Our Business
Ship Owner
We own vessels built by leading shipbuilders both in Japan and abroad.
We maintain a good relationship with world’s major charterers and are under long- and medium-term contract with them.
we play an active role in maritime transportation of containers and bulk cargos such as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes.
Ship Management
Our vessels have acquired International Safety Management (ISM) Code certificates for safe operation of ships and for pollution prevention. With a commitment to meeting the needs of our charterers, we are dedicated to the conduct of safe and efficient operation and proper maintenance of our vessels.
Company Profile
Company Name : Tokei Kaiun Ltd.
Location :
19-1, Nakabori 4-chome,
Imabari-city, Ehime-pref., 799-2115, Japan
TEL: (+81) 898-41-6611
FAX: (+81) 898-41-6053
Capital : 18 million JPY
Date founded : November 12, 1964
Number of Employees : 20
Representative :
Director and Senior Advisor Yasutoshi Hasebe
Chairman Keiji Hasebe
CEO Tetsuya Hasebe
Main Bank:
The Hiroshima Bank
The Ehime Bank, Ltd.
The Iyo Bank, Ltd.,
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Memberships in Organizations :
The Japanese Shipowners’ association
All Japan Seamen’s Union
The Japan Shipping Exchange, Inc.
Major Affiliated Company
Shipbuilding :
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Japan Marine United Corporation
Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. etc.
Main Charterer (Japan):
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) etc.
Main Charterer(Abroad):
Maersk, d’ Amico Dry, Cargill International etc.
Marine insurance company :
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc.
Lead Insurance Services Limited
The Japan Ship Owners' Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association
UK P&I Club
Trading Company・Broker :
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Orient Marine Co., Ltd.
Office Outside View
Company History
Pre-war Yoshiharu Hasebe founded the predecessor of Tokei Kaiun Ltd. in Namikata town,
owned and operated the first motorsailer.
1953 Mar Yasutoshi Hasebe(current Director and Senior Advisor) succeed to the business.
1964 Nov The company was incorporated as Tokei Kaiun Ltd.
Yasutoshi Hasebe(current Director and Senior Advisor) was inaugurated as CEO.
1965 Launched the first domestic steel vessel
1969 Launched the first ocean-going vessel
1974 Launched ‘’ASIAN PRINCESS’’, 324TEU ocean going container vessel
1982 Launched 550TEU container chartered by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
2001 Launched Panamax bulk carrier chartered by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
2006 Launched Capesize bulk carrier chartered by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
2008 Dec Moved to the new office ( in Nakabori )
2014 Jan Tetsuya Hasebe succeeded Yasutoshi Hasebe as CEO
