History
| 1964 | Jul: | Established under the name of Watakoma Co., Ltd. in Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Pref. Started transportation and sales of packing material. Opened Yokohama Branch. |
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| 1966 | Jan: | Opened Furukawa Branch in Osaki-shi, Miyagi Pref. |
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| 1969 | Apr: | Opened Kumagaya Branch in Kumagaya-shi, Saitama Pref. |
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| May: | Opened Fukushima Branch (currently Soma Branch) opened in Soma-shi, Fukushima Pref. | |
| Nov: | Opened Iwaki Branch (currently Onahama Branch) opened in Iwaki-shi, Fukushima Pref. |
| 1970 | Mar: | Changed company name to Alps Transportation Co., Ltd. |
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| 1980 | Dec: | Opened Morioka Branch in Iwate-gun, Iwate Pref. |
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| 1982 | Feb: | Moved Kumagaya Branch to Hanyu-shi, Saitama Pref. and renamed to Hanyu Branch. |
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| Apr: | Opened Hamamatsu Branch in Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka Pref. | |
| Apr: | Opened Osaka Branch in Suita-shi, Osaka Pref. |
| 1984 | Mar: | Built New Head Office building and automated warehouse for Yokohama Branch. |
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| 1985 | Mar: | Opened Niigata Branch in Kita-uonuma-gun, Niigata Pref. |
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| Jun: | Moved Osaka Branch to Ibaraki-shi, Osaka Pref. | |
| Sep: | Moved Furukawa Branch to Osaki-shi, Miyagi Pref. |
| 1986 | Aug: | Opened Nagano Branch in Kamiina-gun, Nagano Pref. |
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| Nov: | Opened Nagoya Branch in Nagoya-shi, Aichi Pref. |
| 1987 | Apr: | Changed company name to Alps Transportation Systems Corp. |
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| Apr: | Started forwarding business. |
| 1988 | Aug: | Opened Koriyama Branch in Adachi-gun, Fukushima Pref. |
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| Sep: | Moved Morioka Branch to Iwate-gun, Iwate Pref. | |
| Oct: | Opened Tokyo Overseas Operation Center in Ota-ku, Tokyo. | |
| Oct: | Moved Soma Branch to Soma-gun, Fukushima Pref. |
| 1992 | Dec: | Moved Nagano Branch to Kamiina-gun, Nagano Pref. |
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| 1994 | Apr: | Started sales of molding material. |
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| Apr: | Established Alps Logistics Hong Kong Ltd. in Hong Kong. | |
| Jun: | Moved Nagoya Branch to Kasugai-shi, Aichi Pref. | |
| Jul: | Moved Koriyama Branch to Adachi-gun, Fukushima Pref. |
| 1995 | Mar: | Established Alps Naigai Logistics (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia. |
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| Jul: | Established Tianjin Teda International Warehousing & Transportation Co., Ltd. (currently Tianjin Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd.) in China. | |
| Sep: | Listed on the Second Section at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1996 | Jun: | Acquired ISO9002:1994 certification. |
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| Sep: | Acquired the stock of Ryutsu Service Corp. |
| 1997 | Jun: | Opened Takasaki Branch in Fujioka-shi, Gunma Pref. |
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| Sep: | Established Alps Logistics (S) Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. |
| 1999 | Mar: | Ryutsu Service Corp. opened its Kisai Distribution Center in Kisai-machi, Saitama Pref. |
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| May: | Tianjin Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd. opened Shanghai Branch. | |
| Sep: | Established Alps Logistics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2000 | Jan: | Established Alps Logistics (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. in China. |
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| Nov: | Moved Hamamatsu Branch to Fukuroi-shi, Shizuoka Pref. and renamed to Shizuoka Branch. | |
| Nov: | Alps Logistics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. opened its logistics center. |
| 2001 | Apr: | Opened Narita Branch in Sakura-shi, Chiba Pref. |
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| Apr: | Opened Sendai Branch in Sendai-shi, Miyagi Pref. | |
| Apr: | Tianjin Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd. registered as IATA Cargo Agency. | |
| Jun: | Changed company name to Alps Logistics Co., Ltd. | |
| Nov: | Obtained customs brokers license from Tokyo Customs. |
| 2002 | Jan: | Moved Niigata Branch to Mitsuke-shi, Niigata Pref. |
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| Mar: | Registered as IATA Cargo Agency. | |
