1964-1982 Business Expansion - Development of New Trade Routes
Days of Business Expansion
1964
Toko Line begins transporting steel products from public ports in Japan to North America.
"Metoku Maru" (10,542 deadweight tons), the pioneer in transporting steel products
1966
Toko Line commences regularly scheduled transport of steel products to North America with the help of five major Steel Mills.
The Port of Oakland's Ninth Avenue Terminal, one of the largest ports for import of steel products to North America
(photo: courtesy of the Port of Oakland)
1970
Toko Line inaugurates transport of steel products to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
1974
Toko Line launches transport of grain from North America to Japan.
Days of Service Enhancement and Development of New Trade Routes
Establishment local representative offices
26 Broadway Building, where is Toko Line's New York representative office in the end of 70's
1975
Toko Line begins transporting steel products directly from Steel Mills' ports in Japan to North America and Southeast Asia.
Cargo loading at a quay adjacent to a Steel Mill
1978
Toko Line launches a service to transport steel products to the Middle East.
1982
Toko Line commences transporting steel products to the Bay of Bengal and India.
