June 1941 |
Sanriku Unyu Co., Ltd. established, taking over the businesses of ground freight transport and marine cargo handling previously conducted by Sanrikukisen Co., Ltd. |
December 1950 |
Obtains a license for the sea-rail freight-forwarding business at Shiogama Port Station and Shiogama Wharf Station |
December 1963 |
Obtains a license for the trucking business in general areas |
September 1964 |
Obtains an unrestricted license (no.1 category) for Port Transport Business. |
December 1964 |
Files registration for the coastal freight-forwarding business |
April 1970 |
Relocates the head office to 11-28 Teizan-Dori 3-chome, Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture (current location) |
September 1970 |
Obtains a permit for the warehousing business |
July 1971 |
The Sendai Zone of the Port of Sendai-Shiogama opens |
March 1973 |
Opens the Sendai Port Office when Sendai Port opens |
August 1975 |
Obtains a license for the sea-land freight-forwarding business at Sendai Wharf Station |
April 1976 |
Files registration for the business of freight forwarding by automobile |
March 1977 |
Establishes the subsidiary Sanriku-Yuso Corp, which conducts the trucking business in general areas |
October 1986 |
Obtains an unrestricted license for the marine cargo handling business |
July 1987 |
Installs a 50-ton scale on the wharf of Shiogama Port and starts the truck-weight certification business |
March 1990 |
Obtains a permit for the customs brokerage business |
December 1990 |
With the enactment of the Freight-Forwarding Business Act, which abolishes the classification of the general freight-forwarding business, the Company is deemed to have been granted a permit and registration for the coastal and truck freight-forwarding businesses. |
May 1993 |
Obtains a permit for the rail freight-forwarding business (second-class consigned freight-forwarding business) at Sendai Port Station |
April 1997 |
Discontinues the rail freight-forwarding business when Shiogama Wharf Station is closed |
October 1997 |
Returns the license for the trucking business in general areas |
April 2001 |
Shiogama Port reclassified as a special major port and renamed the Port of Sendai-Shiogama |
May 2003 |
Establishes the subsidiary Sanriku Service Co., Ltd., which conducts staffing services and the property and casualty insurance agency business |
May 2005 |
Certified to ISO 9001 quality-management standards |
September 2005 |
Opens an office in Shanghai, China |
October 2005 |
Opens Sendai Port Office No. 3 |
October 2006 |
Opens the Tokyo Office (currently Tokyo Branch) |
March 2009 |
Certified to Green Management standards |
August 2009 |
Opens Sendai Port Office No. 5 |
October 2012 |
Ishinomaki Port and Matsushima Port merged into the Port of Sendai-Shiogama |
March 2013 |
Opens Sendai Port Distribution Center on the premises of Sendai Port Office No. 5 |
February 2014 |
Certified as an AEO (authorized economic operator) Warehouse Operator by the customs authorities |
March 2014 |
Obtains a license for the first-class consigned freight-forwarding business and starts the NVOCC (non-vessel-operating common carrier) services |
June 2015 |
Obtains a license for the general trucking business |
March 2016 |
Opens the North Sendai Port Office |
June 2019 |
Certified as an AEO (authorized economic operator) Customs Brokers by the customs authorities |
October 2019 |
Opens Sendai Port Gamo Office |