| Apr: | Tianjin Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd. opened Dalian Branch. | |
| Jun: | Acquired ISO9001:2000 certification. | |
| Jul: | Alps Logistics (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. opened its logistics center. | |
| Sep: | Moved Narita Branch to Shibayama-machi, Sanbu-gun, Chiba Pref. | |
| Oct: | Started international air cargo consolidation service. | |
| Dec: | Established Alps Logistics (USA), Inc. in L.A. |
| 2003 | Feb: | Established Shanghai Neusoft Logistics Software Co., Ltd. in China. |
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| May: | Established Dalian Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd. in China. | |
| Aug: | Tianjin Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd. opened Wuxi Branch. | |
| Oct: | Dalian Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd. opened its logistics center. | |
| Nov: | Tianjin Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd. opened Suzhou and Hangzhou Branches. |
| 2004 | Oct: | Merged with TDK Logistics Corp. |
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| Nov: | Alps Logistics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. opened a branch office in Waigaoqiao Bonded Logistics Zone, Shanghai. | |
| Dec: | Acquired ISO14001:1996 certification. |
| 2005 | Apr: | Built New Narita Branch. Established Air Freight Business Center at the same place. |
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| May: | Moved Oigawa Branch to Sagara-cho, Haibara-shi, Shizuoka Pref. and renamed to Sagara Branch. | |
| Jun: | Updated and acquired ISO14001:1996 to ISO14001:2004 certification. | |
| Aug: | Moved Owariasahi Branch to Anada-cho, Seto-shi, Aichi Pref. and renamed to Seto Branch. | |
| Sep: | Established Alps Logistics Mexico, S.A. De C.V. in Mexico. | |
| Nov: | Established Shanghai Alps Logistics Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2006 | Apr: | Alps Logistics (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. opened its second logistics center. |
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| Aug: | Shanghai Alps Logistics Co., Ltd. opened Ningbo Branch. | |
| Dec: | Shanghai Alps Logistics Co., Ltd. opened Xiamen Branch. |
| 2007 | Jan: | Opened Fukuoka Branch in Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka Pref. |
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| Jan: | Started Worker Dispatch Service. | |
| Jul: | Opened European Representative Office in Frankfurt, Germany. | |
| Oct: | Alps Logistics (USA), Inc. opened McAllen Branch. | |
| Nov: | Ryutsu Service Corp. opened its Nishinomiya kita Distribution Center in Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo Pref. | |
| Nov: | Shanghai Alps Logistics Co., Ltd. Xiamen Branch opened its logistics center. | |
| Nov: | Shanghai Alps Logistics Co., Ltd. Ningbo Branch opened its logistics center. | |
| Dec: | Tianjin Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd. renamed Tianjin Airport Office to Tianjin Airport Industrial Park Branch. |
| 2008 | Apr: | Established Alps Logistics Corporate Vision. |
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| Apr: | Alps Logistics (USA), Inc. McAllen Branch opened its new logistics center. | |
| Aug: | Established Alps Logistics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand. | |
| Oct: | Started sales of electronic devices. | |
| Nov: | Moved Niigata Branch to Nagaoka-shi, Niigata Pref. |
| 2009 | Apr: | Shanghai Alps Logistics Co., Ltd. opened Guangzhou Branch. |
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| May: | Tianjin Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd. opened its new logistics center. |
| 2010 | Jan: | Updated and acquired ISO9001:2000 to ISO9001:2008 certification. |
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| Mar: | Authorized as an Authorized Warehouse Operator and an Authorized Customs Broker. | |
| Apr: | Opened Tsukuba Branch in Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki Pref. | |
| Apr: | Tianjin Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd. opened Yantai Branch. | |
| May: | Moved Shonai Branch to Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata Pref. | |
| Sep: | Established Alps Logistics Taiwan Co., Ltd. in Taoyuan, Taiwan. | |
| Oct: | TDK-Lambda Facilities Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary of Alps Logistics Co., Ltd. and chnaged its company name for Alps Logistics Facilities Co., Ltd. |
| 2011 | Jan: | Opened Korean Representative Office in Seoul, Korea. |
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| Mar: | Established Alps Logistics Korea Co., Ltd. in Seoul, Korea. | |
| Apr: | Opened Kitakami Branch in Kitakami-shi, Iwate Pref. | |
| Jun: | Established Alps Logistics (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. in China. | |
| Jul: | Tianjin Alps Teda Logistics Co., Ltd. opened Chongqing Branch. |
