Corporate History

In 1966
Establishment of Kokusai Cable Ship Co., Ltd. (KCS)
1969
KDD Maru
KDD Maru
Japan Sea Submarine Cable(JASC) installation (KDD Maru)
1976
Japan-China Cable(ECSC) installation (KDD Maru)
1977
Okinawa-Luzon-Hong Kong Cable(OLUHO) installation (KDD Maru)
1979
Okinawa-Taiwan Cable installation (KDD Maru)
1980
Kuantan-Kuching Cable installation (KDD Maru)
Japan-Korea Cable(JKC) installation (KDD Maru)
1982
ASEAN Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Cable installation (KDD Maru)
1984
Okinawa-Ninomiya Cable (Okinawa cable) installation (KDD Maru)
1986
Japan-China Cable restoration & installation on the shore end (KDD Maru)
1988
The 3rd Trans-Pacific Cable(TPC-3) installation (KDD Maru)
1989
Chikura-Ninomiya Cable installation (KDD Maru)
1991
The 4th Trans-Pacific Cable(TPC-4) installation (KDD Maru)
1992
KDDI OCEAN LINK(KOL)
KDDI OCEAN LINK
(KOL)
Completion of the KDDI OCEAN LINK (KOL)
Chikura-Miyazaki Cable installation (KDD Maru)
The 4th Trans-Pacific Cable(TPC-4) installation (KOL)
1993
APC(Asia-Pacific-Cable) installation (KOL)
CJ-FOSC(China-Japan-Fiber Optical System Cable) installation (KOL)
1994
RJK(Russia-Japan-Korea) Cable installation (KOL)
The 5th Trans-Pacific Cable(TPC-5) installation (KOL)
1995
The 5th Trans-Pacific Cable(TPC-5) installation (KOL)
1996
APCN Cable installation(KOL)
The 5th Trans-Pacific Cable(TPC-5) installation (KOL)
1997
FLAG Cable installation (KOL)
1998
KDDI PACIFIC LINK(KPL)
KDDI PACIFIC LINK
(KPL)
Exhibition of the KDDI PACIFIC LINK(KPL)
JIH(Japan Information Highway) Cable installation (KOL)
JIH(Japan Information Highway) Cable installation (KPL)
1999
Obtained the certificate of ISO9002 : 1994
China-US Cable installation (KPL)
Japan-US Cable installation (KPL)
2001
EAC(East Asian Crossing Cable System) installation (KOL)
EAC(East Asian Crossing Cable System) installation (KPL)
AJC(Australia-Japan Cable System) installation (Kouki Maru)
C2C installation (KPL)
C2C installation (Kouki Maru)
merged with Kokusai Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
2004
Obtained the certificate of ISO14001 : 1996
2007
RJCN Cable installation (KPL)
Koshiki-jima Power Cable Burial Operation (KPL)
2008
RJCN Cable installation (KPL)
2009
UNITY Cable installation (KPL)
DONET installation(off Kii peninsula) (KPL)
2010
Mishima-Mura Cable installation (KPL)
MACHO Cable installation (KPL)
Power Cable Burial Operation off Matsuyama (KPL)
2012
GOKI ocean cable installation (KPL)
SJC shore end cable installation (KPL)
2013
KCS HQ's transfer to Kawasaki-City
DONET-2 installation(off Tokushima) (KPL)
2014
Landing and Installation Works of DONET (Dense OceanfloorNetwork System for Earthquakes and Tsunamis) Phase 2 off Tokushima, Japan
2014-2015
Landing and Installation Works of Japan Trench Ocean Bottom Seismic and
Tsunami Network off Sanriku, Japan
2015
Landing and Installation Works of FASTER Cable System off Minami Shimaand Chikura, Japan
Landing and Installation Works of seismic observatory system off Kamaishi, Japan
2016
Deployment Work of DSS (Deep-sea Seismic System) off AtsumiPeninsula
2016-2017
Installation Work of SKR1M Cable System
2017
Yap Spur/Palau Spur and Chuuk-Pohnpei Marine Installation
2018
SEA-US & IGG Cable Instration work and Repeari Work (KPL)
Cable inspection on Power cable Hokkaido to Main land (KPL)
2019
JIH(Japan Information Highway) J6 off Ishikari Cable (KDDI Pacific Link)
KDDI CABLE INFINITY(KCI)
KDDI CABLE INFINITY
(KCI)
KDDI CABLE INFINITY(KCI) in service
South-East Asia Japan Cable System2 (SJC2) (KCI)
Japan-Guam-Australia Cable System (JGA) (KCI)
2020
BtoBE Cable Installation (KCI)
HKA(Hong Kong America) Cable Installation (KCI)
2021
Topaz cable Installation (KCI)
2023
Kokusai Cable Ship changed its name to KDDI Cableships & Subsea Engineering Inc.