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Car Carrier Business
Pure car carrier services for completely built-up cars, high & heavy vehicles, machinery and static cargo, plus related vehicle logistics.
Description
"K" LINE has operated car carriers since 1970, when it deployed TOYOTA MARU No.10, Japan's first pure car carrier (PCC). It provides car carrier routes linking manufacturing and consuming countries.
Key features
- Height-adjustable decks for passenger cars, buses, trucks, heavy machinery, boats and static cargo on roll trailers
- Logistics for completely built-up cars: carrier car transport, temporary storage and pre-delivery maintenance
- Short sea and coastal transport in Europe via subsidiary "K" Line European Sea Highway Services GmbH (KESS)
- Fuel tanks within a triple-bottom structure and electrically-controlled engines on car carriers
- Group fleet of 99 car carriers, 1,699,970 DWT (as of September 30, 2026)
Specifications
| Car carrier fleet (Sept 30, 2026) | 99 vessels, 1,699,970 DWT |
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