Company Information
Company Name | ABO SHOTEN, LTD. |
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Director |
Chairman Masafumi Abo
Chief Executive Officer Ren Wada
Chief Operating Officer Daisuke Abo
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Location | 2-10-18 Tsuchido, Onomichi, Hiroshima, 722-0035 Japan[>>Access] TEL:+81-848-20-1020 |
Established | March 14,1959 |
Capital | JPY 30 million |
Sales (Consolidated) |
JPY 11,894 million (FY Feb, 2024 result) |
Business | Ship Owning |
Chartereres |
Centurion Bulk Pte Ltd Cobelfret SA Conti-Lines Shipping NV Daitoh Trading Co., Ltd. DryDel Shipping Singapore Pte. Ltd. Hudson Shipping Lines, Inc. Kokuka Sangyo Co., Ltd. Lauritzen Bulkers A/S Louis Dreyfus Company Freights Asia Pte Ltd Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. MMSL Pte. Ltd. M.T. Maritime Management (USA) LLC Navios Maritime Partners L.P. NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd. NYK Energy Ocean Corporation Orion Reederei GmbH & Co. KG Swire Bulk Pte. Ltd. Tabuchi Kaiun Co., Ltd. |
Trading Houses/ Brokers |
Howe Robinson Partners ISC Corporation Japan Shipping Services Co., Ltd. Marubeni Corporation MB Shipbrokers Bulk Asia Limited MC Shipping Ltd. Mitsui & Co., Ltd./Orient Marine Co., Ltd. ORIX Corporation SSY Sumisho Marine Co., Ltd. |
Shipyards |
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Murakami Hide Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd. Naikai Zosen Corporation Onomichi Dockyard Co., Ltd. Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd. Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Usuki Shipyard Co., Ltd. |
Main Bank | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (Head Office/Singapore Branch) |
Financers |
JA Mitsui Leasing, Ltd. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Panasonic Finance Co., Ltd. The Chugoku Bank, Ltd. (Onomichi Branch / Singapore Branch) The Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (Onomichi Branch) The Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd. (Fukuyama Branch) The Iyo Bank, Ltd. (Onomichi Branch) The Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Fukuyama Branch) The Momiji Bank, Ltd. (Onomichi Branch) The San-in Godo Bank, Ltd. (Fukuyama Branch) The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd. (Fukuyama Branch) The Yamaguchi Bank, Ltd. (Onomichi Branch) |
Ship managements |
ANSEI Maritime Pte. Ltd. ASP Ship Management India Pvt. Ltd., Union Marine Management Services Pte Ltd. |
*In alphabetical order |

History
1959 | ABO SHOTEN, LTD. was founded, at the same time, Noriko Abo became the president. |
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1961 | ABO SHOTEN, LTD. started domestic shipping business. |
1969 | ABO SHOTEN, LTD. started ocean-going shipping business. |
1975 | Yasuo Abo became the president. ABO SHOTEN, LTD. opened the present headquarter office. |
1992 | Masafumi Abo became the president. |
1994 | The first Neptune Club Golf Tournament was held. |
2009 | Celebration about 50 years in business was held. |
2012 | ABO SINGAPORE PTE LTD was founded. |
2019 | Publication of Company History Book 60th Anniversary Party at Imperial Hotel |
2020 | ANSEI Maritime Pte. Ltd. was founded. |
2022 | Ren Wada became the Chief Executive Officer |


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Company name | ABO SINGAPORE PTE LTD |
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Location | 6 Eu Tong Sen Street #06-10 The Central Soho 1 Singapore 059817 |
Established | September, 2012 |
Business | Ship Owning |
Managing Director | Hirofumi Nara |
TEL | +65-6539-9960 |

Company name | ANSEI Maritime Pte. Ltd. |
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Location | 101 Thomson Road #10-02 United Square Singapore 307591 |
Established | 2020 |
Business | Ship management |
Managing Director | Arvind Mohan |
TEL | +65-6371-7710 |
