Brief History
| Season | Details |
|---|---|
| 1967 JANUARY | Established Shokuyu Tanker Co.,Ltd. in Kobe, Japan |
| 1967 FEBRUARY | Started domestic marine transportation |
| 1971 JULY | Transferred the head office to Tokyo |
| Opened liaison office in Kobe, Japan | |
| 1976 | Built MT Ethylene Sunrise (2100m3) |
| 1982 | Built MT Gas Far-East (LPG 3200DWT) |
| 1984 | Introduced stainless steel vessel on the sea route to China |
| 1995 | Introduced chemical tanker and started business on Far-East area |
| 1997 | Built Mt Sun Venus (7450DWT) Started business on North Bound – South Bound |
| 2001 APRIL | Opened representative office in Shanghai, China |
| 2002 SEPTEMBER | Established ST Marine Co.,Ltd. (ship management company) in South Korea |
| 2004 MARCH | Established Sun Technomarine CO.,Ltd. (ship management company) in Japan |
| 2004 NOVEMBER | Established SU Navigation Pte. Ltd. (joint venture) With Uyeno Transtech Ltd |
| 2004 DECEMBER | Obtained the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code) |
| 2005 NOVEMBER | Established Shanghai COSCO-Shanghai Shipping Co.,Ltd. (joint venture) |
| 2009 JANUARY | Certified for compliance with Standard ISO 09002 |
| 2010 MARCH | Acquired 100% share of SU Navigation Pte. Ltd. |
| 2012 JANUARY | Certified Environmental Management System ISO 9001 : 2008 (Sun Technomarine co., ltd) |
| Certified Quality Management System ISO 9001 : 2008 (Sun Technomarine Co.,Ltd) |
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| 2013 NOVEMBER | Obtained approval in Shell audit |
| 2014 APRIL | Acquired oceangoing chemical department and domestic chemical department of DAIICHI TANKER CO.,LTD., a subsidiary company of MITSUI & CO.,LTD., while special cargo ships have been succeeded to DAIICHI TANKER CO.,LTD. as before. |
| 2017 JANUARY | The celebration of 50th anniversary of establishment of the company held on board “SYMPHONY” ended with huge success attended by almost 500 of Charterers, Owners, and other cooperative partners. | 2020 NOVEMBER | Transferred the Shokuyu Tanker Co.,Ltd. head office to current address |