Corporate Philosophy/History/Kambara Kisen Co.,Ltd.

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1903	Katsutaro Kambara, the first president, purchased 3 sailing ships to begin his shipping business.
1943	Founded Setonaikai Senpaku Co.,Ltd.
1948	Setonaikai Senpaku Co., Ltd. changed its company's name to Kambara Kisen Co., Ltd. and moved its head office to Tokyo. Purchased the first steel vessel, "Ibokawa Maru" and started to replace wooden vessels with steel vessels.
1956	New steel vessel, "Daigo Tensha Maru", was ordered to a shipbuilding company
1967	The fist Ocean Vessel "Tenshou Maru" was ordered to Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
1969	High-speed liner vessel, "Tenko Maru" was launched
1978	Established Kambara Marine K.K. Two pure car carriers, "Tenjin Maru" and "Joujin Maru" were launched. A multipurpose carrier "Tenyo Maru" was launched.
1982	High skewed propellers are adapted to pure car carriers.
1983	Liner service between Southeast Asia and Micronesia started with Semi-Container Vessels.
1983	The world largest reefer vessel at that time, "Anne B" and "Betty B" were launched. Bulk carrier with dead weight of 40 thousand tons (TESS 40) was launched in cooperation with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and established one of vessel types, handymax bulk carrier.
1984	Established Dolphin Pacific (Saipan) Inc.
1986	Full container vessel "Astro Prosperity", and a capesize bulk carrier "Aimuiden Maru", of which dead weight is 110 thousand tons, were launched.
1994	Started Full-Container service between Japan and China under joint venture management.
1995	Moved its head office to Numakuma-gun, Hiroshima-ken and let Tokyo office be a branch.
1997	Built 3 bulk carriers, of which dead weight tonnages is 23 thousand tons, at Tsuneishi Heavy Industry Inc. (Cebu in Philippines)
2000	Built the coal carrier "Tsunomine", of which dead weight is 150 thousand tons.
2002	Started full container service between Japan and China independently.
2003	Kambara Kisen (China) Shipping Co., Ltd. was established in China.
2004	Established Tianjin and Ningbo Offices.
2005	Established Kambara Kisen (China) Shipping Co., Ltd. Dalian and Qingdao Branch . Established Hiroshima, Otaru, and Nanjing Offices.
2006	Established Kambara Kisen Fukuyama Logistics Center in Fukuyama, Japan. Established Shanghai Kambara International Transportation Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China.
2007	Merged with other 10 affiliate companies to become TSUNEISHI Holdings Corporation Kambara Kisen Company.
2011	KAMBARA KISEN CO.,LTD.is established because of Tsuneishi Holdings split-up.