NEWS ARCHIVE
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]
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]
SOMEC's new board of directors and officers is offiially announced after its shareholders' meeting held on June 08, 2007. [June/13/2007]
SOMEC's President Shinobu Kawato acted as moderator at a panel discussion in Japan Shipping Finance Forum 2007. [May/31/2007]
SOMEC's Shanghai Branch Office has moved as from May 28. Please visit NETWORK page for new address. [May/31/2007]
As from April 1, 2007, business department of SOMEC's Osaka branch is split into 2 independent departments. [Mar/31/2007]
SOMEC President talk about the company's business strategy in September issue of Horizon Magazine. [Oct/02/2006]
SOMEC's London Office has moved as from September 4. Please visit NETWORK page for new address. [Sep/10/2006]
SOMEC's new board of directors and officers is offiially announced after its shareholders' meeting held on June 23, 2006. [June/30/2006]
Sojitz Marine & Engineering Corporation (SOMEC) opened its 3rd office in Dalian, China. [Apr/25/2006]
SOMEC's Onomichi office celebrates its 1st annivesary of opening. [Mar/30/2006]
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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