A Brief History
| Feb. 1892 | Besshi Mine started the marine tranportation between Niihama and Onomichi by Owned Ship "Miyoshima Maru". |
Liverpool Maru
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| May. 1946 | Chuo Kisen Kaisha started. |
Kaifuku Maru
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| Oct. 1949 | The First Shipping Co., Ltd. Started. | |
| Oct. 1958 | Daiichi Senpaku Kaisha (currently Daiichi Chuo Senpaku kaisha) established. | |
| Oct. 1960 | Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha (Head Office: Kobe) formed by the Merger of The First Shipping Co., Ltd. and Chuo Kisen Kaisha. |
Chuo Maru
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| Jun. 1964 | Head Office moved from Kobe to Tokyo. | |
| Jan. 1965 | Daiichi Chuo Hakuyo-Sobi kaisha (currently Daiichi Chuo Marine Co., Ltd.) established. |
ASIA MARU
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| Oct. 1965 | Kitakyushu Representative Office opened. | |
| Mar. 1966 | Wakayama Representative Office opened. |
BINTAN MARU
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| Mar. 1969 | New York Representative Office opened. | |
| May. 1969 | Kashima Jitsugyo Kaisha established. | |
| Dec. 1970 | Daiichi Chuo Shipping (New York)Inc.(currently Daiichi Chuo Shipping (America)Inc.) established. |
Port of Wakayama
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| Jan. 1971 | Koyo Co., Ltd. (currently Daiichi Chuo Logistics Co., Ltd.) established. | |
| Sep. 1971 | Kashima Representative Office opened. |
Dowa Bild.
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| Nov. 1975 | Joint-venture company Maranaw Luzon Shipping Co., Ltd.(Manila) established. | |
| Apr. 1977 | Singapore Representative Office opened. |
ATLANTIC MARU
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| Sep. 1982 | First convertible bonds issued (6,000 million Yen). | |
| Nov. 1987 | Daiichi Kosan Kaisha (currently Daiichi Chuo Kosan Kaisha) established. |
KII MARU
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| Mar. 1988 | Daiichi Chuo Shipping (U.K.)Ltd. established. | |
| Apr. 1989 | Hong Kong Representative Office opened. | |
| Dec. 1990 | US$110 million (14,490 million Yen) bond with warrants issued. |
YAHIKO MARU
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| Mar. 1994 | Kitakyushu Representative Office closed. | |
| Jul. 1995 | Document of compliance for safety management system obtained. | |
| Jun. 1996 | Daiichi Chuo Shipping (Singapore)Pte. Ltd. established. |
CHIKUZEN MARU
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| Sep. 1999 | London Representative Office Closed. | |
| Nov. 1999 | Head Office moved from Chuo-ku, Tokyo to Koto-ku, Tokyo | |
| Oct. 2001 | Hoei Shipping Co., Ltd. established. |
Kibaeitai Bild.
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| Jun. 2002 | London Office reopened. | |
| Dec. 2002 | Shanghai Representative Office opened. | |
| Jun. 2005 | Kitakyushu Representative Office reopened. |
GREEN POWER
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| Nov. 2005 | ISO 14001 Certification for Environmental Management acquired. | |
| Nov. 2007 | Head Office moved from Koto-ku, Tokyo to Chuo-ku, Tokyo. | |
| Jan. 2010 | Kansai Representative Office opened. |
FIRST IBIS
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| Apr. 2010 | Vietnam Office opened. | |
