Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Fremantle Highway fire
A fire aboard the K Line-operated car carrier killed one crew member and injured 16 others. The ship was carrying 3,783 vehicles, including 498 electric cars. The cause was reported as unknown in the cited reference, and the vessel was later towed to Eemshaven.
2022
India fines car carrier companies over cartel conduct
Fine or penalty
India's Competition Commission of India imposed fines totaling nearly $8.5 million on NYK Line, K-Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nissan Motor Car Carrier Company after finding them guilty of violating competition law through cartel conduct. The commission also ordered the companies to stop cartel actions and not enter such agreements in the future.
India’s Competition Commission of India imposed fines totaling nearly $8.5 million on NYK Line, K-Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nissan Motor Car Carrier Company after finding them guilty of violating competition law through cartel conduct. The commission also ordered the companies to stop cartel actions and not enter such agreements in the future.
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The companies were also ordered to stop any cartel actions and not peruse agreements in the future.
Indian authorities fined several of the major Japanese car carrier companies after finding the firms guilty for violations of India’s Competition Act, which prohibits anti-competitive agreements including cartels. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a total fine of nearly $8.5 million, while also holding libel executives of the companies for the anti-competitive conduct and passing a cease-and-desist order against the illegal cartel.
After reviewing all of the evidence, the CCI entered its final order against Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nissan Motor Car Carrier Company for having created and operated a cartel impacting the maritime motor vehicle transport services operated on multiple trade routes for original equipment manufacturers.
2019
Australian vehicle-shipping cartel conviction
The Australian Federal Court convicted K Line for criminal cartel conduct involving price fixing for vehicles transported into Australia. The court imposed an AUD 34.5 million fine.
2018
Makassar Highway grounding and oil spill
The car carrier grounded near Sweden's Tjust archipelago and released an estimated 14,000 litres of oil. Reports cited an unsafe route choice, inoperable communications and black-box equipment, disabled alarms, and a crew member's intoxication-related conviction or penalty. Environmental authorities investigated the spill.