Company Information
History
| 1917 | Dec | Azuma Shipping Co., Ltd. was established and started lighter transportation in Tokyo bay as an exclusive operator for Yamashita Steamship Co., Ltd. |
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| 1951 | Aug | Registered as a port harbor company at 6 ports, i.e. Keihin, Yokosuka, Moji, Yahata, Tokuyama and Tsukumi under the Port Transport Business Act (effective from May of the year; later in Dec. 1962, a revision of the Act effected the switch to a licensing system). |
| 1952 | Aug | M.S."Ryuyo Maru" was purchased and started maritime transportation of the products of Onoda Cement Co., Ltd. (Now, TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION). |
| 1955 | Nov | Harada Niyaku Co., Ltd. (now, an affiliate accounted for using equity method) was established to be fully entrusted for the Company's coastal operations at Tokyo Bay. |
| 1962 | May | Licensed to operate warehousing. |
| 1969 | Feb | Mutsumi Shipping Co., Ltd. and Chuo Transport Co., Ltd. were merged into the Company. |
| Sep | Licensed to operate coastal transportation (Class 1 entity). | |
| 1970 | Apr | Licensed to operate customs clearance. |
| 1973 | May | Licensed to operate renting or leasing of coastal ships. |
| 1988 | Oct | Eastern Marine System Co., Ltd. (now, a consolidated subsidiary) was established to make the Company's cement shipping more competitive. |
| 1989 | May | Shares in Kinki Transport & Terminal Co., Ltd. (now, a consolidated subsidiary) were taken over to strengthen the base for harbor transportation in the Hanshin area. |
| 1991 | Jun | SIAM AZUMA MULTI-TRANS CO., LTD. (now, a non-consolidated subsidiary accounted for using equity method) was established in Thailand as a central base in Southeast Asia for international freight forwarding. |
| 1993 | feb | Toyu Co., Ltd. (now,Azuma Logitec co.,Ltd. now, a consolidated subsidiary) was established to expand land transportation in the Keihin area. |
| 1994 | Apr | Maritime Transport Division was organized. |
| Oct | We offer Yokohama Daikoku-cho land (we own) for leasing, Yokohama Liquefied Gas Terminal Co., Ltd. (now, an affiliate accounted for using equity method) was established through joint investment with IWATANI CORPORATION. | |
| 1999 | sep | Licensed to operate industrial waste collection and transport. |
| 2000 | Apr | Keihin Business Division was organized. |
| Nov | AZM Marine S.A. (now, a consolidated subsidiary) , an overseas subsidiary, was established in Panama for the purpose of overseas transportation of cement. | |
| 2003 | Jul | Ferry Transportation Division, Kanto Business Division, Chubu-Kansai Business Division (now, Chubu Business Division), Kyushu Business Division and Tokyo Land Transportation Division were organized. |
| 2006 | Jan | Buzen Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. and Kubota Kaiun Co., Ltd. were merged to establish Buzen Kubota Kaiun Co., Ltd (now, a consolidated subsidiary) to strengthen the business base. |
| Mar | Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. | |
| 2007 | Mar | Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Tandem Global Logistics, a new network of NVOCC business, was developed to improve quality and expand volume of international multimodal transportation. | ||
| Apr | AZUMA CIS, LLC, an overseas subsidiary, was established in Moscow, Russia, to acquire more commercial rights in the CIS. | |
| Tandem Global Logistics (NL) B.V. was established through joint investment in Netherlands to reinforce the NVOCC network and to improve quality and expand volume of international multimodal transportation. | ||
| May | In order to strengthen land transportation in Thailand, the land transportation division of Siam Azuma Multi-Trans Co., Ltd. was spun off into Azuma Transport Services (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (now, a non-consolidated subsidiary accounted for using equity method). | |
| 2008 | Dec | Stock of Kanto Air Cargo Co. (now, a consolidated subsidiary) , Ltd. was acquired with the view of strengthening and expanding domestic logistics businesses. |
| 2010 | Jun | Tandem Global Logistics (Japan) Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) was established through joint venture with KSA International Inc. to further promote and expand the operation of the Tandem businesses in Japan and to meet domestic demand for air freight services. |
| 2011 | Oct | Azuma Shipping Mongolia LLC and Tandem Global Logistics Mongolia LLC were established to expand business in Mongolia. |
| As part of the development of new businesses, Azuma Shipping (Qingdao) Co., Ltd., an overseas subsidiary, was established in Qingdao in order to secure a new operational base in the Northern China area as well as to promote various logistics businesses. | ||
| 2012 | Apr | Toyu Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to Azuma Logitec Co., Ltd. |
| Aug | AZUMA FARM MIE, a cherry tomato plant factory, was constructed in Tsu, Mie in order to verify the agriculture business. | |
| 2014 | Mar | Certified as an AEO（Authorized Economic Operator）Warehouse Operator by Tokyo Customs. |
| 2016 | Mar | Certified as an AEO（Authorized Economic Operator）Customs Broker by Tokyo Customs. |
| 2017 | Apr | The Business Headquarters Division was established, integrating with the International Transportation Division, in order to improve the Group’s sales operation and maximize the Group profit. |
| Aug | Expanded facility of AZUMA FARM MIE and started full-scale operation as a new business. | |
| 2019 | apr | Constructed a Hazardous Cargo Multi-workstation in the Shinmoji area of Kyushu and started operation. |
| 2021 | Dec | Started flexitank liquid transportation service. |
| 2022 | Apr | Shift to "Standard Market" due to the reorganization of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Aug | With the aim of entering the passenger ship boarding business, Tosei Marine Co., Ltd. (current consolidated subsidiary) was established. |