History
History
| 1903 | The first president, Katsutaro Kambara, founded a shipping business (Kambara Kisen Co., Ltd.). |
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| 1917 | Built the “Shiohama Dockyard” where the current Tsuneishi Factory is located. |
| 1942 |
Renamed the dockyard “Tsuneishi Shipbuilding” and re-established the company. Commenced the construction and repair of wooden ships for domestic transportation. |
| 1958 | Constructed the first steel ship, “Mikomaru” (a 361-dwt carrier). |
| 1968 | The 200,000 metric ton Ship Repair Factory completed. |
| 1976 | Linked up with Hashihama Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. |
| 1984 | Constructed the first TESS40 (the original 40,000-ton type standard carrier) series. |
| 1986 | Established the Ship Research Department. |
| 1991 |
Constructed the largest bulk carrier (180,000-ton type) (in conjunction with Hashihama Shipbuilding). |
| 1992 |
Established a design company, TSUNEISHI TECHNICAL SERVICES (Phils.) Inc. (TTSP) in the Philippines. |
| 1994 |
Constructed the first TESS45 (an original 45,000-ton type standard carrier) series. Established TSUNEISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (CEBU), Inc. (THI), the largest shipbuilding dockyard in the Philippines. |
| 1997 |
Constructed the first ship (a 23,000-ton type carrier) at THI. |
| 1998 |
Constructed Japan’s first twin skeg shuttle tanker (in conjunction with Hashihama Shipbuilding). |
| 1999 |
Acquired the ISO9001 certificate. (June) Launched the 100th vessel in the TESS40/45 series. (June) |
| 2000 |
Merged with Hashihama Shipbuilding. (June) Completed construction of the first TESS52 ship. (October) |
| 2001 | Established TSUNEISHI (ZHENJIANG) STEEL STRUCTURE Co., Ltd. a company for ship outfitting in the Dan tu Economic Development Zone of Chiangsu Province, China.(June) |
| 2003 |
Established the Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Marine & Development Inc. (March) Adopted a new logo upon the 100th anniversary of the Group. (April) Established the Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Hull-body Production Inc. (December) |
| 2004 |
Formed a comprehensive business alliance with Samsung Heavy Industries.(March) Executed an agreement with Hiroshima University for comprehensive research cooperation.(June) |
| 2005 |
Completed of the first Kamsarmax Bulker. (February) Acquired the ISO14001 certificate. (December) Tsuneishi (Shanghai) Ship Design Co., Ltd. (December) |
| 2006 |
Completed the first TESS58, “MEDI LISBON”. (December) |
| 2007 |
Established Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation by merging 11 group companies. (January) Established a design office in Fukuoka. (April) Completed “STELLA MARIS,” the 200th ship in the TESS Handymax series.(June) Reorganized Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding INC. by merging Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Marine & Development Inc. and Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Hull-body Production Inc. |
| 2009 | Completed and launched the operation of the new building dock at TSUNEISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (CEBU), Inc. and TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING INC. |
| 2010 | Constructed “Tenshumaru,” the first ship in the T-CORE180 series at Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. in the Philippines. |
| 2011 |
Split up companies under the umbrella of Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation.（January） Completed the 100th KAMSARMAX Bulker, 82,000-ton type bulk carrier. (February) Completed the first TESS98, the 98,000-ton type bulk carrier. (April) Completed experimental model ship “Josho-maru”. (September) Completed the 100th TESS58.(November) |
| 2012 | Completed the 300th vessel of TESS HANDYMAX series (January) |
| 2013 | Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding INC. has completed the first 1,020 TEU Container Carrier (May) |
| 2014 | Transferred all shares of Tadotsu Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd (December) |
| 2015 | Completed 200th KAMSARMAX Bulker (January) |
| 2017 |
Constructed the new Aonagi dormitory for unmarried employees (April) Constructed the cruise ship guntû (September) TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING centennial (July) Completed the first TESS64 AEROLINE, 63,700 MT bulk carrier(July) |
| 2018 |
Constructed first 2,800 TEU container carrier (April) Formed business cooperation agreement with Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding in the commercial ship business field (May) |
| 2019 |
Completed LRI Product/Chemical Tanker (March) Signed an agreement with Hiroshima University on a comprehensive research partnership (May) Completed the 300th Kamsarmax bulk carrier (September) Completed the 500th vessel of the TESS series (November) |
| 2020 | Commenced discussions on a capital alliance with Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding regarding merchant vessel business (July) |
| 2022 | KANDA DOCKYARD Co., Ltd. started its business. (April) |
| 2022 |
TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary in October 2022 by partial transfer of share, meanwhile acquiring the subsidiaries of Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair, Inc., and MES YURA DOCKYARD CO.,LTD. (The company name of MES YURA DOCKYARD CO., LTD was changed into YURA DOCKYARD CO., LTD. in January 2023.) |
| 2024 | Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) Inc. became a consolidated subsidiary |
The Origin of Our Company Logo
The Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Company introduced this new logo mark on the occasion of Tsuneishi group’s 100th anniversary in April, 2003.
The logo is based on the Tsuneishi Corporation Group’s use of the character and the letter V, which stands for the three concept ideas Vessel, Value, and Vision.
By using deep navy blue, with its calm atmosphere, as the background color, the logo symbolizes Tsuneishi gearing up to ensure a prosperous future as a shipbuilder in the 21st century.
Tsuneishi Group’s logo is designed to express the totality of the Tsuneishi group’s solidarity and philosophy. The spiraling ocean wave motif expresses the international scope of the the business conducted by the Group’s companies. The overlapping waves indicate the mutual support the companies give one another as they seek to expand their businesses together.
By using this logo group-wide, we aim to make people more aware of the Tsuneishi group’s identity, forging a more widespread familiarity of the group’s constituent companies and enhancing the logo’s value by linking it to their broad array of accomplishments.
