HISTORY
| Jun. 1952 | Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd.'s Air Service Department started air passenger and air freight business as general sales agent in Japan for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
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| Oct. 1960 | Established Iino Kaiun Kaisha,Ltd as air service offshoot of Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd |
| Jul. 1961 | Approved as air cargo and passenger sales agent by International Air Transport Association (IATA) |
| Sep. 1962 | Freight department obtained customhouse broker permit. |
| Feb. 1963 | Invested in UAC (United Air cargo Consolidators, Inc.) and started consolidation business. |
| Nov. 1964 | Changed company name to Iino-Kawasaki Travel, Inc. |
| Oct. 1969 | Following investment by the parent companies, "K" Line-Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. and Kawasaki Steel Corp., the company was renamed "K" Line Air Service, Ltd. This name has remained unchanged. |
| Oct. 1970 | "K" Line New York, Inc., a subsidiary of "K" Line, obtained IATA cargo agency approval for USA and further obtained air cargo consolidators license from the US Civil Aeronautics Board. |
| Nov. 1979 | Four U.S. Offices of "K" Line New York, Inc, (NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO) were integrated into a new "K" Line Air Service (U.S.A.) Inc. with capital from KLAS Japan. |
| Jul. 1983 | Constructed Baraki Warehouse as Air Cargo Terminal. |
| Oct. 1985 | Started our own consolidation business by obtaining a license from Ministry of Transport in Japan. |
| Aug. 1994 | Constructed Nanko Office as Kansai Branch. |
| Nov. 1996 | Awarded ISO9002 (9001-2000) -KLAS Japan. |
| Sep. 1999 | Awarded ISO9002-KLAS France. |
| Oct. 2000 | Integration of Osaka Branch and Kobe Branch as a single unit named Hanshin Branch. |
| Aug. 2001 | Awarded ISO9002 (9001-2000)-KLAS Phils. |
| Oct. 2001 | "K" Line Travel Ltd. was officially registered and established with paid up capital of 100 Million Yen, 100% by KLAS Japan. |
| Jan. 2002 | "K"Line Travel Ltd. took over the whole business of Passenger Division of KLAS Japan and started passenger business transactions. |
| Jun. 2002 | Awarded ISO9001-2000 -KLAS Hong Kong |
| Jul. 2002 | Changed main stock holder of “K” Line Logistics Holding,Inc. |
| Jul. 2002 | Awarded ISO9002 (9001-2000)-KLAS Thailand. |
| Jul. 2002 | Closed Detroit office (U.S.A).Transferred all function to Chicago. |
| Nov. 2002 | Opened Mikawa Office |
| Apr. 2003 | Opened Narita Logistics Center. |
| Aug. 2003 | Awarded ISO9001-2000 -KLAS France |
| Dec. 2003 | Opened Suzhou representative office (CHINA) |
| Aug. 2004 | Opened Hangzhou representative office (CHINA) |
| Feb. 2005 | Opened Niigata office |
| Feb. 2005 | Opened Central Japan International Airport Office |
| Jan. 2006 | Opened Vietnam office in Ho Chi Minh City. |
| Jan. 2006 | Opened Kitakanto office in Tatebayashi, Gunma. |
| Jul. 2006 | Changed company name to "K" LINE LOGISTICS, LTD. |
| Oct. 2006 | Opened new warehouse in Torrance (U.S.A) |
| Nov. 2006 | New Establishment of “K”LINE LOGISTICS (AUSTRALIA) PTY.LTD., |
| Jan. 2007 | Company Name Change to "K" Line Logistics (U.S.A.) Incorporated. |
| Jul. 2007 | Awarded ISO9001- Chicago Branch (U.S.A) |
| Mar. 2007 | Company Name Change to "K" Line Logistics (CHINA) LTD. |
| Dec. 2007 | Awarded ISO9001- Los Angeles Branch (U.S.A) |
| Dec. 2007 | Awarded ISO9001- Los Angeles Branch Torrance Cargo Center (U.S.A) |
