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MAY 1948 The Operation Bureau of Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. begins handling international freight and travel service.
NOV. 1948 Becomes an approved IATA (International Air Transport Association) agency.
OCT. 1954 The International Transportation Dept. of Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. is transferred to Kinki Nippon Travels, Co., Ltd. and changes the trade name to Kinki Nippon Air Travel Co., Ltd.
SEP. 1955 Trade name changes to Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd.
APR. 1969 Kintesu World Express (H.K.) Ltd. is established in Hong Kong
MAY 1969 Kintetsu World Express (U.S.A.) Inc. is tablished in USA.
JAN. 1970 The Airfreight Operation Dept. separates from Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd. to become independent as Kintetsu Air Cargo International, Inc. (English trade name, Kintetsu World Express, Inc.) specializing in airfreights. Licensed for Utilized Airfreight Operation (forwarding service) the same month, the Company begins its original domestic forwarding service.
JUL. 1994 The Company obtains the first ISO9002 certification (international standard for quality assurance) in Japan's airfreight industry. (Second certification for the KWE Group after the June 1994 certification of KWE-Kintetsu World Express (S) PTE, Ltd. in Singapore.)
SEP. 2000 Listed on Nasdaq Japan Market, a section of Osaka Securities Exchange.
SEP. 2001 The company obtained ISO14001 certificate (Tokyo Terminal)
MAY. 2002 Listed on the Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
OCT. 2002 World Headquarters(WHQ) is structed at KWEHQ in Tokyo.
NOV. 2002 "Project Grand Design for the 21st Century" is formulated.
JAN. 2003 The company obtained ISO14001 certificate (Narita Terminal).
SEP. 2003 Stock listing upgraded to the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
DEC. 2003 Becomes the first Japanese forwarder in Japan to be certified by The Technology Asset Protection Association (TAPA) on international cargo security standards (set out at the KWE Narita Terminal). |
