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Completion of Acquisition of Shares in Megaton Shipping
Katolec is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of shares in Megaton Shipping Pte Ltd., a Singapore logistics company.
Singapore serves as a logistics hub with transportation routes to major bases around the world.
By incorporating Megaton, a company that conducts robust business in Singapore, into our group, we will strengthen the foundation of our overseas logistics operations and expand our international end-to-end logistics services.
Profile of Megaton Shipping Pte Ltd.,
| Overview | Megaton is a logistics firm based in Singapore, engaging in logistics operations including forwarding services by land, sea, and air, customs clearance, and warehousing. Its main clients are located in Singapore, Japan, and companies in Europe and America, and it has built a network with 60 cities around the world. The company’s annual sales amount to approximately 1.5 billion yen (FY2022). |
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| Established | 1991 |
| Managing Director | Kevin Lim |
| Business Operations | Logistics |
| Head office | 2 Leng Kee Road, #03 11 Thye Hong Centre Singapore 159086 |
| Website | https://www.megaton.com.sg/ |
Profile of Katolec Corporation
| Overview | Our logistics business has deployed a distribution network that links more than 50 logistics bases, approximately 900 company-owned vehicles, and 30 distribution centers and warehouses throughout Japan. In addition, it provides integrated international logistics services including overseas bases. Total group net sales are 120.1 billion yen (FY2022). |
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| Established | 1967 |
| President | Eisuke Kato |
| Business Operations | Logistics (4-temperature zone storage and transportation, EC logistics, cooperative distribution, distribution processing, 3PL, warehousing, etc.) Electronics (electric appliance manufacturing and processing) |
| Head office | 2-8-7, Edagawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0051, Japan |
| Website | https://www.katolec.com/english/ |
From Manufacturing to Logistics Realizing “Logitronics”
As a “Logitronics company” that fuses the logistics business and the electronics business, we provide total support for customers’ supply chains from manufacturing to logistics.
Contact info
■ Global logistics department, Logistics Business division Takae(Mr.) TEL:+81-36-385-7456
■ Tokyo Head office Corporate Planning Division Matsumoto(Ms.) TEL:+81-35-683-7000