1903
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The first president, Katsutaro Kambara, founds a shipping business (Kambara Kisen Co., Ltd.)
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1917
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Built the "Shiohama Dockyard" where the current Tsuneishi Factory is located.
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1942
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Renamed the dockyard "Tsuneishi Shipbuilding" and re-established the company.
Commenced the construction and repair of wooden ships for domestic transportation.
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1949
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Decided the company corporate logo.
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1958
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Constructed the first steel ship, "Mikomaru" (a 361-dwt carrier).
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1964
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Built a timber carrier, No. 3 Tenshamaru (4,100-dwt).
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1968
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The 200,000 metric tonne Ship Repair Factory completed.
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1974
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Shipbuilding dock expanded to handle 120,000 metric tonne ships.
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1976
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Linked up with Hashihama Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
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1982
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A tact-type production line completed at the shipbuilding factory.
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1984
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Constructed the first TESS40 (the original 40,000-dwt standard carrier) series.
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1985
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Built the first original large container carrier (capable of holding 2,000 containers).
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1986
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Established the Ship Research Department.
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1991
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structed the largest bulk carrier (180,000-dwt) (in conjunction with
Hashihama Shipbuilding).)
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1992
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Agreed to tie up with NKK.
Established a design company, Tsuneishi Technical Services (Phils) Inc. (TTSP) in the Philippines.
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1994
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Constructed the first TESS45 (an original 45,000-dwt standard carrier) series.
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1997
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Established Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu) Inc. (THI), the largest shipbuilding dockyard in the Philippines.
Constructed the first ship (a 23,000-dwt carrier) at THI.
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1998
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Opened the London Branch.
Constructed Japan's first twin skeg shuttle tanker (in conjunction
with Hashihama Shipbuilding).
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1999
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(June) Acquired the ISO9001 certificate.
(June) Launched the 100th vessel in the TESS40/45 series.
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2000
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(June) Merged with Hashihama Shipbuilding.
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2000
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Complete construction of the first TESS52 ship (October).
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2001
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Establish TSUNEISHI (ZHENJIANG) STEEL STRUCTURE CO.,LTD., a company for ship outfitting, in the Dan tu Economic Development Zone in Chiangsu Province, China (June).
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2003
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Establish the Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Marine & Development Inc. (March)
Adopt a new logo upon the 100th anniversary of the Group (April)
Change to the Tsuneishi Corporation in English.
Establish the Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Hull-body Production Inc.
(December)
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2004
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Form a comprehensive business alliance with Samsung Heavy Industries (March)
Execute an agreement with Hiroshima University for comprehensive research cooperation (June)
Establish Tsuneishi CRS; develop automobile recycling business (November)
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2005
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Completion of the first Kamsarmax ship (February)
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2006
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Established STRATECHT Inc. (August)
Established a donated course at Tokyo University (September)
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2007
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Established a design office in Fukuoka (April)
Completed “STELLA MARIS,” the 200th ship in the TESS series.
Opened Tsuneishi Group Training Facility “Sanwa-no-Mori Resort & Conference Center.” (July)
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2008
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Completed the first new model AFRAMAX tanker. (August)
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2009
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Completes and begins the operation of the new building dock at Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. and Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding, Inc.
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2010
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Constructs “ Tenshumaru,“ the first ship in the T-CORE180 series at Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. in the Philippines
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2011
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Spun off from Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation, bringing us to the present(January)
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