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| 1892 |
In the port of Moji, Japan, which was the gateway to the Asian Continent in trade and transport at that time, Mashin Shokai's marine supply business commenced by the founder, Kamesaburo Inoue. |
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| 1901 |
The company was formed into a " limited partnership " |
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| 1937 |
The founder sold Mashin Shokai to Gotoh Zaimokuten and it was formed into a "limited partnership". ( The two companies had been in long and close business relationship in their trade of ship-use dunnage. ) |
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| 1938 |
Dalian Branch was opened for the area distribution of paint for Nippon Paint Co. Ltd. |
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| 1941 |
World War Two broke out.
Under the guidance of Japanese Government Transportation Bureau at that time, the Wartime Economic Control Law was put in force, in which all Japanese marine supply businesses were joined into a single distribution company by area to carry out wartime marine supply activities. |
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| 1945 |
World War Two ended.
After the war in Japan, there was no active marine supply business at a time because of scarcity of vessels to supply. Dalian Branch was forced to close in this year. |
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| 1948 |
Japanese supply businesses were released from the Wartime Economic Control Law. With a rapid recovery of shipping and trading business after the war, the company's marine supply business recuperated gradually.
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1948 - Wakamatsu Office established |
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1949 - Fukuoka Office established |
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1955 - Kobe Office established ( closed in 1985 ) |
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| 1960's |
During the period of post-war recovery followed by high economic growth, the company expanded its delivery facilities in Japan in order to satisfy the increasing demands of customers.
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1966 - Yokohama Office establishment |
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1976 - Osaka Office establishment |
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| 1970's |
To cope with the increase of overseas supply demand by shipping companies derived from diversification of their fleet operation, the company expanded its network in the Far East and Southeast Asia.
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1977 - Hong Kong Office established |
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1978 - Singapore Office established |
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1982 - Korea Office established |
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| 1984 |
The company was reorganized into a "limited company" from the long lived style of a "limited partnership" in view of the necessity arising from our international trade transaction and for the convenience of legal registration as an ultimate shareholder of overseas subsidiaries. |
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| 1994 |
Office establishment in Shanghai, China. Along with the economic development in China,
the market demand for marine supply services in Chinese ports began to come into sight year by year since the middle of 1990. At first, the company made its presence in Shanghai as a liaison office in 1994, and then in 1997, it was incorporated into a trading company. |
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| 2003 |
Office establishment in Sharjah, U.A.E.
Subsidiary was incorporated in Sharjah, U.A.E. in anticipation of the increasing demand in Persian Gulf for supply to energy transport vessels such as crude-oil tankers, LPG/LNG vessels. |
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| 2004 |
2004 With the expectation of an increasing number of customers' vessels trading in the North Atlantic Ocean and the U.S. Gulf,the company expanded its Formation of General Marine Service in Europe and the U.S.A.
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2004 - Rotterdam Office established |
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- London Rep. Office reopened |
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2006 - New Jersey Office established |
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2008 - Houston Office established |
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| 2008 |
The company's Trade Dept. acquired ISO 9001 DNV Certification.
Kobe Office Reopened and Philippine Rep. Office opened |
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