Logan International Airport - Boston, MA (March 31, 2008)

I had no idea what this "boat" was but I was sitting in the terminal - just waiting - so I decided to take a picture.

Japan-based Nippon Yusen Kaisha or NYK Line, is one of the largest shipping companies in the world. It is a core Mitsubishi company.

The company traces its history back to the Tsukumo Shokai Shipping company founded by the Tosa clan in 1870. In 1875, as Mitsubishi Shokai, it inaugurated Japan's first passenger liner service, with a route from Yokohama to Shanghai. The company merged with Kyodo Unyu Kaisha (founded 1882) in 1885 and adopted its present name.

Logan International Airport - Boston, MA (March 31, 2008)

I had no idea what this "boat" was but I was sitting in the terminal - just waiting - so I decided to take a picture.

Japan-based Nippon Yusen Kaisha or NYK Line, is one of the largest shipping companies in the world. It is a core Mitsubishi company.

The company traces its history back to the Tsukumo Shokai Shipping company founded by the Tosa clan in 1870. In 1875, as Mitsubishi Shokai, it inaugurated Japan's first passenger liner service, with a route from Yokohama to Shanghai. The company merged with Kyodo Unyu Kaisha (founded 1882) in 1885 and adopted its present name.