History
1950 - 1989
| 1950: February | Head Office opens in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
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| 1952: December | Company name changed to Hitachi Express Co., Ltd. |
| 1954: November | Commencement of sea cargo shipping business, under the administrative control of Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 1964: March | Head Office moved to Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
| 1967: November | Hitachi Express Co., Ltd. merges with Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. and another company, changing its name to Hitachi Express & Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. |
| 1969: September | Computer center begins operation |
| 1976: May | First overseas joint subsidiary established (in Singapore) |
| 1978: December | Distribution and Retail Logistics information system comes into operation |
| 1981: May | Company separates from Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. changing its name to Hitachi Express Co., Ltd. |
| 1984: July | Company expands into the air cargo business |
| 1984: November | Super-sized Crawler Cranes with their own electricity generators are brought into use |
| 1985: April | Operational launch of "HBNET" a physical distribution value-added network |
| 1985: May | Launch of NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) |
| 1985: July | Name changed to Hitachi Transport System, Ltd. on 35th anniversary of foundation |
| 1986: January | System transport operation launched, and sales to customers outside the Hitachi Group undergo full-scale expansion spearheaded by HB-TRINET (a total logistics system covering information, storage and transportation) |
| 1986: April | Air cargo forwarding business launched |
| 1987: April | Subsidiary established in USA |
| 1988: April | Joint subsidiary established in China |
| 1989: January | Company listed on Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1989: June | Subsidiary established in Europe |
| 1989: December | International air cargo agency operation launched |
1990 - 2009
| 1990: September | Company listed on First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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| 1994: March | Head Office moved from Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, to Koto-ku, Tokyo |
| 1995: November | Chiba Distribution Center opened, leading to expansion of logistics operations work for the merchandise distribution industry |
| 1997: April | Export air cargo business obtained ISO 9002 certification |
| 1999: November | Launched of collaboration with Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd. |
| 2000: March | The Hitachi Transport System Group Logistics Skill Development Center opens |
| 2000: April | Hitachi Transport Service appended to name of land transportation subsidiaries; group management system improved |
| 2002: February | Company sold all shares in Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. |
| 2002: September | 350-ton trailers and tractor - both the largest in Japan - are brought into service |
| 2002: December | Launched of collaboration with Yusen Air & Sea Service Co., Ltd.(currently known as YUSEN LOGISTICS CO.,LTD.) |
| 2003: January | Joint subsidiary with Shanghai Airlines began trading |
| 2003: February | Distribution center (total area: approximately 98,000 square meters), the most advanced belonging to any private enterprise in Japan, opened in Kyoto Prefecture |
| 2003: May | Launched of collaboration with Japan Post(currently known as JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.) |
| 2003: June | Transition made to management structure based on committee system |
| 2005: December | Received of the ISMS certification in the field of 3PL |
| 2007: April | Company obtained Privacy Mark certification |
| 2007: April | Acquired Shiseido's logistics subsidiary which began operation as Hitachi Collabonext Transport System Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED Collabonext, Ltd.) |
| 2007: November | Subsidiary established in India |
| 2007: December | Launched of collaboration with Senkon Logistics, Co., Ltd. |
| 2008: February | ESA s.r.o. a Czech logistics company became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2008: December | Subsidiary established in Taiwan |
| 2009: April | Joint subsidiary established in in Henan, China |
| 2009 July | Acquired Uchida Yoko's logistics subsidiary which began operation as Hitachi Orientlogi Transport System Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED East Japan, Ltd.) |
| 2009 October | J.P. Holding Company, Inc. a U.S.A. logistics company became a consolidated subsidiary |
2010 -2019
| 2010 April | Flyjac Logistics, Pvt. Ltd. an India logistics company became an consolidated subsidiary |
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| 2010 December | Dahang International Transportation Co., Ltd. (currently known as LOGISTEED China, Ltd.) became a majority ‒ owned subsidiary |
| 2011 January | Acquired DIC's logistics subsidiary, which began operation as Hitachi Finenext Transport System Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED Chemical, Ltd.) |
