About usCorporate History

May 1977

Established with capital of 10 million yen.

July 1980

Opened Singapore Representative Office.

November 1982

Increased capital to 30 million yen.

Nobember 1987

Established ECL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.

August 1988

Opened Jakarta Representative Office.

July 1989

Increased capital to 150 million yen.

May 1993

Opened Bangok Representative Office.

August 1993

Opened Dalian Representative Office.

January 1994

Opened Tianjin Representative Office.

February 1994

Opened Philippines Representative Office.

April 1997

Established local corporation in US.

August 1997

Opened Qingdao Representative Office.

November 1999

Increased capital to 488 million yen.

May 2000

Middle East services started

November 2000

Established local corporation in China.

December 2002

Opened Beijing Representative Office.

December 2003

Estabulished the combined transport system from ocean to cover China main-land, in cooperation with major logistics companies in China.

March 2005

Opened Seoul Representative Office.

August 2005

Established PT.ECL Logistics Indonesia.

October 2005

Opened Guangzhou Representative Office.

April 2006

Opened Kobe Branch, and started operation at ECL Rokko Automobile Terminal.

September 2006

Established ECL Puyvast (India) Pvt Ltd.

August 2007

Established Eastern Car Liner Korea, Ltd.

October 2007

Opened Shanyang Representative Office.

May 2008

Opened Chennai Representative Office.

November 2008

Opened Dubai Representative Office.

April 2010

Opened Kawasaki Branch.

March 2012

Opened ECL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD. Yangon Representative Office.

October 2012

Established MYANMAR ECL CO., LTD.

April 2014

Renamed ECL MYANMAR CO., LTD.

August 2015

Opened Vietnam Representative Office.

October 2018

Established ECL SHIPPING (VIETNAM) CORPORATION

November 2022

Acquired TRISPORTS Co., Ltd. (Bicycle parts wholesaling business)