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On this page you will find key facts about Sojitz Marine & Engineering Corporation. |
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Sojitz Marine & Engineering Corporation (SOMEC)
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| Tokyo HQ |
11F, 4-5-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0022 Japan
Tel +81(3)3270-2220 / Fax +81(3)3270-2476 [map ]
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| Osaka Office |
10F, 1-6-29, Kyûtarô-machi,
Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-8689 Japan
Tel +81*6)6267-6420 / Fax +81(6)6267-6430 [map]
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| Other Offices |
see Network page
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| Founded |
July 1963 as Kokusai Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha
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| Capital |
Japanese Yen 800,000,000.-
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| Annual Turnover |
Japanese Yen 90,000,000,000.- (March 2009)
Japanese Yen 81,900,000,000.- (March 2010)
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| Shareholder |
Sojitz Corporation [site]
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| President |
Katsujiro Arai
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| Main Bankers |
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. and The Norinchukin Bank
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| Main Business |
Export, Import and Sale of Ship Equipments
Export, Import and Sale of Shipbuilding Equipments
Export, Import and Sale of Industrial Machineries
Shipbroking and Contracting (NB, SH and Charter)
Ship Management and Operation
Consulting and Technical Services related to Shipbuilding and repairing |
Board of Directors and Officers (as from June 2010)
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Katsujiro Arai
President |
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| Shinobu Kawato |
Hisao Nishimoto |
Kunio Tsutsumi |
| Chairman & Director |
Senior Managing Director |
Managing Director |
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| Toshihiko Kita |
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| Director |
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| Shukuro Hayashi |
Shinobu Kitamura |
Naoki Maegami |
| Senior Executive Officer |
Senior Executive Officer |
Senior Executive Officer |
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| Kazuhisa Suehiro |
Motohiro Nishikawa |
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| Executive Officer |
Executive Officer |
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Brief History
| 07/1963 |
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Foundation of Kokusai Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha (KKKK. 100% investment of Nissho Co., Ltd.) |
| 10/1968 |
Merger of Nissho Co., Ltd. and Iwai Co., to form Nissho Iwai Corporation (NIC) |
| 02/1974 |
Foundation of Kokusai Marine K.K. (KMKK. 100% Investment of NIC) |
| 04/1974 |
Division of NIC Marine Dept. into Marine Dept. and Marine Industry Dept. |
| 08/1983 |
KMKK Osaka branch launched |
| 10/1986 |
KMKK changed its name to NIMAC corporation. Sale and Purchase business transferred from NIC Marine Dept. to KKKK |
| 06/1992 |
Foundation of News Maritime Co., Ltd. (NEWS) by Nichimen Corp for sale & purchase, chartering and ship management business. Paid-in Capital JY 200mio. |
| 10/1999 |
NEWS started newbuilding business |
| 05/2000 |
NEWS started finance business |
| 04/2001 |
NEWS sold ship management business to Dojima Marine Co., Ltd. |
| 09/2001 |
Merger of NIMAC and Nissho Iwai Aerospace Corporation to form NIASCO Corporation (NIASCO) |
| 04/2002 |
Spin-off and Merger of Marine Dept. of NIC with KKKK to form Nissho Iwai Marine Corporation (NIMAC. Capital JY 260mio). |
| 07/2002 |
Marine and Industrial Group of NIASCO (ex. NIMAC) split off to join NIMAC (capital JY 411.8mio) |
| 04/2004 |
Merger of NIMAC and NEWS to form Sojitz Marine & Engineering Corporation (SOMEC) |
| 03/2008 |
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Capital Increase to JY 800mio. |
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LATEST NEWS
SOMEC's new board of directors and officers is officially announced after its shareholders' meeting held on June 18, 2010. Katsujiro Arai is appointed new president. [June/18/2010]
SOMEC appointed Mr. Satoru Matsushita as General Manager of Piraeus office. Ex-GM Mr. Hirofumi Matsui returned to Tokyo Head Office to join SOMEC's new building team. [July/7/2009]
SOMEC new chairman and president went to Norway to attend at international exhibition NOR-SHIPPING 2009. [July/7/2009]
SOMEC's new board of directors and officers is officially announced after its shareholders' meeting held on June 17, 2009. Toshihiko Kita is appointed new president. [June/17/2009]
SOMEC president Shiobu Kawato acted as moderator for Keynote Panel Discussion at BARISHIP, titled "Maritime Industries in Near Future - Overcoming Clear and Present Danger." BARISHIP is an international maritime trade show started this year with support from shipbuilders, shipowners, government authorities in Japan. [June/15/2009]
SOMEC reorganized its Ship Management Group and Shipowner Service Group into a single entity called "Ship Owning & Management Group". [Apr/27/2009]
SOMEC's management called on all its overseas representatives as well as all the senior and middle staffs to participate a company-wide meeting held in November 1, to discuss SOMEC's business strategy for future. [Nov/5/2008]
SOMEC's network infrastructure has undergone a revamp to ensure better performance and even tighter security. [Nov/5/2008]
Somec has renewed its board of directors as of June 12, 2008. Mr. Tsutsumi has joined the company as director while former senior managing director, Mr. T. Mieno, has retired from the board to become an advisor to the company. [June/12/2008]
As from May 7, long-awaited Chinese version of SOMEC website is open to public. [May/07/2008]
Somec announced that the company increased its capital to JY800 million from 411.8million as of March 31, 2008. [April/02/2008]
Somec announced that Mr. Toshihiko Kita (ex. executive officer) joined the company's board of directors, while Mr. Shinobu Kitamura and Mr. Naoki Maegami were newly appointed for executive officers. [April/02/2008]
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