Corporate Profile
Name

KAWASAKI KINKAI KISEN KAISHA, LTD.

Date of Establishment

May 1, 1966

Paid-in Capital

2,368.65 million yen

President and Representative Director

Yutaka Kuge

Member of Employees

245(136 on land,109 at sea)(as of Mar.31,2023)

Business Lines･Marine transportation;･Marine transportation brokering business;･Handling business for freight transportation;･Agency business for marine transportation; etc.

OfficeHead Office

25th Floor, Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower

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2-1, Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013
TEL.(03)3592-5800 FAX.(03)3592-5911

Hokkaido Branch

6th Floor, Nihon Seimei Sapporo Building,map

1-1,4-chome, Kita 3-jo, Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0003
TEL: (050)3821-1450 FAX: (011)222-0593

Tomakomai Branch

2-1, Irifunecho 3-chome, Tomakomai, Hokkaido 053-0003

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TEL: (050)3821-1486 FAX: (0144)34-5013

Kushiro Branch101-11, Nishiko 2-chome, Kushiro, Hokkaido 084-0914

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TEL: (050)3821-1505 FAX: (0154)52-5546

Hachinohe Branch

25, Aza Kaigan, Oaza Kawaragi, Hachinohe, Aomori 039-1161

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TEL: (050)3821-1478 FAX: (0178)28-1988

Hitachi Branch(2nd Floor, Hitachinaka Office, Hitachi Terminal Co. Ltd.)

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768-46, Terunuma, Toukai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1223
TEL: (050)3821-1495 FAX: (029)200-4015

Shimizu Branch(2th Floor, Shimizu Kawasaki Unyu Co., Ltd. Head Office Bldg.)

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5-1, Minatomachi 1-chome, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 424-0943
TEL: (050)3821-1535 FAX:(054)397-0952

Oita Branch(2th Floor, Ozai Logistics Center, Senko Co., Ltd.)map

2 Ozai , Oita, Oita 870-0266
TEL: (050)3821-1540 FAX:(097)592-9227

Kyushu Branch

4th Floor,Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Kitakyusyu Building,3-1,

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yonemachi 1-chome, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 802-0003
TEL: (050)3821-1510 FAX: (093)562-0661

Tomakomai Ferry Terminal Officemap2-34, Irifunecho 1-chome, Tomakomai, Hokkaido 053-0003
TEL: (050)3821-1490 FAX: (0144)34-2634

▸ Group Companies
Asahi Kisen Co., Ltd.

25th Floor Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower
2-1,Kasumigaseki 3-chome,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo
TEL: (050) 3821-1520 FAX: (03) 3592-5911

Kawakin Ship Management Co. , Ltd.

4th floor Sumitomo Life Nishi-Shimbashi Building
10-2,Nishi-Shimbashi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL:(03) 5157-1770 FAX: (03) 5157-1771
URL: www.kawakin-sm.co.jp

Silver Ferry Service Co. , Ltd.

25 Kawaragi Kaigan, Hachinohe , Aomori
TEL:(050) 3821-1528 FAX: (0178) 20-1595
URL: www.silverferry.jp

Offshore Operation Co. , Ltd.

6th floor Higashiueno Center Building, 1-13,Higashi-ueno 2-chome,Taito-ku, Tokyo
TEL:(03) 3847-7551 FAX: (03) 3847-7556
URL: www.oocltd.com▸ Organizational chart
General Affairs Dept.
IT & DX Promotion OfficeInternal Auditing Div.
Corporate Planning Dept.

Head Office

Accounting Dept.
Overseas Business Dept.

Ferry Dept.
Domestic Liner Div.1st Dept.
Domestic Liner Div.2nd Dept.
Domestic Tramp Dept.

Hokkaido Branch
Tomakomai Branch
Kushiro Branch
Hachinohe Branch

Branch Offices

Hitachi Branch
Shimizu Branch
Kyusyu Branch
Oita BranchOverseas Offices"K"LINE KINKAI(SINGAPORE)PTE.LTD.
"K"LINE KINKAI(MALAYSIA)SDN.BHD

Tomakomai FerryTerminal Office▸ Corporate History
1966

5The company was founded.
Business rights for domestic services were transferred from Kawasaki Kisen.

10

The Tokyo/Tomakomai liner route was established.

1968

10The Japan/lndochina liner route commenced services.

1969

3

The first coastal shipping RORO vessel in Japan,
HOKUO MARU, was launched for service on the Tokyo/Tomakomai route.

4

Independent operation of near-seas tramps services began.
The specialized limestone pusher barge, MITSUKAWA MARU, was launched.

4

The Japan/Sabah･Sarawak liner route commenced operation.

11

The Japan/Hong Kong･The Malacca Straits liner route was established.

1971

11

Silver Ferry Co. Ltd. was established.

19734Deployment of full-size south-sea lumber carriers including vessels of 5000dwt or more commenced.

4

Silver Ferry Co. Ltd. began the Hachinohe/Tomakomai passenger ferry operations.

4

Head Office was relocated to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

10

The Tokyo/Tomakomai cargo ferry operations commenced through joint management with Nihonenkai Ferry (currently MOL Ferry Co., Ltd.).

11

Silver Ferry Co. Ltd. increased services of FERRY HACHINOHE, operated jointly with Higashinihon Ferry Co., on the Hachinohe/Tomakomai route

1970

1975

1979

to 2 services/day.
1981

11

The Tokyo･Hitachi/Tomakomai container services commenced.

