The Japanese shipping group Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has announced today's acquisition of 80% of the share capital of NYK Energy Ocean Corporation (NEO), the new company to which all the activities of the Japanese ENEOS have been conferred Ocean with the exception of those relating to the fleet for transport of crude oil ( of 18 July 2024). NYK announced that the acquisition of this capital share was about 76 billion yen ($508 million).

NYK specified that NEO operates a fleet of 47 vessels, including 18 LPG vessels, 18 chemical tankers and product tankers and 11 bulk carriers and pointed out that, together with the 16 petroleum gas vessels operated by NYK, the NYK group becomes one of the world's leading LPG ship operators.