Nissan Motor Car Carrier
Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd. (Abbreviation: NMCC; Japanese: 日産専用船株式会社, romanized: Nissan Senyōsen Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese roll-on/roll-off shipping company owned by Nissan Motors (60%) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (40%).
Industry | Transport |
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Founded | 1965 |
Headquarters | Chūō, Tokyo, Japan |
Number of employees | 72 |
Parent | Nissan |
Website | www.nissancarrier.co.jp |
Overview
The company fleet includes 9 deep sea Car carrier vessels, each one with a gross tonnage in between 46,000 and 60,000 GRT.
The main business is the sea carriage of new Nissan and sister brands vehicles manufactured in Japan and Mexico, all over the world and specifically to US, Europe, intra Asia and Middle East.
Its subsidiary, Euro Marine Carrier is a short sea operator in Europe,[1] also in charge of carrying Nissan models to more peripheral European ports, not directly called by NMCC.
NMCC also has a cooperative business relationship with the Norwegian shipping company, Höegh Autoliners.[2]
In Europe, Port of Amsterdam is used as the home port for all main discharging and transhipment activities of imported and exported Nissan cars.[3]
In August 2017 a large fine was applied by the South Korean Fair Trade Commission against Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Nissan Motor Car Carrier for antitrust law violation.[4]
Select list of ships
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- Asian Spirit
- Jupiter Spirit
- Leo Spirit
- Nordic Spirit
- Pleiades Spirit
- Venus Spirit
- World Spirit
References
- "Join forces in Europe". Automotive Logistics. August 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- "MOL buys out Hoegh". Tradewinds. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Nissan Car Carriers". Port of Amsterdam. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- "Antitrust breached". Marine Link. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
See also
- United European Car Carriers
- KESS - K Line Europe Short Sea
- Euro Marine Logistics
- Toyofuji Shipping
- Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Fleet gallery
- mv Asian Spirit
- mv Jupiter Spirit
- mv Nordic Spirit
- mv Pleiades Spirit
- mv World Spirit