1983

7Head Office was relocated to the Iino Building.

1985

11The Moji/Hitachi container services commenced through joint operations with Hishika Kaiun (currently Mitsubishi Chemical Logistics Co.).

1986

4

Deployment of conventional ships to the Japan/Bangkok liner route commenced.

11

Singapore Representative Office was established.

1987

10

The Port of Onahama was added to the ports of call on the Moji/Hitachi container route.

1988

4

Hitachi Local Office (currently Hitachi Branch) was located.

12

Singapore Representative Office was closed. Cross Trade Shipping Pte. Ltd. was established as a local corporation (currently “K” Line Kinkai(Singapore) Pte. Ltd.).

1989

9The company’s first specialized wood-chip carrier, TROPICAL SEAROAD, was launched.

1992

4Merger with Silver Ferry Co. Ltd. Rights to the Hachinohe/Tomakomai passenger ferry business was received.

6

The Port of Niihama was added to the ports of call on the Moji/Onahama･Hitachi container route.

10

Kushiro Local Office (currently Kushiro Branch) was located.

7

The Kushiro/Hitachi liner route was established.

1993

HOKUREN MARU, a high-speed RORO vessel, was launched.
1995

3

Company was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1997

6HOKUREN MARU No.2, a high-speed RORO vessel, was launched on the Kushiro/Hitachi liner route.

1998

3

Newly built passenger ferry, SILVER QUEEN, was launched.

1999

9Third generation ultra-high speed cargo ferry, HOKKAIDO MARU, was launched.

11

Nichinan Local Office was located.

12

The Nichinan/Osaka/Tokyo (currently Nichinan/Hososhima/Tokyo) liner route was established.
NAN OH MARU, a RORO vessel, was launched.
The Tomakomai/Hitachi liner route was established.
SHINHOKUO MARU, a RORO vessel, was launched.

2000

9Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisha (M) Sdn. Bhd was located as a local corporation in Kuching in East Malaysia (currently)“K” Line Kinkai (Malaysia) Sdn.
Bhd.).

2001

7

YUOU MARU was launched on the Hitachinaka/Tomakomai liner route, and with SHINHOKUO MARU, daily services commenced.
Commencement of joint operations with Kinkai Yusen Logistics Co , Ltd. (currently Kinkai Yusen Co.,Ltd.).

9

A specialized wood-chip carrier, TROPICAL BREEZE, was launched following TROPICAL SEAROAD.

2002

10The Tomakomai/Kushiro/Sendai/Tokyo/Nagoya/Osaka liner route was established,and KAMIKAWA MARU, a RORO vessel, was launched.

2004

7

Head Office was relocated to DAIDO Life Insurance Kasumigaseki Building.

2006

4

Kitakyushu Local Office (currently Kyushu Branch) was located.

6

Second generation high-speed RORO vessel, HOKUREN MARU, was launched.
The Hitachi/Kitakyushu route was established.

2007

2008

2009

7

Second generation high-speed RORO vessel, HOKUREN MARU No.2, was launched.

12

Passenger ferries commenced 4 services / day.

4The Tokyo/Tomakomai route commenced through joint management with Kinkai Yusen Logistics Co.,Ltd.

10

The specialized limestone carrier, MITSUKAWA MARU, was launched.

2The specialized coal carrier, JP COSMOS, was launched.

11

The specialized coal carrier, JP TSUBAKI, was launched.

2

The tweendecker, TROPICAL VENUS, was launched.

8Services were suspended on Tokyo/Tomakomai liner route with Kinkai Yusen Logistics Co, Ltd. (currently Kinkai Yusen Co.,Ltd.).
Hitachi Branch was relocated to the Hitachinaka District and the Hitachi Port Office was newly established.

2010

1128,000dwt, MAGNOLIA ACE, was launched.

2011

4

The tweendecker, TROPICAL BINTANG was launched.

2012

4

Newly built passenger ferries, SILVER PRINCESS was launched.

2013

2

The specialized coal carrier, YAMASAKURA, was launched.
Fourth generation newly built large RORO vessel , HOKKAIDO MARU, was launched.

2014

2016

6

Newly built passenger ferries, SILVER EIGHT was launched.

11

Head Office was relocated to Kasumigaseki Common Gate.

6

Small handy vessel, GALLEON, was launched.

8

Fifth generation newly built large RORO vessel, HOKUO MARU, was launched.

3The company's first offshore support vessel, AKATSUKI, was launched

6Shimizu Local Office,Oita Local Office was located.

9Third generation specialized limestone carrier,CHIZUKAWA MARU,was launched.

10

The Shimizu/Oita route was established.
The newly built large RORO vessel,FUOU MARU,was launched.

2017

4

Made OFFSHORE OPERATION CO.,LTD.a subsidiary.

2018

4

Newly built passenger ferries,SILVER TIARA,was launched.

6

Miyako/Muroran route was established.

2019

3

Fifth generation newly built large RORO vessel,HOKKAIDO MARU,was launched.

2020

3

Suspended Miyako port call,Hachinohe/Muroran route was established.

2021

6

Establishment of “K” Line Wind Service, Ltd. for Offshore Support Vessel Operation

2022

2

Services were suspended on Hachinohe/Muroran ferry route.

5

Delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market.

1

Services were suspended on Aburatsu･Hososhima/Tokyo liner route.

2023