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- Rinko Corporation Rinko Corporation provides harbor transportation services in Japan and internationally. The company primarily operates in the marine transportation and logistics sector through five business segments, including port transportation comprising port cargo handling, conventional vessel cargo handling, ship agency, and insurance agency; freight forwarding; warehousing, customs clearance, air cargo handling, and real estate; international logistics encompassing customs clearance, international maritime transport, collection and delivery, packaging, labeling, and storage; land transportation; as well as product and machine sales and industrial waste disposal. Rinko Corporation serves domestic and international markets, focusing on customers in shipping, manufacturing, trade, and related industries, with operations centered in the Niigata Port area and extending to Tokyo, Naoetsu, and overseas routes. Founded in 1905 as Niigata Health House and headquartered at 5-11-30 Bandai, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Japan, the company changed its name from Niigata Rinko Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. to Rinko Corporation in 1991 and lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the ticker 9355. Recent developments include the completion of East Port Chemical Center No. 1 in March 2019 for dangerous goods storage, the first such facility in Niigata Port; construction of East Port Terminal Sheds Nos. 8, 9, and 10 in September 2019; sale of all shares in Hotel Osado in April 2021; absorption and merger with Y.S. Trading Co., Ltd. in February 2022; and merger of Maruhi Unso Soko Co., Ltd. with Shinko Koun Co., Ltd. in April 2022, followed by a name change to Rinko Koun Soko Co., Ltd., alongside a transfer to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market.