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Toko Line

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Industry
  
Transport

Number of employees
  
100

Founded
  
July 1935

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Headquarters
  
Akashimachi, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan.

Website
  
http://www.tokoline.co.jp

Toko Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (東興海運株式会社, Toko Kaiun Kabushiki-gaisha) referred to as Toko Line, is an independent middle standing Japanese shipping company] which moves mainly Japanese cargoes, especially steel products, to North America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, and also transports plant cargoes, grain cargoes and forest products. In recent year, the company is expanding the liner service network to China, Bengal/India area and the Middle East with general cargo, construction machinery, and vehicles.

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History

  • 1935 - Iwaichiro Idaka launched domestic shipping business.
  • 1949 - The name of company was changed to "Toko Kaiun kaisha, Ltd." and relocated the head office Kobe, Japan.
  • 1959 - The company broke into the oceangoing shipping business.
  • 1964 - The head office moved to present address (Akashi-machi, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan).
  • 1970 - Singapore representative office was established.
  • 1971 - San Francisco representative office was established.
  • 1974 - New York representative office was established.
  • 1977 - Taipei representative office was established.
  • 1978 - New Orleans & Houston representative offices were established.
  • 1979 - London representative office was established.
  • 1985 - Hong Kong representative office was established, and Toko Line (Singapore) Pte., Ltd was established.
  • 1988 - Toko Liner Service Co., Ltd. & Toko Company Ltd. were established.
  • 1994 - Tokyo office moved to Chūō-ku, Tokyo

    • Local Subsidiaries

  • Toko Liner Service Co., Ltd.
  • Toko Company Ltd.

    • References

    Toko Line Wikipedia
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