History

History

A timeline of our rich history since 1909.

• October 1909

Organized as “Toshin Soko Co., Ltd.” on October 11, 1909. Established its main office in Tokyo, and district offices in Tokyo, Kobe, and Moji.

• March 1942

Renamed “MITSUI-SOKO Co., Ltd.”

• April 1950

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

• December 1977

Established International Business Division and Plant Division in the main office and launched full-scale international transport operations.

• August 1979

Mitsui Soko Singapore office set up.

• December 1984

Mitsui Soko Air Services set up office in Singapore.

• February 1988

Mitsui Soko International, based in Singapore, is set up as a regional HQ for Asia.

• January 1999

Mitsui Soko Singapore is awarded the ISO 9002:1994 for meeting the Quality Management Standard.

• May 2002

Mitsui Soko Singapore is awarded the ISO 9001:2000 for its Quality Management System.

• December 2006

Awarded an Approved 3PL for GST Suspension by IRAS.

• April 2008

Established the 3PL Business Division and started a full-scale 3PL (third party logistics) service.

• January 2009

Obtained Zero GST Warehouse status.

• October 2009

Celebrated 100 years of business worldwide.

• September 2010

Mitsui Soko is awarded the certification of HAS TS-01:R2 for good distribution practice for medical devices.

•  November 2010

Mitsui Soko Singapore is awarded the ISO 9001:2008 for its Quality Management System.

• April 2012

Acquired Sanyo Electrical Logistics, renamed Mitsui Soko Logistics, capabilities in Distribution Centre business are strengthened.

• August 2012

Acquired TAS, renamed Mitsui Soko Air Services; capabilities in air cargo business are strengthened.

• April 2013

Awarded bizSAFE Level 3 certification by the Workplace Safety and Health Council.