NYK Bulkship (Europe) Ltd., a British subsidiary of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line), has secured a long-term charter contract with Italy's largest power supplier, Enel S.p.A. (ENEL). The contract calls for the use of two post-Panamax carriers for ten years. This is the first long-term charter contract that the NYK Group has secured with a European power supplier.

NYK Logistics has been awarded a further contract with Land Rover to manage the supply of components to point of fit on the Defender and Range Rover production lines at Solihull.

NYK Logistics (UK) Ltd has expanded its supply chain solution to meet increased volumes for specialist automotive castings company, Meridian Technologies United Kingdom (MTUK).  Established in Canada 25-years ago, MTUK started production at a new Nottingham facility in July 2003. The company is a global leader in the production of magnesium die casting automotive parts.

Recently voted the world’s leading consumer electronics brand and one of the world’s Top 100 brands overall, Samsung has entrusted its entire UK consumer products supply chain to NYK Logistics with a new three year contract. Building on NYK’s existing business for Samsung’s consumer electronics, mobile phone and camera divisions, the new three year contract is for the nationwide distribution of Samsung’s white goods product ranges.

NYK Logistics (UK) Ltd has been awarded the title of ‘Best Service Provider’ by Tesco in its first international Supplier Value Awards. NYK is one of two international supply chain partners to Tesco, managing the flow of products and information from vendors in the Far and Middle East and Europe into Tesco’s Central European and UK distribution networks. Having worked with Tesco for the last seven years, the NYK Logistics operation has grown substantially from the management of just 600 containers in 1999 to a projected 30,000 in 2006.