Our Tramper Services in Asian waters are provided by bulk carriers ranging 5,000DWT upto 20,000DWT.
Vessels of over 10,000DWT mainly carry coal from Russia and Indonesia to Japan and cement from Japan to Southeast Asia. Also vessels of less than 10,000DWT mainly carry steel products from Japan to China and Southeast Asia and logs,lumber and plywood from Southeast Asia.
One aspect of our services is that since the beginning, unrivaled fleet scale has always been allowing us greater flexibility in vessel allocation. Moreover, we have been quick to grasp our customers' needs by providing best suited vessel to maritime transport among our variety of fleet, particularly our High Freeboard Vessels and offering a variety of maritime transport ideas as well. With our customer-oriented approach, we have acquired a high level of trust from our customers.
In recent years, the remarkable growth of newly developing nations in Asian waters has been changing the way of maritime. By accurately grasping such changing needs, we will continue to pursue efficient allocation of vessels for our customers as ever.
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Hong Kong Representative Office
Hong Kong Representative Office
General Manager
In April 1984, Hong Kong Representative Office was opened to gather information related the Marine Transport business in Hong Kong / China area.
Hong Kong Representative Office builds up a closer connection with our Shanghai Office because of the remarkable economic growth of China recently.
Now Hong Kong Representative Office has 1(one) Japanese and 3(three) local staffs.
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Shanghai Representative Office
Shanghai Representative Office Staff
In December 2002, Shanghai Representative Office was opened to gather information related the Marine Transport business in China area.
Shanghai Representative Office is a very important "base" for collecting such information because the economic of China is growing strongly in recent years.
Now Shanghai Representative Office has 1(one) Japanese and 3(three) local staffs.
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Vietnam Office
Vietnam Office Appearance
Daiichi Chuo Kisen Vietnam Office was opened in April 2010. The main purpose of this establishment is to support ship management business of cement tankers for the J/V Cement Company established by the major Japanese Cement Company and Vietnam Government-Managed Cement Company, and to gather information related the Marine Transport business in Vietnam where it's economic is growing remarkably.
In Vietnam, it's an important national strategy to produce huge volume of cement in North Area where has a vein of limestone and to transport/supply them to big consuming area, South Vietnam stably. That's why the our Vietnam Office and the above J/V Company should be required to fill a very important role to satisfy such Vietnam Policy.
Vietnam Office
Besides, we have over 20 years career of Vietnamese Crew Manning business and it's an important role for our office to keep and train up Vietnamese Crews continuously under the situation that shipping crews are shorthanded over the world recently.
We will keep expanding our activity as the only representative office of Daiichi Chuo Shipping Group in Vietnam.
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Manila Representative Office
Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha Manila Representative office is located in the center of Manila city, Philippines and we do our jobs with the member of Maranaw Luzon Shipping Co., Inc.
In November 1975, Maranaw Luzon Shipping Co., Inc. was established as a Crew Manning Company by the joint contribution of Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha and the Partners in Philippines, Captain Castaneda, Captain Miranda and Captain Guererro. "Maranaw" is a name of one of the tribe in Mindanao Island of Philippines and "Malanaw Luzon" means all area both of Mindanao and Luzon Island. Maranaw Luzon Shipping Co., Inc. is serving their busuness of a recruiting, training and manning of Philippine Crews for not only Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha but also Japanese Ship Owners.
Manila Representative Office Staff
Now our office members are One Japanese Chief Representative and one secretary and one driver but there are 23 staffs in our partner, Maranaw Luzon Shipping Co., Inc.
Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha always needs skillful, capable crew members on their operating vessels and to make out who is full-fledged crew in the next generation is very difficult . It looks like to win the first prize in a lottery. But we should perform our role which is to meet the demand from Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha by employing, training up Philippine Crews in the making with Maranaw Luzon Shipping Co., Inc. and supplying them to Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha.
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Fleet List
| TYPE OF VESSEL | WHEN BUILT | FLAG | DEADWEIGHT (MT) | DRAFT (M) | L.O.A. (M) | HA/HO | REMARK |
| BULK CARRIER | 2009 | PANAMA | 18,666 | 8.50 | 139.92 | 4/4 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 2007 | MARSHALL | 18,822 | 8.50 | 139.92 | 4/4 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 2007 | PANAMA | 16,556 | 8.53 | 134.90 | 3/3 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 2003 | PANAMA | 16,765 | 8.46 | 134.93 | 3/3 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 2006 | CYPRUS | 16,496 | 8.47 | 134.93 | 3/3 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 2002 | CYPRUS | 16,468 | 8.46 | 134.93 | 3/3 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 2007 | PANAMA | 16,466 | 8.47 | 134.93 | 3/3 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 2008 | CYPRUS | 16,382 | 8.47 | 134.93 | 3/3 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 2009 | PANAMA | 16,393 | 8.47 | 134.93 | 3/3 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 1999 | CYPRUS | 13,966 | 7.94 | 134.04 | 4/4 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 1999 | CYPRUS | 13,963 | 7.94 | 134.04 | 4/4 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 1999 | CYPRUS | 13,957 | 7.94 | 134.04 | 4/4 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 1998 | PANAMA | 8,793 | 8.23 | 99.97 | 2/2 | |
| BULK CARRIER | 2006 | HONG KONG | 8,565 | 7.62 | 111.69 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 1991 | PANAMA | 6,939 | 7.43 | 98.17 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 1998 | PANAMA | 5,728 | 7.11 | 91.68 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 1998 | PANAMA | 5,726 | 7.11 | 91.68 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 1998 | PANAMA | 5,713 | 7.11 | 91.68 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 2010 | PANAMA | 6,725 | 7.61 | 104.37 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 2005 | PANAMA | 9,446 | 8.61 | 101.50 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 1997 | PANAMA | 8,567 | 7.31 | 114.62 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 2006 | PANAMA | 10,147 | 8.60 | 108.22 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 2006 | PANAMA | 10,136 | 8.60 | 108.22 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 2007 | PANAMA | 10,116 | 9.08 | 103.63 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 2005 | PANAMA | 10,101 | 8.60 | 108.22 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 2007 | PANAMA | 10,125 | 9.08 | 103.63 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 2008 | PANAMA | 10,083 | 9.08 | 103.63 | 2/2 | |
| TWEEN DECKER | 2008 | PANAMA | 12,236 | 9.22 | 119.05 | 2/2 | |
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| CAR CARRIER | 1992 | PANAMA | 10,729 | 8.22 | 163.45 | ー | |
| CAR CARRIER | 2006 | PANAMA | 14,670 | 9.00 | 199.99 | ー | |
July 2010