SOJITZ CORPORATION.

The SOMEC funnel logo originated with Kokusai Kisen, which merged into Nissho Iwai Marine and subsequently SOMEC. Rosanoski assumes group-wide use because the fleet was listed under SOMEC; Port Botany at Lyttelton in December 2006 confirms the funnel. Halo Olympus instead had a plain orange funnel in January 2007. A Mitsui charter was suggested as a possible explanation, not established.

Nissho Iwai and Nichimen combined as Sojitz Corporation on 1 April 2004. Their holding company had been formed on 1 April 2003, also cited as Sojitz’s establishment date. The account records the Sojitz Holdings name from July 2004 and a further merger on 1 October 2005 producing Sojitz Corporation, but its description of the holding-company names is not fully clear.

Shipping operations included Dojima Marine, News Maritime and Sojitz Marine & Engineering.

Japan, Tokyo.