SUMISHO MARINE CO., LTD.

Our Business


Providing highly-specialized services to all customers.
We provide you with complete solutions for maritime trades.

Consolidation of ship trading business into Sumisho Marine Co., Ltd. enabled our fresh start as a professional group in maritime trading business. A professional group with rich expert knowledge, industry experience, and a robust network will provide our customers with one-stop solutions.

  • New building
    ships

  • Second-hand
    ships

  • Ship
    equipment

  • Chartering
    services

  • Operational
    support

  • Ship
    management

  • Financing
    arrangements

New building ships

New building ships

We deal with new building ships built by shipyards in and outside Japan to ship owners and shipping companies through our extensive network within the industry and our global reach.

Second-hand ships

Second-hand ships

In addition to new building ships, we also support the sale and purchase of second-hand ships.
We can introduce projects that meet the needs of both sellers and buyers and provide practical support (preparation of contract documents, securing contract conclusion and execution, and smooth handover).

Ship equipment

Ship equipment

We deal with marine equipment and materials with shipyards in and outside Japan, ship owners, shipping companies, and marine equipment manufacturers. In line with the equipment business related to new building ships, we introduce new technologies and products as well.

Chartering services

Chartering services

We provide chartering services to owners and operators through our extensive network within the industry as well as through our global reach.

Operational support

Operational support

We provide unique support for owners and charterers in post-fixture operations with experienced staff including seafarers by utilizing experience and the knowledge.

Ship management

Ship management

We are responsible for the management and operation of ships for Sumitomo Corporation Group and provide services to ensure the safe operation and to maintain and improve their quality. We ensure the safety of ships and their crew, as well as maintain, manage, and advise on the seaworthiness from a technical perspective.

Financing arrangements

Financing arrangements

We provide support for bank financing to meet customers’ needs in new building and second-hand ships. Our services include the preparation of complex documents related to finance the purchase, such as mortgages, guarantees, and defect warranties as well as arranging financiers. Please feel free to contact us for leasing through our group company, Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd as well.

We work to achieve the fulfilment of
everyone’s wishes.
Our solutions are future-oriented and leverage
a wide range of multifaceted information power.

One of Sumisho Marine’s strengths is the solid global network that Sumitomo Corporation Group boasts. We aggregate all information related to the maritime trade from our worldwide offices in a timely manner, with Europe and Asia being the centers. We propose concrete solutions while following the ever-changing industry trends, global situation, and environmental challenges, and examining various information with multiple and wide perspectives.
As an industry-leading specialized trading company, we will achieve the fulfilment of our customers’ goals while displaying our strong leadership domestically and internationally.

Specialists with diverse backgrounds
support various fields in the ship industry.

We are a group of specialists that offers trading of ships, ship equipment, and operational support that has been aggregated from Sumitomo Corporation, which has operated since the 1970s. We are a group of professionals that has extensive knowledge and a broad network of connections, and as such we are well positioned to fulfill any of the needs of our customers and help them develop their businesses by consulting with them. We are increasing the number of professionals with expert knowledge and further expand our organization to become an even stronger specialized trading company. We will continue to provide business solutions with high added value by fusing lightweight and responsive characteristics to an industrial company with expert knowledge and marketing strength possessed by a general trading company through the skills of each employee.

We will lead the future of the industry
by becoming a pioneer of
new challenges and needs such as
next-generation fuels.

Initiatives on global environmental issues and achieving a carbon neutral society are an urgent matter in the maritime industry. Sumisho Marine accelerates the development of environmentally-friendly ships that have reduced greenhouse gas emissions and supports initiatives towards achieving a carbon neutral society. We achive this through next generation business created by Sumitomo Corporation Group with our expert knowledge on ships. Along with development related to next-generation fuels, we will proactively work on new challenges in order to lead and contribute to the future of the maritime industry as a pioneer of the industry.

Our network