Description

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Azuma Shipping Co., Ltd., established in 1917, operates a diverse portfolio of businesses both domestically and on an international scale. Its core activities revolve around logistics and maritime transportation. The company offers a full spectrum of shipping services, covering both coastal and global routes. Its comprehensive transportation solutions include road haulage (truck and car-ferry transport, ocean container trucking), specialized handling for project cargo and large construction machinery, vessel chartering, less-than-container-load (LCL) services, and air freight. Azuma Shipping also supports international trade through various export/import services, such as facilitating customs clearance, managing terminal operations, and providing warehousing and packing solutions. The company's logistics offerings extend to third-party logistics (3PL) and environmental solutions. Within harbor operations, services encompass marine cargo handling, stevedoring, barge transportation, cargo sorting, and storage. For land-based movements, Azuma Shipping provides general cargo transport, ocean container hauling, bulk cement delivery, and relocation services. Furthermore, it offers warehousing management, factory work contracting, and acts as an agent for steamship companies. The company maintains and operates its own fleet, which includes oceangoing and coastal cement tankers, alongside general cargo vessels. Beyond its primary transport and logistics functions, Azuma Shipping diversifies into real estate by leasing properties and is also involved in the production and sale of agricultural products.