Domestic Group Companies

Shinkyo Kaiun Co., Ltd.

16 ships

Profile

Serving as the shipowner of steel materials carriers for Kobelco Logistics, Shinkyo Kaiun owns two ships. The company handles the type of mass cargo transportation only possible with coastal ships. Shinkyo Kaiun is working to reinforce safe operations and to provide stable transport using company-owned ships while improving operational efficiency to better serve customers.

Highlights

The 257-ton, leading-edge Shinkyo Maru was completed in August 2017 and can transport around 820 tons—equivalent to the 10-ton loads of 82 trucks. The ship is operated by four individuals: the captain, chief mate, second mate, and chief engineer.

Basic Info

Kobelco Logistics Kakogawa Building, 4F, 2956 Shinobe, Befu-cho, Kakogawa, 675-0131, Japan
Phone : +81-79-436-2307 / Fax : +81-79-436-2385
Founded: July 1981
Capital: ¥50 million
Industry: Coastal shipping
Licenses: Coastal shipping, freight transporting, coastal ship chartering
Equipment: two owned ships
Representative: Isao Kawaguchi
Employees: 10

Showa Koyu Co., Ltd.

Profile

Showa Koyu supplies and distributes bunker fuel, marine lubricants, and marine oil products mainly around the Osaka Bay area as a dealer for Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. The company puts safe operations and environmental protection first and, with three tankers in its fleet, quickly responds to customer needs.

Highlights

Showa Koyu has recently begun to engage in the distribution of fuel and oil products onshore. Making use of the distribution network of Idemitsu Kosan, the company can now supply these products anywhere in Japan.

Basic Info

Taiju Seimei Kobe Sannomiya Building, 9F, 119 Ito-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0032, Japan
Phone : +81-78-332-1161 / Fax : +81-78-332-1396
Founded: March 1990
Capital: ¥20 million
Industry: Petroleum product distribution
Licenses: Class I freight forwarding
Equipment: three tankers
Representative: Soichi Ikeda
Employees: 11

Profile

As a Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport-approved consigned freight forwarding company (second class, first class), Airmodal Service, Inc. (ASI) handles integrated maritime and air cargo transportation for importers and exporters. The company provides transportation services optimized for customer requests and the unique properties of the cargo, as opposed to the packaged mixed-freight services of major freight forwarders.

Highlights

ASI’s mission is to quickly provide reliable and safe transportation services. The company has established a network with not only domestic companies but also logistics partners in 100 major cities around the world. In particular, ASI is leveraging the Kobelco Logistics Group’s unique know-how to provide special cargo transportation, such as chartering Antonov aircraft—among the world’s largest heavy freight aircraft—to transport heavy cargo. The company plays a central role in Kobelco Logistics’ strategic field of international integrated transportation and is steadily building up its performance record.

Basic Info

Gendai Kobe Building 6F, 2-11-14, Wakinohama-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0072, Japan
Phone : +81-78-231-0312 / Fax : +81-78-231-0286
Founded: August 1985
Capital: ¥50 million
Industry: International air cargo forwarding
Licenses: Class II freight forwarding, class I freight forwarding, IATA-certified cargo agency
Representative: Hiromi Yamamoto
Employees: 14
URL: https://airmodal-service.co.jp/english/

Shinriku, K.K.

Profile

Shinriku is a general trucking company and class I freight forwarder and owns vehicles compliant with safety standards (maximum loading capacity of 29 tons). The company transports mainly wire materials to clients in the Kinki region from its base at Kobe Steel’s Kakogawa Works. Shinriku owns side dump flatbed trucks that can transport a number of various heavy steel plate products. All vehicles are fitted with on-board safety equipment, such as dashboard cameras and backup cameras, with the aim of eliminating any traffic accidents and maintaining the quality of products transported.

Highlights

In June 2011, Shinriku replaced its trailers capable of carrying two 8-ton coils with lighter weight trailers capable of carrying three of the same coils, thus realizing energy savings by improving its loading capacity utilization.

Basic Info

1874-5 Ikeda, Onoe-cho, Kakogawa, 675-0023, Japan
Phone : +81-79-423-3266 / Fax : +81-79-423-3360
Founded: July 2001
Capital: ¥10 million
Industry: Trucking
Licenses: General trucking, class I freight forwarder
Equipment: Three tarp-covered semitrailers (21-ton capacity), five semitrailers (21-ton capacity), one side dump semitrailer (18-ton capacity), eight lighter weight semitrailers (27 to 29-ton capacity)
Representative: Keita Iwamoto
Employees: 20