1948 |
Founded by the late Shotaro Kitamura, former Executive Managing Director of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. |
1954 |
Started as the Japanese general agent for the Salen Skau Gjen Line North American route. Knutsen Line, a Norwegian member, opened a regular route between Japan and Western Australia. |
1962 |
Began acting as the Japanese general agent for Salen Shipping Companies, the world's largest refrigerated shipping company at the time (later: Lauritzen Cool). Started brokering services for small refrigerated ships sailing to West Africa and the Mediterranean. |
1964 |
Engaged in the transportation of frozen fish, frozen meat, fruits, and other goods by handling the brokering of small refrigerated transport ships owned by the American Marine Chartering Corp, sailing from West Africa to Puerto Rico. |
1971 |
Second president, Shoji Kitamura, takes office. |
1985 |
Elected as a Japanese member of the Multiport Ship Agencies Network, a global organization of shipping agents. |
1988 |
Began full-scale used car transportation to New Zealand and Georgetown. |
1998 |
Agency for container collection for Southeast Asia by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.'s regular routes. |
1999 |
Third president, Kenta Kitamura, takes office. Began acting as an agent for American Independent Line. |
2002 |
Spun off the shipping business. Became a 100% subsidiary of INTEROCEAN Co., Ltd., INTEROCEAN SHIPPING CORPORATION. |
2003 |
Started agency business for JEBSENS. |
2012 |
Fourth president, Shigetaka Sugai, takes office. Established as INTEROCEAN SHIPPING CORPORATION. |
2013 |
Headquarters relocated to 2nd Floor, Shinkawa Frontier Building, 1-25-12 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan (Current location). |
2022 |
New building name, Lucid Square Shinkawa. |