History

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Aug. 1946Established in Takanawa-Minami-cho by Tokyu Corporation.
Feb. 1948Delivery of  bulk carrier; MV”ASAMA MARU, MV “AMAGI MARU”, MV “ATAGO MARU“, MV “AMAZON MARU“, MV “AKAIWA MARU” and MV “AZUMAYA MARU“.
Aug. 1965Delivery of our first large tanker MV “TAMA MARU“.
Aug. 1967Delivery of our first ore carrier MV “SHIN KYOKU MARU” for Kobe Factory of Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Aug. 1970Delivery of MV “HARIMA MARU” as a shared vessel with Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Apr. 1973Delivery of MV “KOUNAN MARU” as a shared vessel with Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Nov. 1979Delivery of MV “KYOKU SHO MARU” as our sole owning vessel and the successor to MV “SHIN KYOKU MARU”.
Sep. 1981Delivery of MV “OYASHIMA MARU” as our sole owning vessel and the successor to MV “HARIMA MARU”.
Jun. 1985Delivery of MV “SETSUYO MARU” as a shared vessel with Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Jul. 1987Kobe Steel, Ltd. and Nippon Yusen Kaisha became the largest equal share holders.
Jul. 1993Asahi Shipping started mixed boarding with Japanese and Philippine crews.
Apr. 1994Asahi Shipping joined the Gaiko Romu Kyokai (Present:Class NK/Gaiko Romu Bukai).
Dec. 1994Delivery of the first MV “ASAHI MARU” as the successor of MV “KYOKU SHO MARU”.
Sep. 1996Moved the head office to Kaigan, Minato-Ku, Tokyo.
Dec. 1997Acquired Document of Compliance (DOC) settled by International Safety Management code (ISM).
Nov. 1998Started managing and controlling vessels.
Jan. 1999Delivery of MV  “GREAT SUNRISE” as our sole owning vessel and the successor to MV “OYASHIMA MARU”.
Feb. 2002Delivery of MV “EL SOL SALE” for Kobe Power Plant of Kobe Steel, Ltd..
Jul. 2002Asahi Shipping made voyage contract with a domestic eletric power company.
Sep. 2002Nippon Yusen Kaisha became the top stockholder.
Jun. 2003Delivery of MV “GRANDE SOLARIS” as a shared vessel with Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Dec. 2006Delivery of MV “RISING SUN” as a shared vessel with Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Mar. 2009Asahi Shipping was approved to adopt Tonnage Tax System by MLIT (Ministry of Land, Inflastracture, Transportation and Tourism).
Jul. 2010Delivery of MV “SUNRISE SERENITY” as a shared vessel with Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
May. 2011Delivery of MV “KEY HUNTER“.
Oct. 2011Head office transfered to Hamamatsucho,Minatoku,Tokyo.
Oct. 2012Asahi Shipping took part in the project of Marine Binary Power Generation System by Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Jul. 2013Class NK recommended the project of Marine Binary Power Generation System to MLIT’s support business on the technological developments of CO₂ reduction. 
Jul. 2014Head office transfered to Nishishimbashi, Minatoku, Tokyo.
Oct. 2014Asahi Shipping opened a substation in Kakogawa, Japan.
Mar. 2017Delivery of the new  “ASAHI MARU” as the successor to the first “ASAHI MARU” .
Feb. 2019Asahi Shipping opened a substation in Kobe, Japan.
Mar. 2021Delivery of the “TONQUIPEARL” to the Kobe Power Plant of Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Apr. 2022Head office transfered to Hamamatsucho,Minatoku,Tokyo.