 1962 |
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The Company was established in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. |
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| 1964 |
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"Izumi Maru No.2", a LPG carrier, began a greater coasting service to Okinawa, marketing a first step for future ocean-going services. |
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| 1968 |
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Korea-bound transport of VCM(Vinyl Chloride Monomer) was commenced. |
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1970 |
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"Izumi Maru No.31"commenced operation between Japan and Hong Kong, heralding the beginning of full-scale overseas services. |
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| 1979 |
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"Horyu Maru" (2,812 ), an ocean-going LPG carrier, started operations covering Southeast Asia. |
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| 1981 |
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"Everdina" (2,509), an IMO-standard carrier, commenced inter-European operations. |
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| 1983 |
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Gas Line Panama S.A. was established.
"Gas Crest" (3,500), a semi-refrigerated LPG carrier, started operation. |
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| 1987 |
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Jiogla S.A. was established."Jiogasa Star" (DW3,912MT), a clean-product carrier commenced operation for business expansion of Pertamina. |
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| 1989 |
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Gas Pacific S.A. was established.
"Alpha Gas" (3,314) started operation. |
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| 1991 |
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"New Century" (DW2,131MT), an asphalt carrier,commenced operations in Southeast Asia. |
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| 1996 |
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"New Glory" (DW4,147MT) an asphalt carrier, commenced operations in Southeast Asia. |
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| 1998 |
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"No10 Izumi-maru" and "No12 Izumi-maru" ,which are our new 749G/T type vessels, enter service in order to meet the various demands of our customers and provide more comfortable living space for all the crew. |
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| 2002 |
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The entire Nippon Gas Line Group domestic fleet acquired ISM Code certification, and a world-class safety management system was established. |
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| Today |
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Domestic: Our domestic vessels transport over 2 million tons of LPG annually, and we are endeavoring to make transportation even safer as Japan’s only operator specializing in LPG.
Overseas: We are enhancing our capacity and expanding our transportation business into a number of new areas, including product, asphalt, LPG and petrochemical gases tankers.
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Japan (Asia) gas carrier NIPPON GAS LINE: history
