Ship Demonstrator at Tokyo
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
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
- L3Harris2 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
- L3Harris2 models
Video
Heat Index
Serious58/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
NYK Line draws attention at the 30th percentile but verifies reality at the 18th percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap +11.8, 9th widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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: Sep 6, 2026