History of Nichirei Corporation and its temperature-controlled logistics business
- 1942
- Teikoku Marine Products Control Company established
- 1945
- Teikoku Marine Products Control Company re-established as Nippon Reizo Co., Ltd.
- 1952
- Tokyo Plant established as Japan’s first super-frozen and large-scale temperature-controlled warehouse
- 1985
- Nippon Reizo renamed Nichirei Corporation; temperature-controlled logistics division established
- 1986
- Nippon Teion Ryutsu Co., Ltd. established (predecessor of Logistics Network, Inc.)
- 1989
- Nichirei Holding Holland B.V. established; serves as a holding company in Europe
- 1993
- New logistics facility established specifically for small to large retailers in Kansai region, marking our full-scale launch of TC business
- 2000
- Logistics Planner Inc. established through joint investment with NTT Data Corporation, marking our entry into the 3PL market
- 2001
- Logistics Operation, Inc., established
- 2004
- Shanghai Fresh Line Express Co., Ltd., established through a joint investment with Mitsubishi Corporation, marking our full-scale entry into the China market
- 2005
- Nichirei Corporation split up under a holding company structure
History of Nichirei Logistics Group Inc.
- 2006
- Our first transportation company, NK Trans, established; has its own trucks
- 2007
- Nichirei Logistics Engineering, Inc. established following the reorganization of Toyo Koki Corporation
Logistics Operation, Inc., absorbed by Logistics Network, Inc.
- 2008
- Our Group comprises 36 companies, including 3 network companies, 9 regional storage companies, 9 overseas subsidiaries, and 1 engineering company
- 2009
- Kagoshima Nichirei Services, Inc. and Fukuoka Nichirei Services, Inc. merged and renamed Kyushu Nichirei Services, Inc.
Nichirei Finance Holland B.V. absorbed by Nichirei Holding Holland B.V.
Our Group comprises 34 companies, including 3 network companies, 9 regional storage companies, 8 overseas subsidiaries, and 1 engineering company
- 2010
- Nichirei Logistics Staff Kanto, Inc. and Nichirei Logistics Staff Kansai, Inc. absorbed by Logistics Network, Inc.
Shoei Service, Inc. absorbed by Kyokurei Corporation
Our Group comprises 35 companies, including 3 network companies, 9 regional storage companies, 12 overseas subsidiaries, and 1 engineering company
- 2012
- Eurofrigo Venlo B.V. absorbed by Eurofrigo B.V.
Our Group comprises 34 companies, including 3 network companies, 9 regional storage companies, 11 overseas subsidiaries, and 1 engineering company
- 2013
- Shimonoseki Gyoko Unyu, Inc. absorbed by Kyushu Nichirei Services, Inc.
SCG Nichirei Logistics Co., Ltd., established through a joint venture in Thailand
Entrepots De L’Ocean S.A.S. and Entrepots Du Plateau S.A.S. absorbed by Entrepots Godfroy S.A.S.
Our Group comprises 31 companies, including 3 network companies, 9 regional storage companies, 9 overseas subsidiaries, and 1 engineering company
- 2014
- Thermotraffic Strowmar Ltd. established in the UK as a subsidiary of Thermotraffic Holland B.V.
Our Group comprises 32 companies, including 3 network companies, 9 regional storage companies, 9 overseas subsidiaries, and 1 engineering company
- 2015
- Nichirei Logistics Chugoku, Inc., and Nichirei Logistics Shikoku, Inc., merged into Nichirei Logistics Chushikoku, Inc.
- 2016
- Our Group comprises 31 companies, including 3 network companies, 8 regional storage companies, 9 overseas subsidiaries, and 1 engineering company
- 2018
- blished a joint company, Cold Chain Network, in Malaysia.There will be 31 companies, including 2 network companies,
- 2020
- Kevin Hancock Limited became a subsidaiary of Thermotraffic UK Limited.There will be 32 companies including 2 networks, 8 regional storage companies, 11 overseas companies, and 1 engineering company.
- 2021
- Established Nichirei Logistics Holding (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. as a local subsidiary in China.
Established Nanjing Freshline Logistics Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary of Jiangsu Freshline Logistics Co., Ltd.
Norish (N.I.) Limited and Norish Limited became a subsidaiary of Nichirei Holding Holland B.V..
Armir Logistyka Sp. z o. o. A became a subsidaiary of Frigo Logistics Sp. z o. o.
There will be 38 companies including 2 networks, 8 regional storage companies, 16 overseas companies, and 1 engineering company.
- 2022
- NL LITT TATT GROUP SDN.BHD. established through a joint venture in Malaysia
39 companies including 2 networks, 8 regional storage companies, 18 overseas companies, and 1 engineering company.
- 2023
- Nichirei Logistics Kanto, Inc. absorbed by Logistics Network, Inc.
Nichirei TBA Logistics Vietnam LLC established through a joint venture in Vietnam
NL COLD CHAIN NETWORK（M）SDN. BHD. became a subsidaiary of Nichirei Logistics Group Inc.
39 companies including 2 networks, 7 regional storage companies, 19 overseas companies, and 1 engineering company.
- 2024
- Eurofrigo B.V,Thermotraffic Holland B.V.,merged and renamed Thermotraffic B.V..
Thermotraffic UK Ltd.,Kevin Hancock Ltd.,Norish Ltd.,Norish NI Ltd.,merged and renamed Thermotraffic Ltd..
Established Zhejiang Fresh Line Logistics Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary of Shanghai Fresh Line Express Co., Ltd. 36 companies including 2 networks, 7 regional storage companies, 16 overseas companies, and 1 engineering company.
*As of April 2024