Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd. (Abbreviation: NMCC; ja, 日産専用船株式会社, Nissan Senyōsen Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese
roll-on/roll-off
Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using ...
shipping company owned by
Nissan Motors
, trading as Nissan Motor Corporation and often shortened to Nissan, is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun brands, ...
(60%) and
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines ( ja, 株式会社商船三井, Kabushiki-gaisha Shōsen Mitsui; abbreviated MOL) is a Japanese transport company headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the largest shipping companies in the world.
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(40%).
Overview
The company fleet includes 9 deep sea
Car carrier vessels, each one with a gross tonnage between 46,000 and 60,000
GT.
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, 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.
In Europe,
Port of Amsterdam
The port of Amsterdam ( nl, Haven van Amsterdam) is a seaport in Amsterdam in North Holland, Netherlands. It is the 4th busiest port in Europe by metric tonnes of cargo. The port is located on the bank of a former bay named the IJ and the Nor ...
is used as the
home port for all main discharging and transhipment activities of imported and exported Nissan cars.
In August 2017 a large fine was applied by the
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n
Fair Trade Commission against
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines ( ja, 株式会社商船三井, Kabushiki-gaisha Shōsen Mitsui; abbreviated MOL) is a Japanese transport company headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the largest shipping companies in the world.
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and Nissan Motor Car Carrier for antitrust law violation.
Select list of ships
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* Asian Spirit
* Jupiter Spirit
* Leo Spirit
* Nordic Spirit
* Pleiades Spirit
* Venus Spirit
* World Spirit
* United Spirit
* Luna Spirit
* Andromeda Spirit
See also
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United European Car Carriers
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is a Norwegian roll-on/roll-off shipping line, created in 1990 and based in Oslo, Norway. The company primarily transports cargo on short sea routes within Europe.
History
The company had its roots in Ugland-A ...
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KESS - K Line Europe Short Sea
K Line European Sea Highway Services GmbH (KESS) is a roll-on/roll-off shipping line based in Bremen, Germany and is a subsidiary of the Japanese shipping line K Line.
Company overview
KESS was founded by K Line Tokyo in 2003 and operates with a ...
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Euro Marine Logistics
Euro Marine Logistics NV (EML) is a European short sea roll-on/roll-off shipping and logistics company, with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. It was originally jointly owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Höegh Autoliners, before MOL acquired fu ...
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Toyofuji Shipping
Toyofuji Shipping Co is a roll-on/roll-off shipping company based in Nagoya, Japan and owned by Toyota Group. It has a subsidiary branch in Europe for short sea operations within the region, located in Belgium.
Overview
The company was created ...
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Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Nippon Yūsen Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan Mail Shipping Line), also known as NYK Line, is a Japanese shipping company and is a member of the Mitsubishi '' keiretsu''. The company headquarters are located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It operates a ...
References
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Fleet gallery
File:Asian_Spirit_p1_Port_of_Amsterdam_10-Mar-2007.jpg, mv Asian Spirit
File:Car_carrier_Jupiter_Spirit.jpg, mv Jupiter Spirit
File:Nordic_Spirit_in_Newcastle.JPG, mv Nordic Spirit
File:Pleiades_spirit_in_Gdańsk_(Poland).jpg, mv Pleiades Spirit
File:POT_Sept_2006_02.jpg, mv World Spirit
External links
Official website
Shipping companies of Japan
Ro-ro shipping companies
Car carrier shipping companies
Nissan