History
Previously Hikawa Shoji Kaisha, Ltd.
| 1947 | January | Established Futaba Shokai |
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| 1948 | March | Established Hikawa Shoji Kaisha, Ltd. |
| 1949 | August | Began sales of wire rope and hemp cords |
| 1950 | February | Embarked on the sea for heavy oil sales |
| 1954 | March | Established Hikawa Ship Supplies Co., Ltd. |
| 1954 | April | Began selling petroleum products on land |
| 1954 | August | Began handling bond bunkers |
| 1962 | January | Began a worldwide bunkers business |
| 1962 | August | Completed Ito seaside gas station |
| 1966 | March | Began selling petrochemical products |
| 1975 | April | Entered into agency contract for life insurance company and cancer insurance |
| 1976 | October | Changed name from Hikawa Ship Supplies Co., Ltd. to Hikawa Marine Corporation |
| 1988 | September | Established Hikawa (Singapore) PTE. Ltd. |
| 1997 | January | Entered into agency contract for life insurance company |
| 1997 | January | Embarked on business of importing and selling for ISO tank containers |
| 1997 | November | Hitachinaka Port Total Service Co., Ltd. |
| 2003 | May | Signed merger agreement with Asahi Mechatronics Corporation |
Previously Asahi Mechatronics Corporation
| 1980 | August | Established Asahi Mechatronics Corporation |
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| 1981 | August | Began Tsurumi Service Center |
| 1983 | August | Launched LNG marine CTS (cargo monitoring system) for Indonesia Arun and Badak project |
| 1988 | March | Launched LNG marine IAS (integrated automation system) for western Australia project |
| 1992 | October | Launched IAS (integrated automation system) for Korea gas project |
| 1995 | August | Established Nanrong Mechatronics (PTE) Ltd. in Singapore |
| 2003 | May | Signed merger agreement with Hikawa Shoji Kaisha, Ltd. |
NYK TRADING CORPORATION
| 2003 | October | Changed name to NYK Trading Corporation |
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| 2004 | January | Hikawa (Singapore) merged with Nanrong Mechatronics |
| 2005 | March | Opened Shanghai representative office |
| 2005 | April | Established subsidiary, limited company TSE |
| 2006 | March | Opened Brussels representative office |
| 2008 | January | Established NYK Trading Human Resources Service Co., Ltd. |
| 2008 | February | Established Hikawa-Amco (Singapore) Pte Ltd. |
| 2008 | August | Opened London branch |
| 2010 | April | Opened Los Angeles branch |
| 2010 | May | Completed Kyushu Branch with new building |
| 2010 | September | Changed name to NYK Trading (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. |
| 2011 | December | Established NYK Trading (Shanghai) Corporation |
| 2012 | June | Opened New Jersey branch |
| 2013 | January | Opened Manila office |
| 2014 | February | Opened Imabari sales office |
| 2014 | April | Opened Sapporo office |
| 2015 | October | Integrated Machinery Sales Group with Hikawa Marine Corporation. Changed name from Hikawa Marine Corporation to NYKT Marine Co., Ltd. | 2016 | October | Opened Malaysia office | 2017 | August | Opened Fukuoka sales office | 2017 | December | Opened Keihin Delivery Center and closed Tokyo Delivery Center |
