History
YOSHITOMO MARU No.11
First generation（1951.3～1953.9）
Second generation（1957.6～1963.11）
KYOKURYU MARU
First generation（1968.4～1970.7）
Second generation（1973.5～1981.9）
Third generation（1983.3～2001.4）
Fourth generation 4,998DWT（2001.10～）
KYOKUHOU MARU
First generation（1969.12～1977.7）
Second generation（1977.7～1984.10）
Third generation（1984.11～1999.3）
Fourth generation 4,998DWT（2001.3～）
KYOKUSEI MARU
First generation（1974.5～1984.4）
Second generation（1984.10～1999.6）
Third generation 4,999DWT （2006.10～）
ASAHI MARU
（1975.8～1998.4）
Shimonoseki Office just after founding
- 1951 Mar
- Our founder, Shinkichi Tateishi,
established Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd.
in Shimonoseki City
(capital: 1 million yen) - 1951 Dec
- OSK Line
(currently Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd.)
acquired a stake - 1952 Mar
- Opened Tokyo Branch Office
- 1952 Aug
- Opened Osaka Local Office
- 1960 Apr
- Opened Tokuyama and Hiroshima Local Offices
- 1961 May
- Opened Nagoya Local Office
- 1961 Jun
- Moved the head office to Osaka and opened the Shimonoseki Branch Office
- 1969 Mar
- Capital participation in Tsurusaki Yusosen Co., Ltd.
- 1969 Mar
- Established Kyokuyo Tanker Co., Ltd.（Tokyo）
- 1972 Oct
- Established Nishinihon Marine Service Co., Ltd.
- 1974 Dec
- Established SOLAR SHIPPING AND TRADING S.A.（Panama）
- 1975 Aug
- Built the ASAHI MARU（for domestic : 37,282DWT）
- 1977 Dec
- Opened representative office in Saudi Arabia
- 1978 Feb
- Opened representative office in Singapore
- 1979 Dec
- Moved the head office to Tokyo
- 1986 Oct
- Established JAIMA as a joint venture with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and began bunker supply operations in the U.A.E.
- 1988 Mar
- Built the AKEBONO MARU（for overseas: 39,799DWT）
Shimonoseki Office just after founding
AKATSUKI MARU
First generation（1992.10～2009.8）
Second generation 45,955DWT（2011.6～）
- 1990 Feb
- Established ASAHI-SHAMROCK (S) PTE LTD（Singapore）
- 1990 Apr
- Opened Seoul Office
- 1992 Jan
- Opened Hong Kong Office
- 1992 May
- Opened New York Office
- 1992 Oct
- Built the AKATSUKI MARU（for overseas; 39,796DWT）
- 1995 May
- Obtained ISM certification for SOLAR SHIPPING AND TRADING S.A. (first overseas affiliate of a Japanese shipping company)
- 1996 Oct
- Established APCS as a joint venture of Asahi Tanker, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and HAI SUN HUP LTD.
- 1998 Apr
- Commenced MR product tanker
pool operation with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. - 1998 Jun
- Built the ASASHIO MARU
（for overseas ; 46,986DWT）
Obtained ISO 9002 certification
(transportation of petroleum and
chemical products)
(first domestic tanker company).
Commenced MR product tanker pool operation with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.
Commenced MR product tanker pool operation with
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.
KYOKUTOU MARU
5,502DWT（2007.3～）
SUNNY MARS
6,689DWT（2008.9～）
SUNNY NOAH
6,690DWT（2008.9～）
KYOKUKOU MARU
5,491DWT（2009.1～）
SUNNY DREAM
12,222DWT
（2009.8～）
SUNNY ORION
12,203DWT
（2010.4～）
Ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary
of founding
Signing Ceremony to integrate with
Munakata Kaiun Co., Ltd.
- 2000 May
- Obtained ISO 14001 certification
(first Japanese shipping company) - 2000 Sep
- Opened Taipei Office
- 2001 Mar
- 50th anniversary of founding
- 2003 Feb
- Established the overseas shipping
management company,
Solar Japan Co., Ltd. - 2003 Apr
- Established ASAHI TANKER
KOREA CO., LTD.（Seoul） - 2003 Jul
- Established the domestic
shipping management company
Ammtec Co., Ltd. - 2004 Apr
- Integrated operations with
Munakata Kaiun Co., Ltd. - 2004 Aug
- Opened Shanghai Office
- 2004 Oct
- Opened London Office
- 2005 Sep
- Established TAIWAN FUEL & ENERGY SUPPLY CO., LTD.（Taipei）as a joint venture with MOL Taiwan Group
- 2007 Jul
- Changed the company name of Ammtec Co., Ltd. to Asahi Marine Co., Ltd.
- 2008 Aug
- Built the ARIAKE MARU（for overseas; 45,920DWT）
- 2008 Oct
- Asahi Marine Co., Ltd. merged Solar Japan Co., Ltd. to establish a ship management company for domestic and overseas shipping
Ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of founding
Signing Ceremony to integrate with Munakata Kaiun Co., Ltd.
SHIN KYOKUTO MARU
5,578DWT（2014.3～）
AST SUNSHINE
（Present：STENA SUNSHINE）
158,000DWT（2013.1～）
SUNNY RAINBOW
12,355DWT（2018.1～）
- 2010 Oct
- Opened Jakarta Office
- 2011 Jun
- Built the AKATSUKI MARU（for overseas; 45,955DWT）
- 2013 Jan
- Built the AST SUNSHINE（for overseas; 158,000DWT）
- 2019 Jan
- Established Asahi MOL Tankers Ltd（Marshall Islands）as a joint venture with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.
- 2019 Aug
- Established e5 Lab. Inc.
EV design by e5 Lab. Inc.
EV design by e5 Lab. Inc.
ASAHI
1,097DWT（2022.3~）
AOI MARU
49,998DWT（2022.4~）
AYAME
49,998DWT（2022.7~）
AKARI
1,083DWT（2023.3~）
ASUKA
1,681DWT（2023.6~）
KYOKUHOU MARU
5,540DWT（2024.6~）
KYOKUKAI MARU
5,564DWT(2025.1~)
6,589DWT(2025.2~)
SUNNY TRITON
6,500DWT(2025.4~）
- 2020 Sep
- Opened Europe Office
- 2021 May
- Sanyo Kaiun Shokai Co., Ltd.,
Matsue Kaiun Yugen Kaisha,
Sanyo Shokai Godo Kaisha becomes a subsidiary - 2022 Feb
- Established AKK MARINE SERVICE CO., LTD.
- 2022 Mar
- Built the ASAHI（for domestic; 1,097DWT）
- 2022 Apr
- Built the AOI MARU（for overseas; 49,998DWT）
- 2022 Jul
- Built the AYAME（for overseas; 49,998DWT）
- 2022 Nov
- Established Umimachi Inc.
- 2023 Mar
- Built the AKARI（for domestic; 1,083DWT）
- 2023 Jun
- Built the ASUKA（for domestic; 1,681DWT）
- 2024 Jun
- Built the KYOKUHOU MARU（for domestic; 5,540DWT）
- 2025 Jan
- Built the KYOKUKAI MARU（for domestic; 5,564DWT）
- 2025 Feb
- Built the SUNNY SIRIUS（for overseas; 6,589DWT）
- 2025 Feb
- Built the SUNNY TRITON（for overseas; 6,500DWT）
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