| Jan. 2008 | Opened Wuxi office (CHINA) |
| Feb. 2008 | Opened Gifu office |
| Feb. 2008 | Enhanced warehouse in Chicago Branch (U.S.A) |
| Mar. 2008 | Opened Columbus office (U.S.A) |
| Aug. 2008 | Opened Nagano office |
| Aug. 2008 | Awarded ISO9001- Seattle Branch (U.S.A) |
| Jun. 2008 | Opened Vietnam Hanoi representative office |
| Oct. 2008 | Opened Eastern Seabord sales office (Thailand) |
| Dec. 2008 | Awarded ISO9001-New York office (U.S.A) |
| Jan. 2009 | Awarded ISO9001-Johor Baharu office (Malaysia) |
| Jan. 2009 | Awarded ISO9001-Atlanta Branch (U.S.A) |
| Apr. 2009 | Awarded ISO9001-Dallas Branch (U.S.A) |
| Mar. 2009 | Opened Mumbai representative office (India) |
| Aug. 2009 | Increase paid up capital to \600,000,000.- |
| Oct. 2010 | Opened Haneda Airport Office |
| Dec. 2010 | Relocation and integration of three offices in Yokohama |
| Jul. 2011 | New Establishment of Ho Chi Minh Branch (Vietnam) |
| Aug. 2011 | Opened Cincinnati office (U.S.A) |
| Jun. 2012 | New Establishment of Shenzhen Branch, Guangzhou Branch, and opened Tianjin office and Xiamen office (China) |
| Apr. 2014 | New Establishment of Hai Phong Branch (Vietnam) |
| May. 2014 | Certified as AEO Custom Broker by the Royal Thai Customs Authority -KLL Thailand |
| Mar. 2015 | New Establishment of “K” LINE LOGISTICS (MYANMAR) LTD. |
| Apr. 2015 | Opened Charlotte office (U.S.A) |
| Oct. 2015 | Moved Cincinnati office to Lexington (U.S.A) |
| Nov. 2015 | Relocation and integration of three offices in Osaka |
| Jul. 2016 | Certified as STP(AEO)Custom Broker by the Singapore Customs Authority -KLL Singapore |
| Apr. 2017 | Opened lrapuato Office(MEXICO) |
| Apr. 2018 | Participated in "DRIVE GREEN NETWORK (abbreviation: DGN)", an environmental management promotion framework of the “K” LINE Group, and obtained a declaration of conformity from a third party organization |
| Aug. 2018 | Relocation and integration of Shibaura Offices to Nihonbashi Headquarters |
| Nov. 2018 | Opened Don Mueang Office (THAILAND) |
| Nov. 2018 | Opened Queretaro Office (MEXICO) |
| Mar. 2019 | Certified as AS9120- Los Angeles Branch (U.S.A) (Quality Management Systems - Aerospace Requirements for Stockist/Distributors) |
| Jun. 2019 | Opened Huntsville Office (U.S.A) |
| Sep. 2019 | Opened Hungarian Representative Office (U.K.) |
| Jun. 2020 | Certified as AS9120 (Quality Management Systems - Aerospace Requirements for Stockist/Distributors) |
| Feb. 2021 | Certified as EN9120- KLL UK (Quality Management Systems - Aerospace Requirements for Stockist/Distributors) |
| May. 2021 | Opened Laemchabang Office (THAILAND) |
| Jul. 2021 | Certified as ISO9001:2015- KLL Singapore |
| Oct. 2021 | Relocation of KLL Singapore Head office |
| Jan. 2022 | Opened Narita CS Center |
| Jan. 2022 | Relocation of Baraki Logistics Center |
| Jan. 2022 | Relocation of Tokyo Head Office |
| May. 2022 | Relocation of KLL Myanmar Head office |
| Jun. 2022 | Relocation of Dalian Branch office (China) |
| Dec. 2022 | Relocation of San Diego office (U.S.A.) |
| Feb. 2023 | Relocation of Qingdao Branch office (China) |
| May. 2023 | Certified as WHO Good Distribution Practice (China) (Good Distribution Practice for Pharmaceuticals) |
| May. 2023 | Opened Admiralty Office ("K" Line Air Travel Ltd.) |
| Jun. 2023 | Certified as ISO9001:2015- (China) |
| Sep. 2023 | Opened Wuhan Office (China) |
| Sep. 2023 | Opened Phoenix Office (U.S.A.) |
| Oct. 2023 | Relocation of KLL Mexico Head office |