milestones

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 from 1919 to 1944
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 preface
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 History chart
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 Foundation of Kawasaki Kisen
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 "K" Line Starts
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 National Shipping Policy
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 World War II

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 from 1945 to 1961
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 preface
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 History chart
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 "K" Line's Postwar Revival
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 The outbreak of the Korean War in 1950
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 In 1956, as a result of Egypt's declaration

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 from 1962 to 1967
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 preface
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 History chart
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 Consolidation of the Japanese Shipping Industry
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 The Japanese and World Economies (1960-1964)
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 World Freight Volume and Ship Tonnage
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 Aim of the Shipping Industry's Consolidation
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 The State of "K" Line
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 Post-Merger Growth of Ship Tonnage

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 from 1968 to 1974
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 preface
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 History chart
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 Containerization
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 Kawasaki Kisen's Progress
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 Promotion of Measures Concerning Containers and Ports
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 Terminal Operations
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 Multi-Modal Transport
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 Promotion of Computerization

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 from 1975 to 1979
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 preface
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 History chart
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 Unprecedented Recession in the Shipping Industry
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 The Shift toward Specialized Cargo Carriers
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 Ore Carriers/Coal Carriers
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 Tankers
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 LPG and LNG Carriers
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 Heavy-Cargo Carriers
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 Car Carriers
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 Woodchip Carriers
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 Quantitative Expansion Begets Qualitative Change

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 from 1980 to 1989
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 preface
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 History chart
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 Period with "K" Plan, New "K" Plan and the U.S. Shipping Act of 1984
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 "K" Plan and New "K" Plan
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 Emergency Rationalization Plan
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 The Shipping Act of 1984
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 1985:"Regarding Future Shipping Policy"

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 from 1990 to 1998
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 preface
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 History chart
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 "K"Line Ship Successfully Weathering Many a Turmoil during the Period from '90
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 Reviewing new-year messages from 1990 through 1999
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 1990 Let's Challenge with the Teamwork We Take Pride in.
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 1991 All Staff should Take Part in Management.
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 1992 Globalized Insight and Synergies
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 1993 Teamwork at Workplace & Slash of Costs and Expenses
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 1994 We Will Carry on a Reengineering Program to Innovate the Company.
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 1995 This Year We Firmly Perceive Possible Creation of a New "K" Line.
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 1996 K.R. Phase II Set Up towards the 21st Century
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 1997 Achieving a Corporate Structure That Will Enable Stable Payment of Dividends
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 1998 Going Forward with a Positive and Reinforced "K" Line Spirit
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 1999 Towards the 21st Century
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 Upvaluation of the Japanese Yen
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 Management Plans for Reinforcement of Fundamental Structure of "K" Line
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 CS(Customer-Satisfaction) Campaign (Apr.1990-Mar.1994)
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 Target 10(Dec.1992-Sep.1993)
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 K.R. Program(Oct.1993-Mar.1996)
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 K.R. Phase II(Apr.1996-Mar.1998)
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 New K-21(Apr.1998-Mar.2003)
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 Historical Picture of the Company's Business in Brief
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 111. Liner Business (Container Business)
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 222. Bulk Carrier & Car Carrier Business
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 Capitalization/Recapitalization to Put Part of Overseas Agents under the Direct Management by "K" Line
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 Plans and Implementation for Information Age
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 "GLOBALINK"
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 "KINGS"
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 SR
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 Office Automation & Network PCs at Workplace
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