K Line

This article is about the Japanese shipping company. For other uses, see K-line (disambiguation).
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
"K" Line
Company typePublic KK
TYO: 9107
OSE: 9107
NAG: 9107
FSE: 9107
IndustryTransport
Founded1919; 105 years ago (1919)
FounderKojiro Matsukata
HeadquartersUchisaiwaichō,
Chiyoda, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
  • Iyazu Tokogawa (CEO)
  • Shigeru Masuda, MBA (COO)
  • Hideyoshi Yamamoto (CFO)
SubsidiariesInternational Transportation Service
Websitewww.kline.co.jp
K Line container
Smokestack of a K Line vessel.
A K Line container mounted on a trailer is on a road in Belgium.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (川崎汽船株式会社, Kawasaki Kisen Kabushiki gaisha, branded as "K" Line) is a Japanese transportation company. It owns a fleet that includes dry cargo ships (bulk carriers), container ships, liquefied natural gas carriers, Ro-Ro ships, tankers, and container terminals. It used to be the fourteenth largest container transportation and shipping company in the world, before becoming part of Ocean Network Express in 2017.