| History
of "K" Line Logistics Group and "K" Line
Logistics (HK) Limited |
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| Jun
1952 |
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Iino
Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd.'s Air Service Department started air passenger
and air freight business as general sales agent in Japan for
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. |
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| Oct
1960 |
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Iino
Air Service, Ltd. was established as air service offshoot of
Iino Kaiun Kaisah, Ltd. |
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| Jul
1961 |
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Approved
as air cargo and passenger sales agent by International Air
Transport Association (IATA) |
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| Sep
1962 |
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Freight
department obtained customhouse broker permit. |
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| Feb
1963 |
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Invested
in UAC (United Air cargo Consolidators, Inc.) and started consolidation
business. |
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| Nov
1964 |
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Changed
company name to Iino-Kawasaki Travel, Inc. |
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| Oct
1969 |
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Following
investment by the parent companies, "K" Line-Kawasaki
Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. and Kawasaki
Steel Corp., the company was renamed "K" Line Air
Service, Ltd. This name has remained unchanged. |
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| Oct
1970 |
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"K"
Line New York, Inc., a subsidiary of "K" Line, obtained
IATA cargo agency approval for USA and further obtained air
cargo consolidators license from the US Civil Aeronautics Board. |
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| Nov
1979 |
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Four
U.S. Offices of "K" Line New York, Inc, (NEW YORK,
LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO) were integrated into
a new "K" Line Air Service (U.S.A.) Inc. with capital
from KLAS Japan. |
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| Jul
1983 |
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Constructed
a 4-story Air Cargo Terminal at Barald, which was named Baraki
Warehouse. This building has greatly improved the efficiency
of our handling facilities . |
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| Oct
1985 |
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Started
our own consolidation business by obtaining a license from Ministry
of Transport in Japan. |
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| Oct
1985 |
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Acquired
a Hong Kong local forwarder and established "K" Line
Air Service Fast Forwarders Ltd. in Hong Kong. |
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| Aug
1988 |
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"K"
Line Air Service (HK) Limited established "K" Line
Air Travel Limited to handle passenger business |
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| Jan
1990 |
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Changed
the name of "K" Line Air Service Fast Forwarders Ltd.
to "K" Line Air Service (Hong Kong) Limited. |
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| Apr
1992 |
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"K"
Line Air Service (HK) Limited has established its subsidiary
company in China - "K" Line Air Service (China) Limited
to expand our business in China |
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| Jun
1992 |
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Representative
Offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen was opened under
the name of "K" Line Air Service (China) Limited. |
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| Aug
1992 |
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"K"
Line Air Service (HK) Limited has successfully registered its
wholly owned company in China - "K" Line Air Service
(Tianjin) Company Limited to cope with the fast growing business
in China. |
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| Sep
1992 |
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Branch
Office in Beijing was opened under the name of "K"
Line Air Service (Tianjin) Company Limited |
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| Apr
1994 |
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"K"
Line Air Service (HK) Limited established its subsidiary company
called Horizon Intermodal Express Limited (HIE) to handle sea
freight business |
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| Aug
1994 |
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6-story
office and warehouse building was constructed at Nanko, Osaka
and Osaka Branch Office moved into it in preparation for opening
of Kansai Int'l Airport (KIX). |
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| Nov
1996 |
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Obtained
ISO 9002 certification which indicates our compliance with internationally
recognized quality standards. |
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| Oct
2000 |
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Osaka
Branch and Kobe Branch were consolidated into a single unit
under the new name of Hanshin Branch. |
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| Oct
2001 |
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"K"
Line Travel Ltd. was officially registered and established with
paid up capital of 100 Million Yen, 100% by KLAS Japan. |
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| Jan
2002 |
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"K" Line
Travel Ltd. took over the whole business of Passenger Division
of KLAS Japan and started passenger business transactions. |
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| Jun
2002 |
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KLAS
Hong Kong was awarded ISO 9001. |
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| Jul
2002 |
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Main Stockholder
was changed to "K" Line Logistics Holding, Inc. |
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| Jul
2002 |
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KLAS Thailand was
awarded ISO 9002. |
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| Aug
2002 |
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KLAS USA, DETROIT
Office was closed. All function was transferred to CHICAGO Office. |
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| Nov
2002 |
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Nagoya Branch Mikawa
office was established at Toyokawa-city. |
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| Nov
2002 |
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"K" Line
Air Service (China) Ltd. has established a new Representative
office in Xiamen. |
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| Apr
2003 |
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Narita Logistics
Center was newly opened as Narita city. |
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New Narita Logistics
Center has 2600 square meters of warehouse included bonded area
under Customs Supervision. |
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Jul 2006 |
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The Company name
of "K" Line Air Service (HK) Ltd. was changed to "K"
Line Logistics (HongKong) Limited. |
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| Sep
2006 |
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The Company name
of "K" Line Air Service (Tianjin) Ltd. was changed
to "K" Line Logistics (Tianjin) Limited. |
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Nov
2006
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The Company name
of "K" Line Air Service (China) Ltd. was changed to
"K" Line Logistics (Far East) Limited. |
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Dec
2006
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The Company name
of Horizon Intermodal Express (Shenzhen) Ltd. was changed to
"K" Line Logistics (Shenzhen) Limited. |
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Mar 2007
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The Company name
of "K" Line Air Forwarding (China) Ltd. was changed
to "K" Line Logistics (China) Limited. |
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Jul 2007
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"K" Line Logistics (U.S.A.) Inc. Chicago branch office was awarded ISO 9001. |
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Dec 2007
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"K" Line Logistics (U.S.A.) Inc. Los Angeles branch Torrance Cargo Center was awarded ISO 9001. |
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Dec
2007
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"K" Line Logistics (U.S.A.) Inc. Los Angeles branch office was awarded ISO 9001 |
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Jan 2008
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New establishment of Wuxi office. |
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Feb 2008
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New establishment of Gifu office. |
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Feb 2008
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Guangzhou office is promoted to the branch. |
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Feb 2008
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Chicago branch warehouse is enhanced. |
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Mar 2008
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Qingdao office is promoted to the branch. |
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Mar 2008
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New establishment of Columbus office. |
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Jun 2008
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New establishment of Vietnam Hanoi Representative Office. |
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Aug 2008
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New establishment of Nagano office. |
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Aug 2008
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"K" Line Logistics (U.S.A.) Inc. Seattle branch office was awarded ISO 9001. |
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Oct 2008
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New establishment of Eastern Seabord sales office (Thailand). |
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Dec 2008
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"K" Line Logistics (U.S.A.) Inc. New York office was awarded ISO 9001 |
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Jan 2009
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K" Line Logistics (U.S.A.) Inc. Atlanta branch office was awarded ISO 9001. |
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Jan 2009
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K" Line Logistics (Malaysia) SDN BHD Johor Baharu office was awarded ISO 9001. |
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Mar 2009
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New establishment of India Mumbai Representative Office. |
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May 2009
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Establishment of Keihin branch office. |
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Jun 2009
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Closing notice of Boston branch office. |
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Jul 2009
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Increase paid up capital to JPY 600,000,000. |
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Mar 2010
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Construction Notice of "K" Line Logistics Main Office Building (Tentative Name). |
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