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1949 |
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January |
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22 January 1949
-- Meiko Trans Co., Ltd. established. |
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1949 |
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March |
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Licensed as a customs broker. |
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1949 |
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April |
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Launched business
operations. |
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1950 |
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September |
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Began sales of warehousing operations. |
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1951 |
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August |
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Authorized to issue
warehouse receipts. |
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1951 |
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September |
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Registered as a port-transportation
business.
Class 1 -- General port transportation , Class 2 --
Stevedoring
Class 3 -- Barge transportation , Class 4 -- Longshoring |
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1952 |
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October |
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Designated as a
handler of imported cotton. |
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1955 |
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September |
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Tokyo Sub-branch Office and Osaka
Sub-branch Office opened. |
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1962 |
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March |
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Warehousing permit
obtained. |
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1962 |
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September |
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Listed in Section 2 of the Nagoya
Stock Exchange. |
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1962 |
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December |
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Class 1 through
4 licenses obtained for port-transportation business. |
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1964 |
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July |
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Inner-harbor transportation and handling
permit obtained. |
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1964 |
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October |
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Hakata Sub-branch
Office opened. |
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1968 |
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September |
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Freight-forwarding operations inaugurated. |
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1969 |
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January |
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Automobile transportation
and handling operations launched. |
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1969 |
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September |
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Inner-harbor transportation and handling
permit obtained. |
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1970 |
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May |
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Customs-clearance
permit obtained (Nagoya Customs). |
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1970 |
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October |
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San Mode Freight Service, Inc. established
(U.S.A.). |
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1972 |
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April |
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Nambu
Office opened. |
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1973 |
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October |
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Meiko Warehousing, Inc. established
(U.S.A.). |
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1975 |
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February |
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Sapporo Stationed
Personnel Office opened. |
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1976 |
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February |
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Meiko Freight Service, Inc. established
(U.S.A.). |
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1976 |
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March |
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Moji Sales Office
opened. |
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1976 |
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March |
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Customs-clearance permit obtained
(Moji Customs). |
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1976 |
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June |
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Inner-harbor transportation
permit obtained. |
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1977 |
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January |
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Seattle Stationed Personnel Office
and Los Angeles Stationed Personnel Office opened. |
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1977 |
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February |
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Yokkaichi Sub-branch
Office opened. |
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1977 |
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October |
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Kumamoto Sales Office opened. |
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1977 |
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November |
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Customs-clearance
permit obtained (Nagasaki Customs). |
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1978 |
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February |
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Meiko Europe N.V. established (Belgium). |
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1978 |
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July |
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Tokyo Sub-branch
Office upgraded to Tokyo Branch. |
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1979 |
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June |
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Chicago Stationed Personnel Office
opened. |
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1979 |
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September |
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Air Freight Sales
Office established. |
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1980 |
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September |
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Shinagawa Sales Office opened under
the Tokyo Branch. |
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1981 |
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March |
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Customs-clearance
permit obtained (Tokyo Customs). |
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1981 |
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September |
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Sapporo Stationed Personnel Office
upgraded to Sapporo Sales Office. |
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1981 |
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October |
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New York Stationed
Personnel Office opened. |
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1982 |
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March |
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Certified as an International Air
Transport Association (IATA) air-cargo agent. |
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1983 |
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August |
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Singapore Stationed
Personnel Office opened. |
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1984 |
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April |
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Yokkaichi Sales Office opened. |
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1984 |
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April |
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Baraki Sales Office
opened under the Tokyo Branch. |
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1984 |
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April |
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Non-Vessel operating common carrier
(NVOCC) license also obtained
under new marine-transport legislation in the U.S.A. |
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1985 |
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January |
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Dusseldorf Office
of Meiko Europe opened. |
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1985 |
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May |
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Hakata Sub-branch Office upgraded
to Kyushu Branch. |
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1985 |
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May |
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Name of local subsidiary
changed to Meiko America, Inc. (U.S.A.) |
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1985 |
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August |
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Osaka Sub-branch Office upgraded to
Osaka Branch. |
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1985 |
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October |
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Stevedoring and
longshoring integrated by revision of the Port Transport Business
Law,
