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Osaka Shosen Kaisha (O.S.K.) [c.1901- ]

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 22:00

From the website of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

The history of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines dates back to 1878, when the iron-hulled steamer “Hideyoshi Maru” began ocean transport of Miike coal (between Kuchinotsu and Shanghai), and to 1884 when 55 small and medium-sized shipowners in Osaka jointly established the Osaka Shosen Kaisha [english name: Osaka Mercantile Steamship Company Ltd.].