| 2011 February | Acquired Homac's logistics subsidiary, which began operation as Direx Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED North Japan, Ltd.) |
| 2011 February | Subsidiary established in Korea |
| 2011 April | Vantec Corporation became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2011 April | Eternity Grand Logistics Public Co., Ltd. a Thailand logistics company became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2011 April | Subsidiary established in Australia |
| 2011 July | Joint subsidiary established with Kintetsu World Express, Inc.(currently known as KWE LOGISTEED, Ltd.) |
| 2011 November | Subsidiary established in Vietnam |
| 2012 January | Acquired DIC's logistics subsidiaries in China & Hong Kong |
| 2012 April | Vantec Corporation became a wholly-owned subsidiary |
| 2012 July | Established VANTEC HTS FORWARDING, LTD.(currently known as LOGISTEED Express, Ltd.) to integrate freight forwarding operations in our Group |
| 2012 August | Subsidiary established in Russia |
| 2012 December | Subsidiary established in Myanmar (currently becomes an Affiliated Company accounted for by the equity-method) |
| 2013 March | Acquired Hitachi Cable (currently known as Proterial, Ltd.)'s logistics subsidiary, which began operations as Hitachi Frontier Transport System Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED East Japan, Ltd.) |
| 2013 May | James J. Boyle & Co., a U.S.A. logistics company became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2013 July | CDS Freight Holding Ltd. a Hong Kong logistics company became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2013 October | Mars Logistik Grup Anonim Sirketi a Turkey logistics company became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2014 December | Nisshin International Trading Co., Ltd. established in China |
| 2016 March | Concluded a Capital and Business Alliance Agreement with SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and SAGAWA EXPRESS CO., LTD. |
| 2016 May | Became an Affiliated Company accounted for by the equity-method of Hitachi, Ltd. and SG Holdings Co., Ltd. SAGAWA EXPRESS CO., LTD. became an Affiliated Company accounted for by the equity-method |
| 2017 August | Head Office moved from Koto-ku, Tokyo, to Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| 2018 October | Concluded a Capital and Business Alliance Agreement with AIT Corporation |
| 2018 December | Concluded a Business Alliance Agreement with Hitachi Capital Corporation(currently known as Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.) |
| 2019 March | AIT Corporation and Nisshin Transportation Co., Ltd. became an Affiliated Company accounted for by the equity-method by share exchange |
| 2019 July | Hitachi Travel Bureau, Ltd. (currently known as HTB-BCD Travel Ltd.) became an Affiliated Company accounted for by the equity-method by partial transfer of shares |
| 2019 August | PALENET CO., LTD. , Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. (currently known as Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.)'s subsidiary, became a consolidated subsidiary |
2020 -
| 2020 April | Acquired distribution service subsidiary of Hitachi Life Ltd. (currently known as Hitachi Real Estate Partners, Ltd.), which began operation as Hitachi Transport System East Japan Distribution Services Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED East Japan Distribution Services, Ltd.) |
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| 2020 September | Transferred shares of SAGAWA EXPRESS CO., LTD. due to partial modification of the capital and business alliance agreement with SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and SAGAWA EXPRESS CO., LTD. |
| 2022 April | Transferred to Prime Market from First Section by reorganized the market segments of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2022 April | Established HTSK Co., Ltd. (our company) |
| 2022 November | Cyber Freight International Holding B.V. a Dutch International Freight Forwarding Company became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2022 December | HTSK Co., Ltd.(our company) and HTSK Holdings Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED Holdings, Ltd.) are transferred to the parent company following completion of the tender offer for the Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.(currently known as L-management, Ltd.)'s shares by HTSK Co., Ltd. |
| 2023 February | Delisted from Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2023 March | Transitioned to a company with Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| 2023 April | Changed Corporate name to LOGISTEED, Ltd.(currently known as L-management, Ltd.) |
| 2023 August | Van den Bos & van Daalen Materieel B.V. a Dutch Trucking Company became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2024 March |
Transitioned to a company with Audit & Supervisory Committee Therefore, the registered establishment date of our company will be April 2022, when HTSK Co., Ltd.(our company) was established.) |
| 2024 October | ALPS LOGISTICS CO., LTD. became a consolidated subsidiary |