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NEWS ARCHIVE

New Board Announced

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]

New General Manager for Piraeus Office

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]

NOR-SHIPPING 2009

SOMEC new chairman and president went to Norway to attend at international exhibition NOR-SHIPPING 2009. [July/7/2009]

New Board Announced

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 acted as moderator for Keynote Panel Discussion at BARISHIP

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]

Ship Management Groups Reorganized

SOMEC reorganized its Ship Management Group and Shipowner Service Group into a single entity called "Ship Owning & Management Group". [Apr/27/2009]

Big "Strategy Meeting" Held

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 Reinforced

SOMEC's network infrastructure has undergone a revamp to ensure better performance and even tighter security. [Nov/5/2008]

New Board Approved and Announced

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]

SOMEC Homepage Now Available in Chinese, Too.

As from May 7, long-awaited Chinese version of SOMEC website is open to public. [May/07/2008]

SOMEC's Capital Reaches JY 800millions

Somec announced that the company increased its capital to JY800 million from 411.8million as of March 31, 2008. [April/02/2008]

Mr. Kita Joined the Company's Board

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]

NOR-SHIPPING 2007

At international exhibition NOR-SHIPPING 2007, SOMEC provided general assistance to the participants from Japan as the official cordinator designated by the industries. [June/28/2007]

New Board Announced

SOMEC's new board of directors and officers is offiially announced after its shareholders' meeting held on June 08, 2007. [June/13/2007]

SOMEC president acted as moderator at Japan Shipping Finance Forum

SOMEC's President Shinobu Kawato acted as moderator at a panel discussion in Japan Shipping Finance Forum 2007. [May/31/2007]

Shanghai Office Moved

SOMEC's Shanghai Branch Office has moved as from May 28. Please visit NETWORK page for new address. [May/31/2007]

Reorganization at Osaka Branch

As from April 1, 2007, business department of SOMEC's Osaka branch is split into 2 independent departments. [Mar/31/2007]

"HORIZON" magazine features SOMEC president interview

SOMEC President talk about the company's business strategy in September issue of Horizon Magazine. [Oct/02/2006]

London Office Moved

SOMEC's London Office has moved as from September 4. Please visit NETWORK page for new address. [Sep/10/2006]

New Board Announced

SOMEC's new board of directors and officers is offiially announced after its shareholders' meeting held on June 23, 2006. [June/30/2006]

3rd Office in China

Sojitz Marine & Engineering Corporation (SOMEC) opened its 3rd office in Dalian, China. [Apr/25/2006]

1st Anniversary for Onomichi Office

SOMEC's Onomichi office celebrates its 1st annivesary of opening. [Mar/30/2006]

SOMEC appeared in Business Magazine

November 12 issue of Japan's "Weekly Diamond" business magazine reported SOMEC's current situations and activities quoting comments of its president Shinobu Kawato. [Nov/30/2005]


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