and license for harbor loading and unloading obtained. |
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1986 |
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March |
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Meiko Euroexpress N.V. established
in Antwerp, Belgium. |
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1986 |
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May |
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Yokkaichi Sales
Office upgraded to Yokkaichi Branch. |
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1987 |
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April |
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Suwa Sales Office and Hamamatsu Sales
Office opened. |
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1987 |
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August |
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Columbus Office
of Meiko America opened. |
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1987 |
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December |
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Nagoya Airport Sales Office opened. |
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1988 |
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April |
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Meiko Trans Canada,
Inc. established. |
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1988 |
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November |
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Fukuoka Airport Sales Office opened
under the Kyushu Branch. |
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1988 |
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December |
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Designated as a
London Metal Exchange (LME) business. |
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1988 |
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December |
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Meiko Trans Singapore Pte., Ltd. established. |
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1989 |
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April |
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Hong Kong Stationed
Personnel Office opened. |
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1989 |
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June |
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Narita Airport Sales Office opened. |
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1990 |
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June |
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Air-freight forwarder
permit obtained. |
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1991 |
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August |
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Kobe Sales Office opened under the
Osaka Branch. |
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1994 |
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June |
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Shanghai Stationed
Personnel Office opened. |
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1994 |
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September |
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Hong Kong Stationed Personnel Office
upgraded to Meiko Trans (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.,
a locally incorporated company. |
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1996 |
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October |
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Meiko Trans (Thailand)
Co., Ltd. established. |
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1997 |
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June |
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Yokohama Sales Office opened. |
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1997 |
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September |
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Meiko Logistics
(Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. established. |
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1997 |
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November |
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Sendai Sales Office opened. |
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1997 |
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November |
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Airport Office opened
under Meiko Trans (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
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1998 |
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May |
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ISO 9002 certification obtained (Marine
Operations Department, Container Department,
and Air Freight Department). |
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1999 |
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May |
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Dusseldorf Stationed
Personnel Office upgraded to Dusseldorf Branch. |
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1999 |
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October |
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Toyohashi Sales Office opened. |
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1999 |
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December |
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Mikawa Port General
port-transportation license (limited) obtained. |
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2000 |
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December |
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Shanghai Stationed Personnel Office
upgraded to Meiko Trans (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.,
a locally incorporated company. |
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2001 |
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September |
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ISO 9001 certification
obtained (Yokkaichi Branch). |
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2001 |
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November |
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ISO 14001 certification obtained (Yokkaichi
Branch and Nambu Office). |
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2002 |
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April |
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Guangzhou Office
opened under Meiko Trans (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. |
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2002 |
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June |
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Industrial-waste collection and transportation
permits obtained
(for Aichi Prefecture and the city of Nagoya). |
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2003 |
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April |
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Suzhou Stationed
Personnel Office opened. |
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2004 |
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October |
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ISO 9001 certification obtained (Kyushu
Branch). |
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2005 |
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January |
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Guangzhou Office
upgraded to Meiko Trans (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.,
a locally incorporated company. |
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2005 |
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February |
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Central Japan International Airport
Sales Office opened.(Seagull Centrair Terminal) |
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2005 |
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June |
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Shanghai Meiko International
Logistics Co., Ltd. established. |
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2005 |
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September |
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Poland Branch opened
under Meiko Europe N.V. |
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2006 |
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April |
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ISO 14001 certification
obtained (Kyushu Branch). |
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2006 |
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June |
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Poland Branch upgraded to Meiko Trans
Polska Sp. z o.o.
a locally incorporated company. |
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2007 |
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March |
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ISO 14001 certification
obtained (Integration of 9 Sites including Head Office). |
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2007 |
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April |
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Completed Tobishima
Meiko Logistics Center Office. |
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2007 |
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June |
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Started warehousing
operation at Meiko Trans Polska Sp. z o.o. |
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2008 |
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February |
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AEO Warehouse Operator certification
obtained. |
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2008 |
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April |
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Meiko Shanghai Trading
Co., Ltd. established. |
|
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2009 |
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February |
|
Moscow Representative Office opened. |
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2009 |
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August |
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AEO Customs Broker
certification obtained. |
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2011 |
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December |
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Hokuriku Sales Office opened. |
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