Shipco Transport has announced the opening of a new sales office located in Osaka, Japan. In an effort to better service customers in the Western area of Japan, Shipco has strategically chosen this area to further develop their worldwide network.

The new office, situated in the city center of Osaka, will cover Osaka, Kobe, Hakata and Moji business sales activity. Takaaki Onishi general manager of Shipco Tokyo will oversee experienced sales staff based locally in Osaka. 'Almost all of our customers, NVOCCs and Forwarders, are located in this area,' commented Takaaki Onishi. 'By having a local office, we can easily reach our potential and existing customers allowing us to better service their needs and to build stronger relationships.'

Shipco Osaka already operates services to Los Angeles, Singapore and Hong Kong and aims to launch services to Chicago, UK, Dalian and Xingang within the year. The neutral NVO also plans to strengthen already existing ocean freight service between Osaka and Los Angeles with an additional sailing, bringing the frequency to twice weekly.

Shipco Osaka is available to field all sales related inquiries for the Osaka region. All operational activity will continue to be handled in the Shipco Tokyo office. Contact details are as follows:

Shipco Transport Osaka, Yotsubashi Park BLDG, 6F 1-4-10, Itachibori, Nishi-ku Osaka 550-0012, Tel : +81-6-6539-51-00 Fax : +81-6-6539-5102