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KWE USA Landmark Events
1948 MAY Operation Bureau of Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. begins handling international freight and travel service
NOV Becomes an approved IATA agency
1969 APR Kintetsu World Express (HK) Ltd. is established in Hong Kong
MAY Kintetsu World Express is established in the United States; the first office is opened in Chicago
1970 MAY KWE USA becomes an approved IATA agency
1971 MAR KWE USA obtains USCAB Forwarder License
1972 MAR KWE USA opens offices in Detroit and Philadelphia
1973 APR KWE USA opens offices in Los Angeles, Boston and San Francisco
1974 AUG KWE USA opens offices in Cleveland, Denver, Minneapolis and Syracuse
1980 JUL KWE USA opens an office in Atlanta
1981 JUL KWE USA opens an office in San Diego
AUG KWE Japan opens its first logistics warehouse "Baraki Terminal" in Chiba
1982 JAN KWE USA opens offices in Miami and Dallas
1985 KWE USA begins offering in-house Customs Brokerage services
1994 JUN KWE obtains its first ISO9001 certification in Singapore
JUN KWE becomes the first company in the Japan airfreight industry to obtain an ISO9001 certification
1997 OCT Kintetsu Global I.T., Inc. is established in the US
1998 NOV KWE Japan opens the KWE Narita Terminal
1999 OCT KWE Japan opens the KWE Tokyo Terminal
2000 JUN Kintetsu e-Support, Inc. is established
SEPT KWE is listed on the NASDAQ Japan Market
2001 SEPT KWE Japan obtains ISO14001 Certificate (Tokyo Terminal)
2003 JAN KWE Japan obtains second ISO14001 Certificate (Narita Terminal)
KWE revises its logo
FEB KWE USA obtains C-TPAT certification in its Customs Brokerage function
SEPT Stock listing upgraded to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
DEC KWE becomes the first Japanese forwarder to be TAPA Class A Certified (Narita Terminal)
2004 AUG KWE USA receives the Quest for Quality Award for the 3rd time in 4 years
DEC KWE receives a Supplier of the Year Award for Excellence in Transportation & Logistics from Cisco Systems
2005 JUL KWE USA opens an office in San Antonio, TX
2006 MAY KWE USA opens office in Santa Fe Springs, CA
2007 JAN Beijing KWE opens offices in Huhhot, Lanzhou and Shijiazhuang
FEB KWE Italy opens new Florence office branch
MAR KWE Japan establishes GFW International, Inc., a joint-venture SCM sales company
APR KWE Hong Kong opens Xiamen bonded area warehousing company
MAY Beijing KWE opens a third branch warehouse in Shenyang
KWE is featured among Top 25 Global 3PLs in Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies Magazine
JUN KWE Global Freight Operations are C-TPAT Certified
JUL JSCO TransContainer and KWE Enter into a Comprehensive Agency Agreement
KWE (Shanghai) Commences Operations of a Large-scale Warehouse Facility (46,000m2) in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone
AUG Beijing KWE opens new branch office in Jiaxing
KWE receives Logistics Management magazine’s “Quest for Quality” Award
OCT KWE Italy opens Rome branch office
Beijing KWE establishes a dedicated domestic warehouse facility, Beijing Kintetsu Airport Logistics Center
NOV KWE Indonesia opens a business site in Surabaya
KWE USA receives Texas Instruments Silver Partner Award
DEC KWE Shanghai opens second warehouse in Waigaoqiao Logistics Park
2008 JAN Kintetsu Logistics Vietnam is established
FEB KWE India opens office in Cochin
APR Nippon Express, ANA and KWE established “All Express Corporation” to provide international express delivery service
AUG KWE Canada opens Halton Hills Distribution warehouse
KWE receives Texas Instruments Supplier Excellence Award
NOV KWE Miami (FL) and East Midlands (UK) receive International Aero Engines Award of Excellence
KWE UK achieves TAPA Class A Certification
DEC TKK Logistics (Thailand) becomes a subsidiary of KWE
2009 JAN KWE Acquires Environmental ISO14001 Certification in Japan
FEB KWE Singapore Acquires Zero GST Warehouse License Type II
MAR KWE Hong Kong Acquires OHSAS18001 Certification
APR KWE India opened a new airport office at Hyderabad International Terminal.
MAY KWE India Opens Gurgaon Warehouse
JUNE KWE Shanghai Acquires ISO9001 Certification
JULY KWE Named Great Supply Chain Partners List by SupplyChainBrain100
KWE Taiwan, Taoyuan Warehouse Receives ILC License
OCT KWE South Africa / SEWS Honored With Logistics Achiever Award
NOV KWE South Africa Receives Part 108 Certification
Beijing Kintetsu World Express Co., Ltd. opened a Bonded Warehouse in Wuhan
DEC KWE Korea opened Suwon Logistics Center
KWE Deutschland Achieves Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Status
BKWE Dalian branch office received Top National Customs Brokerage Company and Excellent Customs Broker Awards from CCBA (China Customs Broker Association)
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