Company Profile

Name:Santoku Senpaku Co, Ltd.

Captial:50,000,000 yen

Established:June, 1977

President： Junichi Taga

Executive Managing Director Tsutsui Koji

Executive Managing Director Ito Yoshitaka

Director Tokuma Ryujiro

Auditor Nishiyama Kazuhiro

Shareholder: ORIX Corporation

Employee: Land-based 85Sea-based 3,000 + 600 on stand by

Average Age of Employees:39.5 y/o

Head Office:Santoku Senpaku Bldg., 3-26-9 Isoji, Minato-ku, Osaka 552-0003 JAPAN

Company History

1972: Masashi Taga founded Santoku Senpaku Co., Ltd., starting the seafarer dispatch business.

1976: Established Towa Sho-un Co., Ltd., beginning overseas vessel management operations.

1980: Started domestic shipping operations.

1981: Reorganized and renamed as Santoku Senpaku Co., Ltd., starting overseas vessel ownership operations and partnering with Orophil Shipping.

2000: Moved headquarters to the current location and established Hiroshima Joint Shipping Co., Ltd.

2011: Signed a long-term charter contract with Rio Tinto for Capesize bulk carriers.

2020: Signed a long-term charter contract with Comerge ShippFing for Panamax bulk carriers.

2022: Placed multiple orders for 7,500-car capacity LNG-fueled vessels with the Fujian Group (China).

2023: Junichi Taga was appointed as President and CEO.

2024: Joined the ORIX Group