Company Profile
| Registered company name | HIKAWA MARINE CORPORATION |
| Founded in | Mar. 22nd, 1954 |
| Paid-in capital | Japanese Yen 60 million |
| Annual turnover | Japanese Yen 3.3 billion ( as of fiscal year 2010 ) |
| Shareholder | NYK Trading Corporation |
| Number of employees | 40 |
| Directors/Auditors |
Katsumi Sugiuchi, President Susumu Ojima, Director ( part time ) Mikio Nakamura, Director ( part time ) Junich Yokoyama, Auditor ( part time ) Yutaka Koizumi, Exective Officer Shigeki Kitaguchi, Exective Officer |
| Business lines |
1) Marine stores supply/import/export. 2) Marine cargo handling materials supply/ import/export. 3) Marine gears and parts supply/import/export. 4) Sales agency of ASKUL mail-order office supply. 5) Regional agency of James Walker the UK Sealings and Packings maker 6) Trading. 7) Sole agency for MARINE GRIT and JACKLIGHT. 8) SUNDRY-Ⅰ/Ⅱ,EX-DRY and IMO label sales. |
| Full style of head office |
YS Kaigan bldg.4F, 2-2-6, Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0022 Japan Phone: +81-3-3769-1611 / Facsimile: +81-3-3456-0058 |
| Business offices |
In Japan: Other than Tokyo head office, branches in Yokohama, Nagoya and Kobe. In Singapore: HIKAWA-AMCO(SINGAPORE)PTE. LTD In China: Shanghai liaison office. in Korea: Korea liaison office Associated Office: USA, UK, UAE |
| Main bank | The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.（Head office） |
Group Companies
| NYK Trading Corporation |
YS Kaigan bldg., 2-6, Kaigan-2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0022 Phone : +81-3-5765-1801 URL : http://www.yusenshoji.co.jp/ |
| HIKAWA-AMCO (SINGAPORE) PTE.LTD |
BLK 192 Pandan Loop #04-07 Pantech Industrial Complex Singapore 128381 Phone : +65-6779-3832 E-mail : hinyksin@singnet.com.sg |
Major Clients
（alphabetical order）
ANDRIAKI SHIPPING CO.,LTD
ASAHI SHIPPING CO.,LTD.
ASAHI UNYU KAISHA, LTD.
KYOEI TANKER CO.,LTD.
HACHIUMA STEAMSHIP CO.,LTD.
HOKOKU MARINE CO.,LTD.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
NYK CRUISES CO.,LTD.
NYK GLOBAL BULK CORPORATION
NYK LNG SHIPMANAGMENT LTD
NYK SHIPMANAGEMENT JAPAN CO., LTD.
NYK SHIPMANAGEMENT PTE LTD
NYK-HINODE LINE LTD.
TAIHEIYO FERRY CO.,LTD.
TAIHEIYO KISEN KAISHA,LTD.
TOYOFUJI SHIPPING CO.,LTD.
UNI-X CORPORATION
VANTEC CORPORATION
Company History
| Mar. 1954 | Hikawa Senyouhin kaisha is established, the exclusive store supplier to the fleets of NYK Line and her group shipping companies, as the 100% subsidiary of Hikawa Shoji kaishai. ( Now NYK Trading Corporation. ) |
| June 1964 | Kobe branch office opened. |
| April 1967 | Yokohama branch office opened. |
| Jan. 1973 | Nagoya branch office opened. |
| Dec. 1974 | A part of business of Marine Division transferred from Hikawa Shoji kaisha to expand and revitalize as the general marine supplier. |
| Dec. 1975 | Shoreline business begins. |
| Oct. 1976 | Hikawa Senyouhin kaisha renamed HIKAWA MARINE CORPORATION. |
| July 1989 | HINYK MARINE PTE.LTD., a joint venture with Nippon Yusen Kaisha is established in Singapore, as the first overseas supply station. |
| Oct. 1994 | Agreed sales agent with ASKUL, the mail-order giant of office supplies, as acquired the new business line. |
| June 2003 | Capital increases to current JPY 60 mil. |
| Feb. 2006 | Head office moves to the premise at Shiroganedai, Minato-ku. |
| July 2006 | Shanghai liaison office opened. |
| April 2007 | Agreed regional sales agent with James Walker, the UK Sealings and Packings maker. |
| Aug. 2007 | Rotterdam Branch opened. |
| Jan. 2008 | Korea liaison office opened. |
| Feb. 2008 | HINYK MARINE PTE..LTD and HIKAWA(SINGAPORE) CORPORATION merge to establish HIKAWA-AMCO(SINGAPORE) PTE..LTD., |
| Feb. 2008 | Head office moves to the current premise at Minato-ku. |
| Jun. 2009 | Rotterdam Branch closed |
| Dec. 2009 | Yokohama Branch office moves to No.9, Kaigandori-3-chome, Naka-ku, Yokohama. |
