History

1951

Established TOYO KOUN CORPORATION with a wholly owned investment of Tosoh Corporation (capital: 2 million yen)

1952

Started customs clearance, shipping agency, and petroleum sales

1954

Opened Osaka Station
Opened Tsukumi Office

1956

Started land transportation business

1959

Started handling of railway freight

1964

Started manufacturing and selling of ready-mixed concrete

1968

Constructed Nanyo and Kudamatsu plants for ready-mixed concrete production

1969

Started coastal shipping business

1970

Started consigned freight forwarding business

1975

Constructed a vehicle maintenance plant

1976

Opened Tokyo Sales Office and established insurance division

1986

Opened Yokkaichi Sales Office
Cement/Limestone carrier Shintomei Maru and Shintomei No. 1 in commission

1987

Constructed a new head office building

1988

Established TOYO CO., LTD.
Established YOKKAICHI KOUN CO.,LTD.

1989

Completed the Funabashi Logistics Center

1991

Put the container ship Tosei in commission
40th anniversary

1992

Opened the Goi Sales Office

1993

Completed the Yamajyou Logistics Center

1994

Established ORIENTAL MARINE CORPORATION

1995

Opened the Toyama Sales Office

1996

Put the VCM carrier Oriental Marine in commission
Established YAMAGUCHI KOUN CORPORATION
Acquired a controlling interest in KANSAI KAIUN CORPORATION
Established KEIYO KOUN CORPORATION

1997

Established KOUN INDUSTRY CO., LTD., and spun off the ready-mixed concrete segment into a separate company.
Completed Building B at Rinkai Logistics Center
Established KOUN MARINE CO., LTD.
Changed name of TOYO CO., LTD. to KOUN SERVICE CO., LTD.

1998

Opened Tsuchiura Sales Office

1999

Put VCM carrier Oriental Ace in commission
Obtained ISM code certification
Completed Tsuchiura Logistics Center

2000

Opened Tsukuba and Nabari sales offices
Changed five affiliated subsidiaries into joint-stock corporations:
KOUN SERVICE CO., LTD.
YOKKAICHI KOUN Corp.
KOUN MARINE CO., LTD.
YAMAGUCHI KOUN CORPORATION
KEIYO KOUN CORPORATION

2001

Changed company name to TOSOH LOGISTICS CORPORATION
50th anniversary

2002

Started handling commissioned shipments for JR Freight
Transferred the operation of the vehicle maintenance plant to YAMAGUCHI KOUN CORPORATION
KOUN MARINE CO., LTD., obtained “optional ISM code certification” for coastal vessels

2004

Established a representative office in Shanghai, ChinaTransferred operations to Tosoh Logistics Warehouse Co., Ltd., (Shanghai Branch) in 2009Closed the representative office in Shanghai, China, in 2014Established an in-house compliance system

2005

Completed Building C (Dangerous Goods Indoor Storage Facility) at Rinkai Logistics Center

2006

Put Cosco’s regular container ship between Tokuyama and Shanghai in commission
Entrusted with logistics operations in the bioscience business
Established a local subsidiary, Tosoh Logistics Warehouse Co., Ltd., in China
Updated the automatic rack warehouse at Funabashi Logistics Center

2007

Put the Cement/Limestone carrier (barge) Shintomei No. 1 in commission.
KOUN MARINE CO., LTD. aquired the hydrochloric acid carrier Toshu Maru

2008

Completed Building D (Rinkai Refrigerated Warehouse) and Building E (Dangerous Goods Outdoor Storage Facility) at Rinkai Logistics Center
KOUN MARINE CO., LTD. aquired the caustic soad carriers Tofuku Maru and Kofuku Maru No. 8

2009

Merged YAMAGUCHI KOUN CORPORATION and KOUN SERVICE CO., LTD., creating the surviving company YAMAGUCHI KOUN CORPORATION
Opened Shanghai Branch Tosoh Logistics Warehouse Co., Ltd.

2011

YAMAGUCHI KOUN CORPORATION acquired a port and harbor transportation license
Established Satte Sales Office in Tokyo Branch

2013

Put the Hydrochloric acid carrier Tosho Maru in commission
Started prime contracting for logistics for the urethane business
Put Heung-A’s regular container ship between Tokuyama and Busan in commission

2014

Put SITC’s regular container ship between Tokuyama and Shanghai in commission

2016

Completed the land transportation sales department office and YAMAGUCHI KOUN CORPORATION’s head office building in region N6
Opened Kashiwa Sales Office

2017

Introduced “Safety Day”

2018

Expanded sales of bromine containers outside Japan

2019

Constructed a new dormitory for unmarried employees, “Reiwa Dorm,” in the head office region
Opened Ruian Branch Tosoh Logistics Warehouse Co., Ltd.
Put the EBO carrier Tosui in commission
Put the VCM carrier Oriental Dawn in commission

2020

Opened a branch office in Singapore
Opened Building A
Put the Caustic soda carrier Toshun Maru in commission
Put the Ethylene carrier Shoyo in commission

2021

Put the VCM carrier Oriental Glory in commission
Completed the Production assistance department office newly
Put the Caustic soda carrier Tofuku in commission
Put the Cement/Limestone carrier (Pusher) Shintomei in commission
70th anniversary

2022

Put the Caustic soda carrier Toyu Maru in commission

2023

Registered as a “Minato SDGs Partner” by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Opened Fukuoka Station
Put the Ethylene carrier Kayoh in commission