"K" Line - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Company Profile
A long standing tradition of excellence in transportation service and reliability.
From its beginnings in 1919 to its state-of-the-industry technological advancements of today, "K" Line has been dedicated to serving the shipping community.
"K" Line is a worldwide integrated transportation enterprise prepared to address
the challenges of an ever changing environment.
The "K" Line of today occupies a
significant place in the Trans-Pacific and North American cargo trade. It operates 26
liner routes between the Far East and Europe, Central and South America, Australia, Africa
and North America. A global enterprise of major proportions, "K" Line has earned
it reputation as one of the world’s premier shipping lines.
Long known for its emphasis on specialized
service, "K" Line’s Liner Service has developed exclusive advanced systems
in areas including container handling, garments, and self-contained double-stack trains
for refrigerated containers and other commodities. Its fleet of 337 vessels is among the
most advanced in the world, and includes many new state-of-the-art containerships, tramp
and specialized carriers, car carriers and tanker and gas carriers.
The distinctive red "K" Line
containers are among the most sophisticated in the world. Its fleet of more than 70,000
containers is comprised of every size and description, including refrigerated and
garment-on-hanger containers.
"K" Line is a fully integrated
intermodal transportation company linking the entire Pacific Rim with North America and
Europe. Multiple weekly fixed-day sailings between the Pacific Northwest and Southwest and
the Pacific Rim as well as weekly fixed day sailings between Europe and the United States
East Coast offer direct connections to "K" Line’s exclusive double stack
train service covering the United States, Canada and Mexico. Headquartered in
Richmond, VA, "K" Line America, Inc. is the company’s North American arm, serving 27
offices throughout the United States and Canada.
Whatever your cargo, whatever the fashion, "K" Line has the ability to
service the world with integrated logistical services on a global scale.